Don Shula is the only coach to lead an NFL team to an undefeated season. In 1972, the Dolphins were 14-0 during the regular season, and won three more times in the postseason to earn their first Super Bowl title. Earlier this week, CBSSports.com's Mike Freeman asked Shula if the New England Patriots were to go undefeated this season, would the record be tainted by PatriotGate. "Well it would have to be," Shula said. "That's not going to ever go away (the videotaping scandal). That's going to be talked about forever. They were fined $500,000 right? They lost how many draft picks? That tells you about the seriousness of what they did." Just so there's no confusion, Shula says he has a lot of respect for both Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. And he thinks this 2007 team is the biggest threat to the '72 record. Assuming it happens, Freeman wonders if, in light of Shula's comments, the Patriots and Dolphins undefeated seasons would be viewed differently.
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