Week 1 Options

[Oasis]

Fuck LenDale White

[JRockTTU]

It's the same as a guy writing the shit down, if he could write it down really fast. In the old days they used to send 2 guys to watch an opponents' bench for the signals and one guy would take note of the signals and the other guy would see what plays or whatever are ran.

It's cheating because they violated specific rules. NFL teams are allowed to have photographers on the sidelines, but they must be identified by wearing a yellow vest, carrying credentials, and they have "blinders" around them so that they may only video tape the action on the field. This guy didn't have the vest, the blinders, and I'm not sure what credentials he was using. The tape he had showed evidence that he was specifically on the Jets' sideline to spy on them.

It's a pretty big advantage if you have a smart QB that is capable of making quick decisions coupled with your Offensive Coordinator knowing what the defense is doing. Yes, teams should take extra precautions by switching up signals, or using a decoy on the sidelines, but that seems like you might confuse your own team if you're switching a hundred hand signals a week just because the other guy is violating specific rules and cheating. Furthermore, how do you know that the Jets and other NFL teams don't have a decoy guy sending in signals. With videotape of the sidelines they could spend Monday decoding which signals are the real ones by matching up the defensive plays with the hand signals that were called in.

If you're going to cheat then you have to be ready for the consequences.