it's not the comunication that I'm mad at, it's the fact that he was video taping the coache studying them, and most likly tellign brady how to read the defense. either way it's the past. and ya nice lil history lesson lol, it's n awhile since i hoguht abotu Roger Starbatch, and th dallis, and joe Montana and the 49ers, only one team u left out. the steelers with Terry bradshaw[QUOTE="gstonyr"]He's like a Hacker in a video Game, (HE CHEATS)... I hate cheaters and hackers.JackBurton
This little Spygate thing is not at allequivalent to "hacking or using scripts" to cheat in a video game. When a cheating player uses a hack in a video game, what was once a "level playing field" of the game's battles is now tilted towards the cheater giving them an appreciable advantage for the entire game, or round (until he's finally kicked from the server). Correct?Given the NFL's time guidelines for communication from the bench to the QB, it's highly unlikely that a play can be called or changed, once a signal is intercepted, before communication to the QB is disconnected. I believe that many in the media have echoed this statement, but it seems to be going in one ear and out the other of most viewers. I don't understand why this happens.
Stay with me for a minute, just a couple of points regarding so-called "cheating"...
Since this controversy is related to technology, consider these examples:
1. Throughout the 49'ers Dynasty of the 80's, they were famous for having their sideline communications system "malfunction" early in games, especially important ones, and in accordance to NFL rules when one team's system fails, the opponent must disconnect theirs until the problem is corrected. Many coaches complained about this, saying the Niners had an unfair advantage given the fact they scripted their 1st 15 plays (coincidentally when the systems failure occurred) and therefore weren't hurt by these so called "malfunctions" but in fact were assisted by them and questioned the timing as being suspicious at best. Was that cheating? Should we rethink the validity of their Titles? :roll:
2. 70's Cowboys. Assuming you know your NFL history, then you are aware that the Dallas Cowboys were years ahead of the rest of the NFL by being the first team to use computers to compile stats, chart the opposing team's offensive and defensive tendencies and use the data when game-planning; to scout college players compiling a huge database of stats to assist them evaluating draft talent, undrafted free agents, and so on. Was this cheating too? Should we discredit their Titles? :roll:
3.Consider the Parcells/Belichick "coaching tree". Are you prepared to say with certainty that Belichick is the first and only member of that fraternity during the current era of technology to use said tech to record signals? Do you not think that when Mangini blew the whistle, others weren't scrambling to destroy their "evidence"? Seriously?
Landry, Walsh, Belichick. All three can legitimately be called geniuses of their eras, and not one of them should have their team's wins, or accomplishments, diminished in any way. :evil:
Objective fans w/ an appreciation of these coaches, their intellects, and respective contributions to the game, seem to be the most level-headed of the lot-- almost everyone else comes across as a jealous whiner with a distorted view of reality regarding Spygate whenever the topic is discussed. :?
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