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In the wake of the Spygate scandal, one of the defenses offered up on behalf of the Patriots centered on the fairly simple notion that having advance knowledge of a team’s defensive coaching signals really didn’t help win football games.

The fairly simple response? The Patriots wouldn’t have done it if they didn’t think it helped.


Without question, bounties make a difference | ProFootballTalk

If a player requires a penny ante bounty to do his job, I don't want him on my defense.