Injured Reserve-Gate Doesn't Quite Have the Same Ring

Former Patriots great Ross Tucker knows for a fact that Patriots players on IR practiced with the team!!

Here are the advantages of doing this:
1. The player develops his skills over the course of the year
2. The player stays involved with the team, building camaraderie and knowledge of the system
3. By giving the player on IR more practice reps, you can give veterans more rest.

Cheating? sure, I guess. Does it affect any games at all? No. Occasionally, Holy Roman Emperor Belichick will give kudos to a practice squad member that helped prepare them that week by imitating the opposing QB. But that's about as big of a deal as it gets.

At this point, people are just looking for anything else they can throw against the wall and stick.

Here is a comment from the reader comments that I loved from the Philadelphia Eagle's Editorial (someone named Brian) about how Senator Arlen Specter should be concentrating on other matters:

"Dear Senator,

I coach youth soccer and we have certain rules that are in place so that all the kids play the same amount of time. Last week we played a team that sat one of their less talented players for 2 quarters, clearly breaking the rules. We lost the game Senator! Their coach clearly cheated! well my goalie didn't show up and we let in 4 easy goals, but that's not the point. They clearly cheated and I am asking that you and the other Senator's investigate them. The opposing coach being influenced by Bill Belichick and company is running rampant and needs to be stopped! I feel that now is a good time to conduct the investiagation as gas prices are back down to 2 dollars a gallon, the economy is on the rise, and no one is dying in Iraq any more.

Thanks Senator