The New England Patriots are once again under fire for some nefarious activity, as a Patriots representative was caught videotaping the Cincinnati Bengals' sideline this past weekend.
Given that New England plays the Bengals in Week 15, it doesn't seem like much of a coincidence.
The Pats have denied any wrongdoing, saying that the fact that their rep taped signals from Cincinnati's coaches was unintentional and that they were merely trying to illustrate an advance scout at work on the road.
Of course, given the Patriots' history, people aren't going to buy that, as this is the same franchise that was penalized by the NFL back in 2007 for illegally taping New York Jets defensive coaches in an early regular-season game.
But former NFL safety Ryan Clark doesn't think New England was cheating. Not this time, anyway:
"I believe [The Patriots] are cheaters. I believe they're the best cheaters in the world… and I don't believe they were cheating this time."@realrclark25 believes Bill Belichick (this time). pic.twitter.com/JJXJESjP7s
— First Take (@FirstTake) December 11, 2019
This is definitely a boy who cried wolf type of scenario. Even if the Pats weren't cheating, good luck convincing anyone of that, as they have engaged in this type of behavior before and have been disciplined for it.
The fact that the Patriots also notified the Cleveland Browns (Cincy's opponent this past weekend) but did not get approval from the Bengals that they would be videotaping is also a bit suspicious.
Regardless, it's hard to say what type of edge New England could gain by taping a Cincinnati club that is just 1-12 on the season and has one of the worst defenses ever.
It seems like a great opportunity for the struggling Pats offense to get back on track.
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