This was surely a “canned response” to people who questioned his false accusations that the Pats used the tapes in the same game, and he can’t even muster up a rationalization – he just ignores it and says “it’s illegal…they’ve been doing it for 8 years.”

The worst part about this is that most people want to hate the Pats and New England, so people like Schlereth will never be forced to explain hlmself.

Alas, everyone else here is correct. This article will have ZERO impact on what goes on in Bristol.

What I find most amazing about this column is the quote from Trey Wingo that he, Schlereth and Carter had a “visceral response” when they first viewed the Walsh videotapes.

Did those guys even realize that what was on the Walsh tapes was EXACTLY what was on the Matt Estrella tape confiscated in the Meadowlands last season, and that the Estrella tape was shown nationwide on Fox just a week later?

Incredible….the World Wide Leader in Sports indeed!!

It’s Illegal to tape signals…The Pats have been doing it for 8
years…building a file on all teams. Do you think they were doing it
for fun? If you could read the defensive signals and call your offensive
plays accordingly, could it be an advantage? This is not about the
Broncos or anybody else who has been caught circumventing the rules.
It’s about what the Pats did, and if you think it could be ban
advantage…Don’t be angry with me because I feel that they gained an un
fair advantage over their opponents…This is not biased reporting or jealousy, I have 3
world championship rings…It’s just my opinion that people who don’t
live in Boston will always wonder about the Pats Championships and if
they cheated to get them…

The truth hurts and I think deep down Pats fans know something went down
and it hurts…I appreciate all the passion of the Pats fans and if you
want to hate me for my honest opinion be my guest!

P.S. This is a canned response trying to answer the major points brought
by the Boston Nation…Over the last 3 days I’ve returned over 200 emails
and I will be away from a computer for the next few days.

T. Thanks for the emai I’m sorry for your disappointment. Listen if you
want to tarnish my years in Denver thats something you have to decide.
Just like you have to decide if 8 years of illegal taping could be an
advantage…All the best…Mark

Is there anyone that honestly thinks that Mark Schlereth is going to retract what he said on the air or in hundreds of emails because of Le Anne Schreiber?

He most assuredly will not. The damage is done and neither Mark Schlereth or ESPN gives a damn. Their goals were accomplished. They wanted to crucify the team and they spent hours doing exactly that….and continue to do so at every opportunity. It’s become their mission. There won’t be any repercussions.

Thanks for the badly needed smackdown on the spygate coverage. But here’s the thing: They could have used half of their 90 minutes to break down the three Pats Super Bowl victories and then answered the question: if the Pats were using the tapes at half time why did each of those games get tighter after half time? It would have been a better use of the time and the “expertise.”