Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh made some waves with his comments about the New England Patriots' "Spygate" scandal during a Tuesday morning appearance on a Baltimore radio station. "In the end, everything is brought before the light of day, when it's all said and done," Harbaugh told WIYY-FM in Baltimore. “What happens, even the thing in New England, no matter whether those things had any impact on whether they won their championships or not, they got asterisks now. It's been stained." The comments came as a bit of a surprise considering Harbaugh is friendly with Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, who recommended Harbaugh for the Ravens' job. This afternoon, Harbaugh has released the following statement, clarifying remarks he feels were taken out of context. "While on the 98 Rock show this morning to talk about the run to honor O.J. Brigance and raise funds for ALS research, I answered a question about playing within the rules and referred to the perception that the Super Bowl championships won by the Patriots and Saints have a stain. My reference was to the perception out there that came as the result of the league's actions. "I could have been more clear that I was referring to those viewpoints. I totally believe that the Patriot and Saint coaches and players earned those championships. Bill (Belichick) and Sean (Payton) both know that. "There has been some distortion about what I said. "The original tweet indicated I pointed the finger at Bill Belichick and mentioned Bill's name. I did not. I have so much respect for Coach Belichick and the job he does and has accomplished in his Hall of Fame career. I called him to remind him of my respect for him. I also reached out to Tedy Bruschi, who rightfully defended those Patriot players and coaches on ESPN, to tell him that I agree with him that the Patriots earned every victory." The Ravens host the Patriots on Sunday Night Football on September 23. Source: Mac's Football Blog
I agree with him. When you have a dicussion about the Patriots championship days, spygate will come up. The same with the Saints and the bounty scandal. It does tarnish those Super Bowls a little, whether you like it or not.
Harbaugh is one of the biggest snitches in the league...however, he didn't say he these were his thoughts, he's basically dating this is the perception surrounding those titles which is true...
