Atlanta and fake noisegate

[DC_fan]

The NFL has been investigating the Atlanta Falcons' use of artificial crowd noise in the Georgia Dome over the past two seasons, sources say

The Falcons could face stiff penalties if the NFL determines that they pumped fake crowd noise at the Georgia Dome.

The offense is expected to result in discipline, with the Falcons being fined and quite possibly losing a draft choice, according to sources.

"We were informed during the season that the league office is looking into crowd noise during our games," a Falcons team spokesman said. "We have cooperated fully with them, and we're awaiting the outcome."

Atlanta has been accused of piping in the noise while the opposing team was huddling, trying to call its play. Some around the league have argued that silent counts have rendered crowd noise more irrelevant, and it's difficult to discern how much of an advantage it gave the Falcons.

The Falcons went 3-5 at the Georgia Dome this season and were blown out there by the Panthers, 34-3, in Week 17 with the NFC South Division title on the line

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/1...atlanta-falcons-fake-crowd-noise-georgia-dome

 

[Ron Jeremy]

We'll it is obvious, falcons gm is an old bb boy, learnt the cheating from him lol

 

[nick87]

Hahah, good stuff.

 

[Eddie Lab]

damn dirty birds.

first it's bounty-gate, then the Bucs suck and now the Failcons are involved in Noise-gazi.

Panthers clearly the cleanest and best in the NFCsouth

 

[DC_fan]

They should les their first two-round draft picks. Disgraceful what they did.

 

[canberra_raiders2k2]

Lol Now to stop ANZ stadium from continuing with this crap

 

[AusKnightRKO]

Lol fake noise... Who cares...

 

[andrew057]

Lol fake noise... Who cares...

Probably no one, because its not the Pats.

 

[thorson1987]

Is anyone else sick of shit like this having -gate attached to the end, and it's not just the NFL.

f**k me it's tiresome.

#gategate

 

[shiznit]

Is anyone else sick of shit like this having -gate attached to the end, and it's not just the NFL.

f**k me it's tiresome.

#gategate

That's just what they label scandals... Eg Watergate... etc

 

[thorson1987]

That's just what they label scandals... Eg Watergate... etc

Yeah I didn't quite word it the way I wanted to.

But its f**king annoying.

 

[Dogs Of War]

Lol Now to stop ANZ stadium from continuing with this crap

It's only Souths that do that pipped in chanting. Dogs and other teams don't

 

[God-King Dean]

 

[canberra_raiders2k2]

It's only Souths that do that pipped in chanting. Dogs and other teams don't

That's not right.

I went to a few games at ANZ and both the eels and the doggies had chants through the pa. It always happened whenever the away team got a roll on.

 

[dogslife]

:lol: They must've done a piss poor job of it

 

[Mhartew]

If proven, to me this is a bigger deal than anything to do with Deflategate. Yet the coverage is not there. Because A) It's a 6 win team & B) It's not the Patriots. As I was saying in another thread, these things aren't blown up as much when it's a team without the history.

 

[God-King Dean]

Timing has a lot to do with media outrage & hysteria, no doubt.

 

[kurt faulk]

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Stupid falcons don't even know how to cheat properly.

All is well though, they hired someone from the Patriots so they will have it down pat soon enough.

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[Ron Jeremy]

Err there gm is an old bb boy Kurt, cannot believe you haven't milked it for all it's worth lol

 

[kurt faulk]

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It doesn't matter. All the cronies that leave the pats have done f**k all with other teams. There is only one master cheat, The one born to cheat, the one that doesn't know how to do it any other way, Bill belicheat. Teamed with the greatest enabler in the nfl, Robert kraft and his bff Roger goodell. It's a match made in Hell.

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