SFist: If the Raiders Ain't Cheatin, They’re Not Trying

periqueblend

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:42:54 -0800

King Kaufman of Salon pointed out that for the price of ticket, the Pats could have put someone in the stands. Its only illegal if they're on the sideline. That is dumb.

Jon

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:54:57 -0800

I think it's because on TV, they're not focused entirely on defensive coordinators on TV. The Sports Guy on ESPN reminded everyone that basketball broadcasts would often show coaches drawing up plays during time outs and the opposing team would have somebody in the locker room watching tv, and then relaying to the coach what the other team was planning on doing. I also think the Patriots got in trouble partly because they've been accused of doing it before and was warned but kept on doing it anyways. Supposedly, it was one of those things everyone in the NFL sort of suspected but nobody caught them until last week.

aj

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:38:22 -0800

Yeah, I wonder about that too. I suppose they could watch recordings of the TV broadcast to see if they can find some signs there...

eightslosh

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:17:05 -0800

Let me get this straight: It's not cheating to videotape the game and watch every play 400 times over, but it is cheating to videotape the guy who's standing in plain view on the sideline, on national television, calling in the plays? And if it is "cheating", then the $500k fine is pretty week compared to the $100 MILLION (!!!!) fine that got slapped on a Formula 1 team on the same day. The Raiders are a laughing stock these days, but they still have the strongest brand of any team in the NFL. There was a murderer executed in Arizona earlier this year whose last words before the injections were, "GO RAIDERS!"

guest

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:32:32 -0800

You do raise a good point. It's hard to hate on Al Davis too much...he's more crazy than evil, and he's certainly done his part to make the NFL entertaining (even if unintentionally).

guest

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:45:58 -0800

It isn't how you play the game. It's whether or not you WIN. Cheating doesn't enter in to it. Just don't get caught (it looks bad). If you do get caught, DENY IT--even if they have pictures, DENY IT. WINNING is ALL OF IT!!!