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New England Patriots: Top Super Bowl storylines

By Jeffery Reynolds

Jan 24, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Deflated footballs with Super Bowl XLIX logo at the NFL Experience at Phoenix Convention Center in advance of the game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 24, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Deflated footballs with Super Bowl XLIX logo at the NFL Experience at Phoenix Convention Center in advance of the game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 18, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick during the second quarter against the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 18, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick during the second quarter against the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports /

Does Bill Belichick Have The Ability To Bury The Beli-Cheat Moniker?

Bill Belichick is generally regarded as the best head football coach of his generation, and one of the best all time. His accomplishments have set records, his consistent winning has been legendary, his attention to detail is unmatched.

And yet.

A cloud hangs over the Bill Belichick era in New England. There was Spygate. There’s Deflategate. There was even tackle-ineligible-gate a couple of weeks ago against the Ravens in the divisional round.

Is Belichick a cheater?

The answer is probably not, but he’s engaged in such aggressive gamesmanship that his reputation has taken a hit.

If the Patriots win their fourth Super Bowl, will the rooting public forgive Belichick and allow him the unfettered chance to have his face virtually carved on the Mt. Rushmore of NFL Coaches, or will they still find him impossible to forgive?

What if the Patriots lose? Will it forever be said that Bill Belichick couldn’t win without cheating?

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