bradynumber4":2jqawycf said:
Proof doesn't sway the publics perception when they're sick of a team handing their team their asses every season. If the pats we're an 5-11 team nobody would care. It comes down to this, a good team that bends the rules will be hated and labelled as complete cheaters, who can only win by cheating all the time. A bad team, it doesn't matter.
And if the Seahawks win another superbowl, rival fans will accuse your team of being drug cheats etc... There already a lot of other fans who don't like the hawks, it's just they hate the pats more. If the hawks become a dynasty, the hatred will go up.
I said 50% of this is pissed off enemy fans, but the other 50% is simple........people by nature are willing to forgive, but not the 2nd time, and certainly not when anyone with a little common sense knows every word that's come out of your organization's mouth for the past week is BS.
Own it, and this would have all gone away. Deny it and incite the media and fans even further?.......and you get what you have now, a full blown witch hunt.