Has 'Spygate' Impacted The Patriots' Success?

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		Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Europe Video Latest Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Has 'Spygate' Impacted The Patriots' Success? In the immediate aftermath of the New England Patriots latest Super Bowl loss, Roger Goodell's good buddy James Harrison took to the Twitter-waves saying "Told you, cheaters never win!!!!!!!!!!" The assumption of course, is that Harrison is referring to "Spygate" in which the Patriots were busted for illegally taping their opponents. On the surface there does appear to be some simple evidence supporting the notion. In the seven years prior to Spygate (early in the 2007 season), New England won three Super Bowls. In the five years since, there have been no parades for the Patriots. But if we look at Simple Rating System (SRS), a system that compares each team (average = 0), we see that Belichick has produced three of his four best regular season teams since Spygate. They just haven't produced in the postseason...  Read » All data via Pro-Football-Reference.com Also On Sports Page Today: PHOTOS: Tons Of People Skipped Work Today To Go To The Giants Victory Parade Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Makes Zooey Deschanel Look Like A Small Child On Average, These Professional Sports Teams Pay Their Players The Most Money Kris Humphries Wants TMZ To Broadcast His Divorce Trial In Order To 'Expose The M.O. Of Reality TV' Advertisement SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: How The Patriots Blew A Super Bowl Win SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Super Bowl Halftime Acts Have Gotten Old Since 'The Wardrobe Malfunction' SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Both Super Bowl Teams Are Peaking At The Right Time Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Sports Page RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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