Well, why? Can't understand ANY need to monitor the Patriots' off-the-field antics. (You DO know they're as pure-as-white-rice, doncha?)
SO, here’s what sucks for Seattle and all the anti-Patriots folks:...If the Patriots still trounce the Seahawks... well... they beat you fair and square even after you made all that noise about them being cheaters. How stupid do you look now?
Let me get this straight, using a parallel scenario:
You're telling us that if a Dem Congressional or POTUS candidate "trounces" his opponent in November...
...after...
...allegations of dead-voters & voters voting multiple times emerge from the primary race...
...a race that the Democratic candidate may have won anyway -- minus the shenanigans...
...that any FREEPERs commenting upon said Democratic shenanigans...
...would "look...stupid"???
Did I get that right?
(And you call yourself a "conservative" why again?)
Your example is not analogous. My point is that people should keep their mouth shut, lest they end up looking like fools. (*Ahem*)
In this particular case, it is an extremely bad idea to imply that the Patriots only win by cheating. Why? Because you are about to face them in a contest. If the scrutiny is high, and the contest is therefore clean, and they still trounce you, that is embarrassing. Why? Because a team you claim has only won to that point by cheating still beat you. That is, they didn’t even NEED to cheat to whoop your arse. That’s how bad you are.
See? (Probably not - that was rhetorical.)
Your analogy is not relevant because primary contests are not the same as the open election. It’s more like an intra-team scrimmage to determine who will play against the real opponent.
Regardless, it is still foolish to say much about their party’s internal primary before the election if OUR candidate can’t beat them in the open election. Let the democrats sqwauk about their own primary/scrimmage.
If you are aware of the potential to cheat, and no one else is, then “yes” make some noise to help prevent the cheating. But if the noise is being made FOR YOU, and you KNOW that the scrutiny will be high, then it is best to stay above the fray.
That is the case with the Seahawks. The noise is being made FOR them. They have mostly stayed quiet, but this article indicates the coach is making some missteps. He should stay quiet before the game lest he ending up looking the fool.