I'm gonna try and make some sense of this for you, and you'll want to read this post because I think I have it figured out, and it goes way beyond Belichick being a pathological cheater and finding his soul-mate in Tom Brady. Thats certainly part of it, but that doesn't even come close to explaining how two potential HOFers can continue to lie and cheat and behave as if the rules do not apply to them, essentially jeopardizing everything if indeed the rules did apply to them, and thats the real key to this thing.
That said, I'm going to give you an analogy that perfectly describes Belichick and Brady.
When I was a kid growing up in NYC there was a lot of MAFIA back in those days on the lower east-side, and thats back when the MAFIA was at the peak of its strength, before the next generation of coke-heads and snitches, combined with the determination of law enforcement, blew it all up.
Well back then there were always certain kids whose daddies were made members of the MAFIA and they acted as if the normal rules (be polite or risk getting punched in the face) didn't apply to them. They were always a little more arrogant and a little less hesitant to insult other kids.
But then there were the kids whose daddies were high level MAFIA figures; Bosses, Underbosses and Capo's, and those kids were usually the worst, impossible to be around, because they really felt bulletproof and were essentially the schoolyard bullies who knew there was zero chance of retribution.
There wasn't even the risk that someone might stand up to them. In that kind of neighborhood, in the 60's and 70's, everybody knew who their daddies were and that it was basically a death sentence if you did anything to hurt them, but the important thing is, they knew it too, and that emboldened them to be incorrigible, just the nastiest guys you could be around, even with guys who could twist them into a pretzel if daddy wasn't their daddy.
That explains Belichick & Brady to a tee, particularly Belichick. No normal person would continue to cheat after SpyGate, nor would any pathological cheater if he knew it could cost him his career and everything he has worked for, but SpyGate sent the opposite message to Belichick. When Goodell burned the evidence and essentially slapped him on the wrist, in deference to his BFF Bob Kraft, in Belichick's mind that told him he is bulletproof, that his football daddy (Bob Kraft) makes him invincible and untouchable, that emboldened him to become even more incorrigible ... and make no mistake about it, when he skates on DeflateGate too, and he will, that will make him even more incorrigible, again reenforcing the notion that so long as Bob Kraft and Roger Goodell are on this earth, he can break any rule he damn well pleases.
People might make a fuss about it, but ultimately he will go unharmed because his daddy is there to protect him.
Its that simple.
That said, I'm going to give you an analogy that perfectly describes Belichick and Brady.
When I was a kid growing up in NYC there was a lot of MAFIA back in those days on the lower east-side, and thats back when the MAFIA was at the peak of its strength, before the next generation of coke-heads and snitches, combined with the determination of law enforcement, blew it all up.
Well back then there were always certain kids whose daddies were made members of the MAFIA and they acted as if the normal rules (be polite or risk getting punched in the face) didn't apply to them. They were always a little more arrogant and a little less hesitant to insult other kids.
But then there were the kids whose daddies were high level MAFIA figures; Bosses, Underbosses and Capo's, and those kids were usually the worst, impossible to be around, because they really felt bulletproof and were essentially the schoolyard bullies who knew there was zero chance of retribution.
There wasn't even the risk that someone might stand up to them. In that kind of neighborhood, in the 60's and 70's, everybody knew who their daddies were and that it was basically a death sentence if you did anything to hurt them, but the important thing is, they knew it too, and that emboldened them to be incorrigible, just the nastiest guys you could be around, even with guys who could twist them into a pretzel if daddy wasn't their daddy.
That explains Belichick & Brady to a tee, particularly Belichick. No normal person would continue to cheat after SpyGate, nor would any pathological cheater if he knew it could cost him his career and everything he has worked for, but SpyGate sent the opposite message to Belichick. When Goodell burned the evidence and essentially slapped him on the wrist, in deference to his BFF Bob Kraft, in Belichick's mind that told him he is bulletproof, that his football daddy (Bob Kraft) makes him invincible and untouchable, that emboldened him to become even more incorrigible ... and make no mistake about it, when he skates on DeflateGate too, and he will, that will make him even more incorrigible, again reenforcing the notion that so long as Bob Kraft and Roger Goodell are on this earth, he can break any rule he damn well pleases.
People might make a fuss about it, but ultimately he will go unharmed because his daddy is there to protect him.
Its that simple.
