I will give him a chance to see what he does with as he would have no idea I was writing here. I wouldn’t want to get him in trouble as he is the only person who responded. I wouldn't want him to get in troble for that. He is from Hearst though.
1st contact
I wrote on one of the contact us pages asking who he the guy in the photo was and sending the photo link
2 Email in response
Actually, that's not him (the guy in the picture is a Jets employee according to our photographer, who knows him). Matt, the "guilty" photographer, interned here a couple of years ago... and that is not him. _________________________________
3 Email to him
Thanks,
So as a Jets employee filming he broke the same rule the Patriots did?
4 Email from him
And I totally missed the point of your e-mail!
Consider this... the shooters do have that kind of access (as do ours)... but if the Jets guy was doing bad things, he wouldn't be shooting his own team!
5 Email to him
If you watch the game film, He is shooting while the Patriots defense is out and not the game but the Patriots.
6 Email to him
Also stealing signals is not against the rules, it was having the cameraman on the sideline. We won't know if he did steal signals since he didn't get stopped but by just being there he committed the same offense as the Patriots.
7 Email from him
Not necessarily. There are dozens of photographers on the sidelines during a game. Our guy could have shot the Jets coaches without anyone noticing. What is banned is team employees shooting coaches giving signals. It's rather specific.
Actually, when you add it all up, considering Mangini knew the shooter, it's starting to sound like a sting!
8 Email to him
Ah, I though he was a Jets employee. That is specifically prohibited per the rules I believe as there are only the 3 designated places they can shoot from and not from the field. If he is a media member with access then that is a different story. If he is a Jets person then they broke the same rules the Patriots did.
Is he a Jets person?
Thank you,
Email 9 to him
Please look at this page from the link below and it's two photos clipped from TV. There are about 100 patriots fans working on this now at a bunch of sites but no one from the media seems to get it. If he is a Jets employee they are subject to the same penalty as the Patriots. Stealing signals is not against the rules, its filming on the sideline that is. If he is a Jets employee it’s a slam dunk. If he is not then it is meaningless. You said in your first response he was a Jets employee.
Thank you,
Paul
http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-...d=1#post520839
Email 10 from him
But wouldn't our cameraman also be guilty of breaking the rules?
It's a moot point now though... check out our website for the ruling.
Email 11 to him
I think you are missing my point or question. If he is a Jets employee this is a violation of the same rule the Patriots broke. If he is media then it is a non issue. Is he a Jets employee? Do you know? Sorry to be a pain but you are the only person nice enough to have responded and we are all dying to find out?
Thanks,
Email 12 from him
That's true. I'll think about this more once we get past tonight's madness.
No problem... I enjoy the occasional debate.
Email 13 to him
Thanks,
1 more photo of him aiming at the Patriots sideline while the Patriots defense is out. The post # 142 showing a shot a 4:25 in the 3rd.
http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-...d=1#post520951