NFL: Spygate is Dead, Arlen Specter: I Want to Make Roger Goodell Look Dumb

I'm going to make a promise to myself that this will be the last time I post anything on SpyGate until some kind of actual new evidence comes forth. As far as the NFL,  Commissioner Goodell and at least the Pittsburgh Steelers are concerned the issue is dead. Here's what the Steelers had to say about the taping of their defensive signals in 2004 (which Arlen Specter is still OUTRAGED at):

 "We consider the tapes of our coaching staff during our games against the New England Patriots to be a non-issue. In our opinion, they had no impact on the results of those games. The Steelers fully support the manner in which Commissioner Goodell handled the situation and the discipline that he levied against those who violated league rules. We are confident that the Commissioner has taken appropriate action in his investigation of this matter, and will do so again if new information arises which requires further investigation and or discipline."

None of this is deterring Specter from threatening to hold Senate Hearings. Apparently he cares more than the teams that the Pats supposedly cheated against. I guess he's fine with the government spying on the American people (see wiretapping), but if an NFL team spies on another NFL team LOOK OUT! So if other teams aren't outraged by Spygate, why is Specter? Well, as we've stated in the past one of Specter's largest donors is Comcast, the cable company that is currently in a stalemate with the NFL over putting the NFL Network on their service. The battle has been at a stalemate for nearly two years (Time Warner Cable is another cable service at odds with the NFL). Could it be that Specter is out to make Goodell look bad? That the Patriots and SpyGate are just a pawn in ultimately cracking the NFL's will to put their network on basic cable and not on a Sports Tier? Here's what the Daily Show had to say about it:

 http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=156703&title=torture-talk-cia-tapes&byDate=true

This is quickly becoming an NFL vs. Arlen Specter issue. Not the New England Patriots vs. the NFL and Arlen Specter. Commissioner Goodell has stated he would not have done anything differently. The Patriots were appropriately punished for the crime they committed. For those like SI.com (who posted a stupid poll asking what further punishment should be levied on the Pats ('no further punishment' was not an option)) who are under the delusion that some kind of new evidence was uncovered this week: THERE WASN'T. The only thing that happened this week was Arlen Specter acting like a jackass.

So let me spell it out one more time for anyone out there who's still confused: As far as the NFL is concerned SPYGATE IS DEAD. Arlen Specter can hold Senate hearings, that won't produce any more evidence. If the Assistant Golf Pro (I refuse to use his name from here on out because he's a wannabe fame whore) comes forward with new evidence then there will be something to talk about. Goodell has already stated that they've found "evidence to the contrary" that the Patriots taped the St. Louis Rams Super Bowl 36 walkthrough. So until the time that something new is produced I'm done writing about SpyGate. And all the other fans out there should be done crying about it.