Why did he keep the tapes? As résumé material, Walsh said, according to Roger Goodell, NFL commissioner, who yesterday interviewed Walsh for more than 3 hours in his New York offices.
Résumé material?
Riiight.
Because, of course, most prospective employers want to see how well you'll cheat for them - and they'll be delighted that you retain the damning evidence of their cheating:
"No, don't bother shredding those transcripts from our meeting with the EPA, Matty. Take 'em home. Lock 'em up. You never know when you'll be on an interview and need proof of your loyalty!"
Goodell clearly wasn't buying that one.
"He just said he may one day need something for his résumé to indicate the types of things he did when he was a Patriots employee. So he kept them as evidence of the work that he did," Goodell said, and kept the smirk off his face when he added: "That was the answer he gave me."
At least McNamee admitted that he kept a stash of syringes and vials as insurance because he didn't trust Roger Clemens, whom McNamee claims to have injected with steroids and human growth hormone.
Walsh also insisted the Patriots never used the tapes during games; that the tapes were meant to help prepare for divisional opponents the Pats would face later in the season. That's important, because supergenius Pats coach Bill Belichick's defense in the matter was he misunderstood the rule: That recording signals was allowed if they weren't used during that game.
Riiight.
Except that Walsh yesterday said he was told by his employers to not get caught taping anything - particularly incriminating for Belichick . . . not that Goodell needed more ammo against the Hoodie:
"I didn't accept Bill Belichick's explanation for what happened, and I still don't to this day."
