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Re: The Ongoing NFLN Anti-Patriots Jihad And Ryan Clark...
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Originally Posted by condon84
Whatever. It sucks to hear these clowns, but Belichick shouldn't have had his guys videotaping when they weren't supposed to. Something we all have to live with.
When?
The rule says nothing about when.
It's about where.
Which is why it's bogus and so is anyone that doesn't realize that.
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Re: The Ongoing NFLN Anti-Patriots Jihad And Ryan Clark...
So the biggest Jets homer on TV asked a cheapshot artist, bitter Steeler which was worse, bountygate or spygate. And people wondered how it was going to turn out?
I think the only thing Clark has a problem with Bountygate was that Saints players got paid for intentially hurting other players when he does it for free.
Re: The Ongoing NFLN Anti-Patriots Jihad And Ryan Clark...
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Originally Posted by upstater1
When?
The rule says nothing about when.
It's about where.
Which is why it's bogus and so is anyone that doesn't realize that.
Why do you guys bring up the "where" argument?
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In a memo to NFL head coaches and general managers on Sept. 6, 2006, NFL executive vice president of football operations Ray Anderson wrote: "Videotaping of any type, including but not limited to taping of an opponent's offensive or defensive signals, is prohibited on the sidelines, in the coaches' booth, in the locker room, or at any other locations accessible to club staff members during the game."
It sucks that we gotta live with this crap, but did BB really need to continue with this practice after the NFL sent this memo in 2006? Such a dumb move on his part.
Re: The Ongoing NFLN Anti-Patriots Jihad And Ryan Clark...
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Originally Posted by Joker
Most of us have access to NFLN...in tonight's ongoing segment with Brian Baldinger and newcomer Ryan Clark, Baldinger asks him what is more serious, paying bounties to injure players or Spygate...immediately Clark launches into his Spygate rant ,including "they changed the outcomes of games in progress like the playoffs and Super Bowls and cheated the league for years, fixing games by spying so I say Spygate is much worse"(somewhat paraphrased from memory but accurate in his intent)...this segment JUST aired and is STILL replaying.
For all the holier than thou know it alls that constantly mock anyone here who continues to fight against this Spygate injustice, here's a gigantic newsflash...this story is NEVER going away until the Ryan Clarks and NFLN hit squads and their slander pieces are brought to bear and debunked...forcefully and vehemently. It's the eve of of the 2012 free agency period and Ryan Clark just slandered all Patriot players, coaches and fans on national television...and we as a fanbase "need to get over it" and "move on"?
It is perpetuated by willful ignorance and spite. Those who go that route show all you need to know about their sense of integrity.
Re: The Ongoing NFLN Anti-Patriots Jihad And Ryan Clark...
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Originally Posted by upstater1
When?
The rule says nothing about when.
It's about where.
Which is why it's bogus and so is anyone that doesn't realize that.
Laws and rules define the boundaries of what is legal. If you draw a box on a piece of paper, everything inside the box is legal, all else is illegal or undefined. However, when you stand near the edge of the box, as BB did, in what to him was a clearly stated rule, you become susceptible to the opinion of others on the intent of the rule. So, you can stand in your box and still be blamed.
The problem here was Kraft, he paid BB's fine and decided that "in the best interests of Football" (but not the Patriots) that we should turn the other cheek. We should've fought, Kraft went wobbly on this one. We were within the box of the rules. Good enough to fight a Commissar who had exceeded his authority.
Re: The Ongoing NFLN Anti-Patriots Jihad And Ryan Clark...
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Originally Posted by Aßßynormal
Laws and rules define the boundaries of what is legal. If you draw a box on a piece of paper, everything inside the box is legal, all else is illegal or undefined.
It sucks that we gotta live with this crap, but did BB really need to continue with this practice after the NFL sent this memo in 2006? Such a dumb move on his part.
You 'forgot' this part of Reiss quote":
In the league's Constitution & Bylaws, it reads: "Any use by any club at any time, from the start to the finish of any game in which such club is a participant, of any communications or information-gathering equipment, other than Polaroid-type cameras or field telephones, shall be prohibited, including without limitation videotape machines, telephone tapping, or bugging devices, or any other form of electronic devices that might aid a team during the playing of a game."
The taping was for future use and not to aid in the game in which it was taped. Close to the edge of the box but certainly within it.
It sucks that we gotta live with this crap, but did BB really need to continue with this practice after the NFL sent this memo in 2006? Such a dumb move on his part.
It can be done from the stands with a covered camera IIRC. And I gotta believe BB continued to do it because the Jets went unpunished when the Pats reported them.
Re: The Ongoing NFLN Anti-Patriots Jihad And Ryan Clark...
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Originally Posted by Aßßynormal
Laws and rules define the boundaries of what is legal. If you draw a box on a piece of paper, everything inside the box is legal, all else is illegal or undefined. However, when you stand near the edge of the box, as BB did, in what to him was a clearly stated rule, you become susceptible to the opinion of others on the intent of the rule. So, you can stand in your box and still be blamed.
The problem here was Kraft, he paid BB's fine and decided that "in the best interests of Football" (but not the Patriots) that we should turn the other cheek. We should've fought, Kraft went wobbly on this one. We were within the box of the rules. Good enough to fight a Commissar who had exceeded his authority.
The memo sent by Ray Anderson in 2006 is pretty black and white.
It sucks that we gotta live with this crap, but did BB really need to continue with this practice after the NFL sent this memo in 2006? Such a dumb move on his part.
Of course, you highlighted the time frame, but ignored the location issue, which is the point being made. It's ok to tape during the game, if it's done from an appropriate, 'legal' location.
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