Not know much about football - is that allowed?
Not KNOWING much...
As long as no video was recorded no rules were broken. It’s not the Seahawk’s fault Manning became predictable.
Of course. If through your own hard work and observation you can tell what the other guy is going to do it’s his problem, not your.
Now that doesn’t include the Patriots using hidden cameras to record the other teams practice or the Yankees having someone in the stands steal the other teams signals and radio them to the dugout ... those things are still illegal.
Why not? What Belachek did was tape the NYJ defensive signals, from the coach to the players on the field. It would be easy to play the tapes against broadcasts and be able to anticipate blitzs, fake blitzs, etc.
This is like stealing signs (without using the centerfield camera) in a baseball game. Somehow, I doubt that Sherman and his backfield Benchley Park decoded the hand signals “over the board” (as chess players say). More likely the coaches studied tape. If Denver used the same signals all season long, they are mugs and deserve what they got.
I don't see any way that it could be disallowed. Defenders cover pass routes -- If they get their coverages right, they defeat the opponent's passing game. The coverage chosen is based on any number of factors - down and distance, offensive formation, quarterback (and coach's) tendencies. Figuring out the quarterback's changes at the line is just part of making good defensive adjustments. It's up to the opposing quarterback to counter those adjustments (which Manning obviously didn't do).
“Not know much about football - is that allowed?”
Oh, come on. It’s not like counting cards in Vegas.
Yes...it’s allowed and every team and player tries to read the signals from grade school on. It’s part of the game to do this on the field.
Yes. It’s allowed. There is no rule requiring the Seahawks be stupid and pretend they don’t recognize a pattern, which is what banning figuring out the signals would amount to.
Why wouldn’t it be?
Yep. Just like the US beat the Japs at Midway because we 'knew what play they were going to run.'
All's fair in love, war... and football. ;~))
Honestly, I'm not surprised to hear this because Seattle seemed to be on top of nearly every play Denver tried to run. The Hawks defense, which is damn good anyway, never seemed the least bit tentative in their alignment or coverages.
I expected a close, low scoring game. It's obvious now they had a damn good idea what was coming most of the time, and they had the talent to shut it down.
Hats off to them and their coaching staff. If you know what plays the other team will run, even the worst team will stuff the opponent. A good defense like Seattle, and you have a blowout.