#DFG: Canceling the Noise

[djbayko]

Kraft demands apology in event Pats are not found guilty.
 
Awesome.

 

[jsinger121]

That was a tremendous speech by Kraft.

 

[Section15Box113]

(And I should have popped that popcorn - holy shit.)

 

[McBride11]

BB giving massive massive praise to Carroll. Think Simms when discussing Manning.

 

[Scriblerus]

BB is back on point. Respecting the other team, preparing for Seattle, proud of his team.

 

[LuckyBen]

We're on to Seattle!!

 

[Red(s)HawksFan]

First two fucking questions is about ballghazi, belichick stonewalls. Fuck these people.

 

[Corsi]

these idiots gonna keep trying?

 

[Dollar]

Holy shit these reporters are fucking idiots.

 

[leetinsley38]

We're on to Seattle.

 

[McBride11]

BB back to his usual stonewalling. "On to Seattle."

 

[Scriblerus]

I appreciate the questions but fuck you.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Bob fucking Kraft!

 

[Dropkick Izzy]

Jesus H. Christ

 

[redsoxcentury]

why do these reporters continue to ask these questions?  what do they think they are going to get?

 

[canderson]

Stonewall Bill

 

[Red(s)HawksFan]

We're on to Seattle. Love this man.

 

[Dahabenzapple2]

ABC idiot lady

"Did you ask that attendant to deflate those footballs?"

 

[Van Everyman]

This is awesome.

 

[LuckyBen]

ABC idiot lady

"Did you ask that attendant to deflate those footballs?"

Haha, who does she think she's questioning?

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Señor Bill, donde esta ball boy?

 

[Harry Hooper]

BB is back on point. Respecting the other team, preparing for Seattle, proud of his team.

 
 
He's role-modeling that for the whole squad for the week.

 

[Ferm Sheller]

ABC idiot lady

"Did you ask that attendant to deflate those footballs?"

He should have said "I didn't. Tom did. You have to ask him."

 

[McBride11]

Holy shit, BB thanking Kraft for trading for him. Great relationship.

This is awesome.

 

[Red(s)HawksFan]

These aren't sports reporters, are they?

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

In response to Mr. Kraft's statement, John Clayton is reporting his league sources have informed him that the NFL has collected evidence that the temperature inside the Patriots' locker room was 71, not 72, as implied by Jake Wesley after hearing Belichick's press conference on Saturday.  Also, video suggests that there are some people in the locker room before the game who, in the surveillance video, appear to be interesting people, which Clayton interprets to be code for persons of interest.
 
Follow us all on myface!

 

[Steve Dillard]

Thank you black sports on line

 

[RIFan]

On to Cincinatti has become "focused on the Seahawks"

 

[Dahabenzapple2]

I'm totally 100% focused on preparing our Football team for the Seahawks

As someone said on Saturday, he is the Boss Man!!!

 

[Don Buddin's GS]

The union didn't say shit about BOSSES talkin' now did they?

 

[fawstahcu]

These interviews. Wow. Knocking it out of the park.

 

[redsoxcentury]

Señor Bill, donde esta ball boy?

that Monterrey reporter asked the best question of the lot initially

 

[LuckyBen]

These aren't sports reporters, are they?

Last one was from blacksports

 

[Dollar]

BB going off for minutes at length about the Seattle offense, but nobody in the crowd gives a shit most likely.

 

[Mugsy's Walk-Off Bunt]

BB gets an actual football question and offers up, "excuse me?" I think he actually didn't hear the question, but it made me laugh - as though he was confused by the fact that it was about the Super Bowl and not the other nonsense.

 

[bankshot1]

Bury them in football Bill

 

[JimBoSox9]

These aren't sports reporters, are they?

 
Welcome to Super Bowl week!  Same as every other week, only at least the fashion journos are willing to own it.  Is Florio?

 

[Corsi]

See what happens when you ask a football question!

 

[McBride11]

Bill "everyone on Seattle is the best ever. Very fast and athletic."

 

[Dahabenzapple2]

Now he is talking football like no one else. Building up Seattle like the master he is. The ABC idiot lady must have left by now!!

 

[JimBoSox9]

Bill "everyone on Seattle is the best ever. Very fast and athletic."

 
"People have been talking about Seattle as the best team ever.  But when you factor in their kicking game, I don't think they're getting enough credit"

 

[Ferm Sheller]

Stork injury update. That's helpful

 

[Mugsy's Walk-Off Bunt]

Mike Reiss trying to set an example for the rest of the media. Bless him. He's adorable.

 

[Red(s)HawksFan]

 
Welcome to Super Bowl week!  Same as every other week, only at least the fashion journos are willing to own it.  Is Florio?

Media day I expect it. The arrival PC? Nah.

And there's Reiss. Thank god.

 

[Dollar]

Fearless prediction:  every media description of this press conference will be "Belichick silent on reporter's questions, refuses to give any answers," along with a soundbite of him refusing to answer those stupid Deflateprate questions, completely ignoring the 5 or 6 minutes of pure football answers he gave.

 

[McBride11]

Ohhh injury question about Stork. That will clearly work reporter person.

 

[Harry Hooper]

The union didn't say shit about BOSSES talkin' now did they?

 
 
Since the union said players shouldn't talk about the ball stuff, maybe they could end every interview if asked about it, and Goodell couldn't even fine them.

 

[P'tucket rhymes with...]

The NFL probably gets a massive discount on legal services in return for the publicity provided by the representation. In fact, many companies are now moving to a lump-sum model where the client pays an agreed-upon amount for a given engagement.  Given what a skinflint Goodell apparently is, there's no chance they are paying full billing rates on this.
 
By the way, my favorite line of the day is from ProFootballTalk article where they imply that tape showing the ballboy moving the balls from the refs' locker room to "another part of the stadium" is, in and of itself, damning.  How did they expect the balls would get to the field of play?  Levitation?

Given the year he's had, I imagine Rog has a punch card that entitles him to free crisis management services every tenth scandal.

 

[Ferm Sheller]

Melissa Stark moonlighting at Friendly's?

 

[Blue Monkey]

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