Butch_Stearns's Blog

Tuesday morning in New York, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will meet with Matt Walsh in a Manhattan hotel to discuss the eight tapes he recorded while with the Patriots that he recently turned over to the NFL. After that meeting, Walsh, the former Patriots video assistant, will fly to Washington D.C. to meet with Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter. Will all the talk about Spygate end after tomorrow? Of course not. This is only going to get worse.

Let's play out the different scenarios. Goodell finds further evidence and information that leads him to further punishment of the Patriots. Or, Goodell decides there is nothing further to punish the Patriots about. Either way, the Patriots and Spygate will be a hot topic of conversation all across the country for most of the summer and leading into the football season.

Then there is Senator Specter. Do you think he is going to let this thing die? No matter what Matt Walsh tells Specter, he will use this time in the spotlight to go harder and stronger against the Patriots.

The worse case scenario for the Patriots? Goodell decides to suspend Bill Belichick for the season. Crazy, you say? We'll see after tomorrow. Tuesday will either be the beginning of the end for Spygate or for the Patriots reputation.

Butch