Bill Simmons Goes On Twitter Rant Defending Patriots
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- I'm a Bill Simmons fan, but he really sounded like a big baby today.
After ESPN Outside The Lines released their report detailing why the New England Patriots' 'Spy Gate' scandal was a lot more severe than we originally thought, Simmons went on a Twitter rant defending his beloved Pats.
Simmons, a Massachusetts native, left ESPN and will join HBO in October. For now, he's independent, and he used Twitter to rant about Tuesday's 'Spy Gate' story.
Check out his full rant below, which includes an Eagles dig:
Finished OTL piece. Agree w/ theory that Goodell's DeflateGate botching was a crazed overreaction to his bizarre Spygate performance. But...
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) September 8, 2015
Not sure what to make of the sour grapes stuff. Sure seems like everyone who ever lost to 2001-07 Pats now has a built-in excuse for failure
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) September 8, 2015
Also doesn't explain the Patriots' ongoing success from game 2 2007 through SB 49 which mirrored their success from 2001 thru game 1 2007.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) September 8, 2015
I'm just happy the 2001 Steelers can blame stolen signals for losing and not their special teams breakdown or Kordell shitting the bed.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) September 8, 2015
And I'm happy for Rams - who scored a TD on their only SB36 red zone appearance but can now blame the Pats for stealing red zone signals.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) September 8, 2015
And I'm happy for the Eagles - who fell apart down stretch in SB39 like they did in 20 other McNabb/Reid games but now have a good excuse.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) September 8, 2015
And I'm happy for the Colts - who kept blowing big games to NE until Polian got the NFL to change the passing rules, but now have an excuse.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) September 8, 2015
And I'm happy for Carolina - went 14-18 in the seasons before & after SB38, heavy underdogs in 03 playoffs, but somehow robbed of a title.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) September 8, 2015
Dammit. I've run out of ways to defend the Pats. I'm out of ammo! Somebody send me more bullets!
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) September 8, 2015
Hey Seahawks fans - you should claim that Belichick knew your signals on this play. Get in on the pity party!http://t.co/fB4Ztcz5iu
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) September 8, 2015
PS: I only have 3 more weeks of being an unemployed/unabashed Boston homer before I have to be fair & balanced again. I'm gonna use them.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) September 8, 2015