Belichick Dodges Bullet
16th September, 2007 - 11:24 am
Boston Herald - Yeah, losing $500,000 hurts, no matter how many millions you’ve made or Nantucket homes you own. And the first-rounder is a killer for an organization that prides itself on building through the draft.

But for Belichick to escape Camera-gate without a suspension wasn’t sitting well with rival organizations yesterday, particularly since Belichick’s decision to use a camera on the sidelines flouted the rules and compromised the integrity of the game.

“They fined him the maximum allowed, so certainly no one has a problem with that,” one league insider said. “And they had to penalize the organization just to send the message that if a coach does this, everyone will be held accountable. But a suspension should have been the starting point, and right now there are some very angry people around the league.” [READ]

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