Spygate

If I hadn't spent time around high school students in math and science classes the last couple of years, I would be flabbergasted by the commentary on the lack of new information in the "spygate" saga. While Matt Walsh may not have added any new information, the lack of new information does not prove that the Patriots didn't tape the Rams' walk-through before the Super Bowl.

Think back to geometry for a second. If an angle is right (90 degrees), it's not acute (less than 90 degrees). However, if it's not acute, it could be right or it could be obtuse (greater than 90 degrees). So, back to "spygate", if Walsh had tapes of the walk-through, then someone taped said walk-through. Apparently, Walsh doesn't. But, all you can conclude from that is that Walsh doesn't have it. You should not jump to the conclusion that there is no possible way that such a tape exists. Logically, you can't jump to that conclusion.

If someone throws a perfect game in baseball, you know that he also threw a shutout. However, if you are told that a pitcher through a shutout, you'd be a fool (and wrong almost all the time) to assume that the pitcher threw a perfect game - although, with the lack of complete games these days, you might jump to the conclusion that the guy threw a no-hitter.

Matt Walsh already said he wasn't the source that said the Patriots taped the Rams' walk-through. It's possible that someone made that up. However, shouldn't the league try to investigate that potential lead before closing the "spygate" case? Well, they should if the end goal is to determine everything the Patriots did that may have violated league rules. But, is that what the league is most interested in? Probably not. While the league is probably concerned that teams aren't gaining unfair advantages, I seriously doubt they want to open the Pandora's box of the Patriots (or other teams) actively cheating and using illegally obtained information to win playoff games. If the Patriots did tape the walk-through and analysis of the game determined that the Patriots probably won the game because of the information, then what?