Is stealing signs really worth taking away a draf pick? If done manually or during a game its ok, but using technology is dirty. I have always hated the pats but i respect(ed) them. What do you think: Punishment too severe or not severe enough?
2007-09-11 05:56:02 · 11 answers · asked by davidsfa 2 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Signal-stealing would have a big impact on the game - Nimrod... You would be able to decipher signals for the 2nd-half & especially in all rematch games (i.e.: playoffs). If the allegations are true, then - yes, they're low-down dirty cheaters. I for one, (if again the allegations are true) believe if Bonds gets an asterisk without ever actually being caught - the Pats Super Bowl wins should also get an asterisks!!! I don't think they can take away the rings - what's done is done - but definitely asterisks, plus they should lose a bunch of draft picks... How much easier would your play-calling & especially audible calling be if you knew what package the defense is in? I really don't see much of a difference - cheating is cheating & the Pats are too good to lower themselves to that level, but if they did - that's dispicable! SAD 'n' SHADY - SAD 'n' SHADY...
2007-09-11 09:15:56 · answer #1 · answered by DB 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. The rule should have been ver clear: if you do this, you get this... it seems that it was vague.
2. Personally, I think they should have lost the game and put a predecent to it so no other teams do it again... that is cheating!!! and no one should be above the rules. The Jets should be given game because you never know how bad their decisions were affected by the espionage. A loss of a draft pick doesn't help the Jets that were directed affected by.
3. I think Bill Belichick was trying to see how much his pupil Maggianni was using against his ex-team, and he was playing dirty...
Jets 14 - Pats - 0 (and leaving all the statistics for the players as they were done so the only to blame here are the coaches)
2007-09-11 06:06:39 · answer #2 · answered by izucarbeach 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the span of a 40 second time clock, the coaches have to decipher the video of the Jets coaches shot from 60 yards away with no audio, figure it out and relay it to Brady who then has to figure it out and explain it to his teammates, who then have to look at the defense and figure out what brady told them.
right.
Anyone who thinks this had an impact on the game is completely clueless about football in general. If anything, it could only be used after the game to analyze what the jets reactions to certain plays and situations were. This serves no real time benefit whatsoever.
2007-09-11 08:48:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a true believer in what ever edge you can get, take it. I don't think that I would classify that as stealing. Gruden and half a dozen other coaches cover their mouths when calling plays. Maybe we should do a brain drain on players that leave a team and go to another. Or maybe that player should have to sit out the game because he knows the plays and the tendencies of that team. Maybe the teams shouldn't be allowed to study film of other teams games. Geez, give me a break. You play to win and use whatever tools are available.
2007-09-11 06:10:29 · answer #4 · answered by RUESTER 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothings been proven as of yet,also i dont feel that this in any way effected the outcome of the game(it may have effected future games aginst the jets)I think this may be a case of sour grapes,i also believe that most teams follow this practice,but lets wait to see before we hang the Pats.
2007-09-11 06:12:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the Pats are found guilty then I believe Belichick should be banned from any contact with the Patriots for six games and loss of salary for that time period. It happened on his watch. Now I think that would send a real message.
2007-09-11 06:10:49 · answer #6 · answered by Zinger 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know I think because it happened during a game in which they won some how the punishment should affect the outcome such as a mandatory forfiet of the game. Draft picks are a little harsh.
2007-09-11 06:00:28 · answer #7 · answered by Terrence W 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the problem is there could be no concensus on the punishment. i'm against the dying penalty, by way of fact i understand that persons rot in reformatory and alter into "goofy". So why even hardship killing them (is one argument)? there are various arguments on the subject of the dying penalty. For me, even with the crime this is euthanasia no count what, which for this reason constitutes us as finding out which human beings stay and which ones die based on thier condition. this isn't suited to me. like it or no longer, people who dedicate henious crimes are us. they're different human beings who're screwed up. of direction, in case you have spoken to a pair of them which I actual have, properly, no longer all of them sense they're screwed up. they assist you to understand "too undesirable he deserved it for what he did to me i could desire to care much less approximately what the regulation says". and of direction, the problem right this is, we could desire to obey the regulation. to evaluate and assessment those final 2 statements, particular we could desire to obey the regulation. we can not have lawlessness this is insane. on the otherhand, can we impose the dying penalty on somebody who could desire to no longer administration his actual organic human impulses which replaced into to safeguard himself. imo, we could desire to positioned the guy away, yet no longer kill them.
2016-10-18 21:31:13 · answer #8 · answered by dunston 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they really wanted to hurt them they would take away their later picks (5,6,7). Thats where th patriots get all their REAL players from anyway...
2007-09-11 06:13:28 · answer #9 · answered by Alex W 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm for a monetary fine! Give every fan $100.00!
2007-09-11 06:07:59 · answer #10 · answered by Wounded Duck 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋