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  • New Claim of Taping Emerges Against Patriots

    02/21/2008 9:51:58 PM PST · by BigJohn44 · 4 replies · 34+ views
    Under Belichick, the Patriots have often run a no-huddle offense, which forces opponents to quickly call a defensive play. N.F.L. rules allow quarterbacks to hear instructions from coaches — through a headset and into a speaker in the quarterback’s helmet — until there are 15 seconds left on a play clock. When the defensive play call is deciphered, the Patriots could call a play to counteract.
  • Audiotaping Key to Patriots' Cheating Scandal

    01/05/2008 8:05:45 PM PST · by BigJohn44 · 48 replies · 629+ views
    ESPN.com ^ | 9/13/07 | Mike Sando
    "The illegal tactics the New England Patriots evidently employed Sunday against the New York Jets -- capturing signals and corresponding audio with a sideline camera -- might have allowed the Patriots to sniff out blitzes had security officials not intervened, scouts and coaches said. "With the computer and video technology, you can dial it up at halftime," an AFC personnel evaluator said. "You can say, 'This is their such-and-such blitz. We'll give you the signal, the code word, and let you know it's coming.'" " (emphasis added).