checkedout

I remember this very well and yes, it was an accusation.

PatsChick87

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alamo

I think that's a misquote in the article -- I remember hearing Del Rio say it resulted in the two delay of game penalties in the first half, not false starts.

There was a post on Indystar by bobsports4 which explained a few things. I suddenly can't see more than a few days of past posts there, either their board got trashed like this one did or they limited unregistered users. Anyway, I recall the following:

- There are two separate communications systems -- coaches to booth and sideline to quarterback.

- The coaches to booth system is provided by the home team. This is the system where the NFL rule says if one team's communications goes out the other team must turn theirs off as well.

- The sideline to QB system, on the other hand, travels with the team. (It has to, part of the system is fitted inside the QB's helmets.) There is an independent NFL offical who cuts this system off with 15 seconds to go on the play clock. There is no NFL rule which says if one team's goes out the other team needs to turn theirs off.

- Communications problems from the sideline to the QB are not that unusual, since it's a wireless system and the airspace is shared with other wireless devices. This is often solved by changing to a different channel (not as easy as it sounds, for the QB side). I believe the communications are encrypted.

I think probably that the reason there were no problems in the 2nd half is that they changed channels.

Na_polian

And he was whining, apparently, about how unfair it was that New England could still use theirs. I believe I heard something mentioned about possibly looking for a rule change on that in the offseason - where if one team's Comm gear goes down, the other team can't use theirs or some happy hor**** like that.

That opens up a lot of opportunities for abuse, IMHO... what would stop a coach, in the final minutes of a game, when the other team is on a potentially game-winning or tying drive, from saying "My gear ain't working... make them stop using theirs whaaa whaaa whaaa" etc...

Box_O_Rocks

"Cory from Jacksonville: Leftwich, the most immobile quarterback ever, with a broken ankle, led the team in rushing.
Vic: That's the kind of statistic that is going to stick with the Jaguars through the offseason. It's the kind of statistic that can make you resolute about running the ball."

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mtbykr

Like delrio said: they played much better in the first half and they played like crap in the second half. Mabey they should have shut off that system after the third quarter!

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PATSNUTme

These AFC south teams sure do like to get rule changes.