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Originally Posted by Cap'nChaos47
I've watched my opponents game film since I was 10 years old.... I'm having a hard time understanding what type of filming is not allowed and if that's the case - why is other filming permitted??
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I think there is a big difference from Little league, High school and possibly College and the NFL. The rules in Little league and High school are such that the coach's have to send to the next opponant the last game played so they can evaluate film(plays). I'm not sure if Colleges do this but I do not think Pro teams do.
Also, It would be no big deal if they were taping the whole game to see the plays used. Heck teams can tape from the Direct tv sports package if they wanted. Where the problem comes in is when they are taping the had signals and the plays being run from the hand signals. Which is what the issue was with the Jets. That gives the opposing teams somewhat of an advantage in possibly knowing the next play. This is what cost them a first round pick and $500,000.
Now if they did tape a walk through which is supposed to be closed then they need to be hammered. Now that a name is out there it will be interesting to see if the person feels he has to prove his statement or can the Patriots buy him off and not have the tape surface. lol.
I did not belive it when they said the only team they taped was the Jets. I'm would bet they have other tapes on other teams as well. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that if they produced all the tapes they had they would have looked bad and the coach would have been suspended for a while. I could be wrong maybe there was only one team and thats it. I also have problems with the Commish. If the tapes did not have any value to them then send copies to the media and allow them to show the public so we all can say "oh this is all crap." I would have liked to have seen him also give the film to the team that was filmed and allow them to evaluate what was being filmed and if it was pertinant or not. Instead he immediatly destroys the film within what 2 days. I have issues in how all this was handled.