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  Victor Hobson in focus

  http://ballhype.com/story/victor_hobson_in_focus/
  5 days ago in NFL/Pro Football News, Videos, and Blogs from BallHype · Authority: 56

  New Patriots LB Victor Hobson has somewhat flown under the radar since joining the club last month. Hobson, who is working out in the team's offseason program, was the subject of a story in last week's Boston Globe . Here is a bit more from Hobson, in
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  Tony Dungy Talks Out Of The Other Side Of His Face

  http://soxanddawgs.com/?p=4211
  3 days ago in SOX & Dawgs · Authority: 201

  Seems Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy is being a bit of a dickhead when it comes to some reading between the lines of a statement he made at a book signing in Tampa for his new book, “Quiet Strength”. Dungy and his co-author were taking random questions out of a football helmet when he brought up “SpyGate”. “Then someone asked if anything happened last season that he wished he could include in the book. What followed was vintage Dungy. He seized the opening. He brought up the videotaping scandal with the New England Patriots.” “We talk about how important it is to do things the right way and have integrity so that when you do win, people can never ask that question,” said Dungy. “That’s the great thing that I’m happy about with our team. “Yes, we won. But no one is really going to ask, ‘Did they cheat? Did they do things the right way?’ I think our record speaks for itself and if you’re a true champion, that’s the way you’d like it to be.” What he basically said was fuck the Patriots they won because they cheated, no one is accusing us of cheating when we won. Dungy comes off a bit high and mighty in those comments. But as Kissing Suzy Kolber’s Christmas Ape wrote in a Deadspin post is basically that while the Colts haven’t been accused of cheating there have been questions about piped in crowd noise at the Hoosier Dome for years. Even though they were cleared of any wrong doing in last seasons Patriots game there have been other issues with the noise. A Colts fan blog took exception to Ape’s comments calling him an “idiot” and “that he doesn’t know WTF he is talking about”. I think the Stampede Blue needs to re-read some history and so does Ape. Christmas Ape told me in an email “I figured Colts fans would take issue with that. CBS might be to blame for that specific incident but the issue of crowd noise in the RCA Dome had been raised a number of times in the past. Dungy alleged that no one has ever questioned the Colts for shady behavior and that isn’t true. I’m not trying to equate SpyGate with generated crowd noise, but the suspicions are still there.” Folks most of the NFL teams are far from lily white. If you don’t want people digging through your garbage you better keep your own house clean. The fastest way to get people digging is to start spouting off. Just ask Roger Clemens.
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  Deadspin's Christmas Ape is a complete idiot

  http://www.stampedeblue.com/2008/5/12/508050/deadspin-s-chri...
  4 days ago in Stampede Blue - An Indianapolis Colts blog · Authority: 107

  Although i disagree with writer Buzz Bissinger's onslaught against blogs, I will agree with him on one point: KSK and Deadspin contributor Christmas Ape is an idiot, and doesn't know WTF he is talking about. Case in point: His recent post about Tony Dungy talking to high school kids recently about the importance of playing sports "the right way." Dungy was in Florida and talked to the kids about the importance of winning with class, citing the "Spygate" scandal as an example of winning without class: "Then someone asked if anything happened last season that he wished he could include in the book. What followed was vintage Dungy. He seized the opening. He brought up the videotaping scandal with the New England Patriots. "We talk about how important it is to do things the right way and have integrity so that when you do win, people can never ask that question," he said. "That's the great thing that I'm happy about with our team. "Yes, we won. But no one is really going to ask, 'Did they cheat? Did they do things the right way?' I think our record speaks for itself and if you're a true champion, that's the way you'd like it to be." Apparently, idiots like Christmas Ape didn't like Dungy's lesson on morality, and decided to simply make stuff up in an effort to discredit Dungy. Here's Ape's post: O RLY? I seem to be remember there being some questions about pumped-in crowd noise in the RCA Dome cropping up numerous times in the past few years, most notably after the regular season game against the Patriots last season. Apparently, like Mike Florio, Christmas Ape has a problem discerning FACT from rumor. That facts are that the Colts have never piped in crowd noise. There have been lots of petty allegations from people like Ed Werder and (laughably) the Patriots, but no actual proof. Even the "incident" at the RCA Dome last year was shown to be a technical error on CBS' part, not a malicious effort to cheat by the Colts. Belichick and the Patriots, however, were caught cheating and punished for it. There is proof they did it. They admitted doing it. FOR YEARS! Big, big, BIG difference that anyone with half a brain can see. Moral of this: Christmas Ape is a moron who probably should spend more time checking facts than trying to show up Tony Dungy.

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