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Redskins piped in crowd noise in 2000. Tagliabue swept it under the rug by saying that they only enhanced the sound of the cheerleaders. He fined them only $20,000. Goodell sickens me
wouldve been really interesting to see how tagliabue wouldve handled it. At the same time wouldve been interesting to see how he wouldve handled pacman,that dallas coach who was caught for HGH etc. the bad rap on him was that he was too lenient.
NFL players look for any edge they can get
"Everybody in this league is trying to find a way to get away with something that creates an advantage," Tampa Bay QB Jeff Garcia says.
"This is a strategic game, and there are no slouches out there playing," said Kansas City offensive tackle Kyle Turley, a nine-year veteran. "You're talking about the best coaches and players in the business. And when everything is that even, you have to use everything you have."
Will Wolford, an offensive lineman who played 13 years in the NFL, once bragged on a radio show that a police officer gave him Kevlar that he used to line the padded gloves he wore in games.
And when Edwards started his career as a Philadelphia Eagles cornerback in 1977, coaches warned players to watch their playbooks during walk-through sessions in opposing stadiums.
"Things had a way of disappearing back in those days," Edwards said.
Edwards admits he found his way around at least one rule in his playing days. When the NFL outlawed Stickum after the 1980 season, Edwards continued to dab a small amount on the inside of his cleats, just below his ankles. Whenever he faced obvious passing downs, he'd reach down and rub some on his fingers.
Of course, Edwards wasn't the only player using that trick. He just understood the necessity of using every advantage. And he believes that is one thing that will never change in the NFL.
"It's definitely a different league now," Edwards said. "People are concerned about the image more than ever. But I also know there'll always be some gamesmanship going on. That's just how this business works."
Can we create a sub-forum on the spygate, cheating etc and let the main forum to the team operations discussions?
Knowing now that breaking NFL rules is viewed as "cheating" by the fans and the media, I thought it might be interesting to have a thread that focused on other "cheating" teams.
Feel free to add on in terms of teams and instances...
Off the top of my head here's a few:
Dolphins - apparently fond of taping QB's audible signals (raising questions as to how far back they had been engaging in such practice, tainting their Super Bowl )
Bears - well known cheaters back to 1955, filming other teams walk throughs and other espionage
Chiefs - known as the Bears of the AFC for their cheating and spy tactics
Raiders - where to start, where to end? Give Al Davis credit though for admitting the extent of cheating in the NFL.
Broncos - won their Super Bowls by ignoring the Salary cap
49ers - accused of tampering by the Bears
Jets - illegally filming the Patriots without permission
Those are just a few off the top of my head... any others?
I was at the car show in philly the other weekend and andy reid stole my cheesefries.....isnt that cheating ?
I was at the car show in philly the other weekend and andy reid stole my cheesefries.....isnt that cheating ?
Knowing now that breaking NFL rules is viewed as "cheating" by the fans and the media, I thought it might be interesting to have a thread that focused on other "cheating" teams.
Feel free to add on in terms of teams and instances...
Off the top of my head here's a few:
Dolphins - apparently fond of taping QB's audible signals (raising questions as to how far back they had been engaging in such practice, tainting their Super Bowl )
Bears - well known cheaters back to 1955, filming other teams walk throughs and other espionage
Chiefs - known as the Bears of the AFC for their cheating and spy tactics
Raiders - where to start, where to end? Give Al Davis credit though for admitting the extent of cheating in the NFL.
Broncos - won their Super Bowls by ignoring the Salary cap
49ers - accused of tampering by the Bears
Jets - illegally filming the Patriots without permission
Those are just a few off the top of my head... any others?
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=jc-historynflcheating&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
Theres a few examples in this article from back in September, but the one that caught my eye was about Coach Shanahan:
More recently, the San Diego Chargers increased their security several years ago at a hill overlooking the practice field at the team facility during weeks when they played the Denver Broncos. Why? It turns out Broncos coach Mike Shanahan had been hiring spies to videotape the Chargers practices. The NFL had been aware of it for several years (at least one NFL official had seen one of the tapes), but didn't step in because it was considered a team issue.
Jimmy Jonson admitted when he was with the cowboys they did the same thing the patriots did
Knowing now that breaking NFL rules is viewed as "cheating" by the fans and the media, I thought it might be interesting to have a thread that focused on other "cheating" teams.
Feel free to add on in terms of teams and instances...
Off the top of my head here's a few:
Dolphins - apparently fond of taping QB's audible signals (raising questions as to how far back they had been engaging in such practice, tainting their Super Bowl )
Bears - well known cheaters back to 1955, filming other teams walk throughs and other espionage
Chiefs - known as the Bears of the AFC for their cheating and spy tactics
Raiders - where to start, where to end? Give Al Davis credit though for admitting the extent of cheating in the NFL.
Broncos - won their Super Bowls by ignoring the Salary cap
49ers - accused of tampering by the Bears
Jets - illegally filming the Patriots without permission
Those are just a few off the top of my head... any others?