TAINTED

The New England dynasty claims look as if they were based on long-term cheating after all:

Bill Belichick has been illegally taping opponents’ defensive signals since he became the New England Patriots’ coach in 2000, according to Sen. Arlen Specter, who said NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told him that during a meeting Wednesday.

That rush to destroy the tapes always looked suspicious, didn’t it? Although, I can’t say that I regard this as being even a remotely legitimate action item for the U.S. Congress. Even so, Patriot-haters, you may start your engines….