Tony Dungy is withholding judgment, and his tongue, regarding the
sideline shenanigans involving the New England Patriots and coach Bill
Belichick that have caught the eye of NFL commissioner Roger
Goodell. "I'm going to presume they're innocent until proven guilty,"
Dungy said Wednesday. But if Goodell determines Belichick and the
Patriots violated league rules by using video equipment on the New York
Jets sideline during Sunday's game in the Meadowlands to record Jets
defensive coaches signaling to players, then the muzzle apparently will
come off. "I'm going to reserve my comments until that happens," Dungy
said. "If it does, then I'll have some really good comments. Come back
and get me. They will be good ones." In a conference call with reporters
who cover the Titans, Dungy elaborated a bit on his position. "If they do
find (the Patriots) guilty, that will be disturbing," he said. "You kind of feel
like there is a code of honor, a code of ethics, in the league. You want to
win and you want to do things the right way."