The new england patriots were riding a high after three super bowl titles. However, they were shattered by the spygate scandal. When the patriots were facing the new york jets in the meadowlands on sept. 9, 2007, it was discovered that new england was videotaping jets coaches during the match. There was a lot of controversy surrounding this, and the nfl intervened to investigate. As it was all happening, robert kraft was determined to hear it straight from the horse’s mouth. During episode 4 of ‘the dynasty: new england patriots,’ robert kraft recalls, “i couldn’t believe it.” “i went right over to bill and i said, ‘let me ask you something bill, how important to us is something like this on a scale of one to 100,'” he said to me, “you’re a real schmuck.” “while kraft was deeply dissatisfied with the whole situation, belichick was still the head coach of his team.
He had to do what was in the franchise’s best interest because of this. “look, i was pissed with bill. But when you have division from within, it can be very destructive and risky, so i shielded bill,” kraft said. “i spoke with the nfl’s attorneys. they talked through my case.” I said, ‘look, fine bill, fine us.’ Do what you have to do. We tried to protect his name, but the league eventually sanctioned belichick $500,000 and suspended him $250,000. On top of that, they were given a first-round draft pick in 2008. Belichick was never suspended. And the patriots won every single regular season game on the same season. They remained undefeated throughout the playoffs until they fell to the new york giants in the super bowl. It was well known that kraft and belichick’s relationship had its ups and downs, but this really showed how enraged the owner was. And he was content to express his unfiltered opinion on “the dynasty: new england patriots,” which he called “the new england patriots.”
