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11:57 AM ET 10.21 | Bill Belichick ran a spying operation for years in New England, taping and stealing defensive signals, decoding them and using them to his advantage to prepare for the next time he faced the same team. The coach in the gray hoodie is so secretive that if you asked him what time the Patriots were playing the Jets, his answer would be, "Some time on Sunday." He gives away nothing. That's why the first sign that he had absolutely no intention of drafting Tim Tebow in 2010 came when he took him out to dinner to an Italian restaurant in the north end of Boston one month before the draft. Of course, that immediately sparked rumors that Belichick, who was very close to then-Florida coach Urban Meyer and used to spend time with him in the offseason in Gainesville, was going to take Tebow when New England's turn came up at No. 22, or trade down a few spots and then take him. If Belichick truly was going to draft Tebow, he would have put him in a Tom Brady disguise and then stashed him in a closet in his office in Foxborough. It sounds as if Belichick even spoke to Tebow at dinner in Boston. "I had a great visit with him. He was a great guy and I had a lot of fun with him," Tebow said. When Belichick would visit Florida with his staff, Tebow sat in on meetings and watched a lot of film with the Patriots coach. Tebow said he got to know him really well. When I asked Tebow if he thought Belichick was going to draft him, he said, "I didn't know. I felt like we had a good chemistry. Obviously, I respected him and I know that he liked the way a lot of my teammates played at Florida, obviously by how many of them he has on their team now."

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October 21, 2012 12:11 PM ET

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So he's a mis-information junkie

Swamp Dragon

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October 21, 2012 12:13 PM ET

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So many words about absolutely nothing.

(Un)

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October 21, 2012 12:16 PM ET

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Misdirection is pretty much SOP for all football teams.

Traded to Seattle

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October 21, 2012 12:16 PM ET

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Originally posted 12:13 PM ET 10.21 by (Un)

So many words about absolutely nothing.

Amen...

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October 21, 2012 12:30 PM ET

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Belichick being secretive, hmmmm,....let me think....nope, no news here.

Mangler.

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October 21, 2012 12:34 PM ET

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And Lead Us Not Into Penn Station!!!

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October 21, 2012 12:35 PM ET

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Originally posted 12:34 PM ET 10.21 by Not4Nutten

And Lead Us Not Into Penn Station!!!

lol

Swamp Dragon

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October 21, 2012 12:43 PM ET

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Originally posted 12:11 PM ET 10.21 by Swamp Dragon

So he's a mis-information junkie

It would seem that the author of this article is one as well.

THE BISHOP!

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October 21, 2012 12:53 PM ET

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Originally posted 12:13 PM ET 10.21 by (Un)

So many words about absolutely nothing.

Spot on brother!

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October 21, 2012 12:59 PM ET

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He was probably trying to get the Jets to draft him.

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October 21, 2012 02:02 PM ET

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wiseup Ryan probably thinks he had the last laugh . Ryan has Tebow and Bellicheck doesn't

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October 21, 2012 02:31 PM ET

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Originally posted 12:30 PM ET 10.21 by Mangler.

Belichick being secretive, hmmmm,....let me think....nope, no news here.

Gotta love that a NY paper opened a story with a Spygate reference.

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October 21, 2012 04:08 PM ET

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This guy gets paid to write this crap?!? What a waste of space...let alone all of our time.

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October 21, 2012 04:17 PM ET

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Originally posted 12:13 PM ET 10.21 by (Un)

So many words about absolutely nothing.

Ding! Correct. The fact is, when he has a pick in the upper half of the first round Belichek has had no worries about signalling his interest in a player. He did so with Mayo, Seymour and Wilfolk. None of them were surprises, even though most pre draft pundits didn't have Mayo or Wilfolk graded so high. He could have done worse than drafting Tebow in the first round. Arguably, McCourty fits that definition

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October 22, 2012 12:53 PM ET

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Originally posted 02:02 PM ET 10.21 by wiseup

wiseup Ryan probably thinks he had the last laugh . Ryan has Tebow and Bellicheck doesn't

Problem is only one of the 2 is a competent coach. And it isn't Ryan... At least if Bellicheck had Tebow, he'd find more use for him. Don't like the Pats, but I'll give credit where it's due.

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October 22, 2012 01:51 PM ET

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Originally posted 02:31 PM ET 10.21 by Melman

Gotta love that a NY paper opened a story with a Spygate reference.

f.n.y.

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October 22, 2012 07:05 PM ET

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Did Bill Belichick pull fast one on Tim Tebow?
The point being : Belichick gave the Jets & Ryan the impression he was interested in Tebow...
The end result : The Jets p/u Tebow & have used him, how many times...? Bottom line, Belichick baited the hook & Ryan/Jets took the hook, line, & sinker.... Or is that Stinker..?