Here's a comment from another forum, after the Schefter report came out:
http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showpost.php?p=11334202&postcount=2781
That's what we're up against.
I agree Deus; even though I will keep fighting about this, I understand that most of the minds are already made up and difficult to change.
That said, I hope we can convince a few of the more popular national media guys to realize the smear and misunderstanding that's been going on and explain in a more rational manner that could maybe change the opinions of some.
For eg: since all the cameragate tapes were
not destroyed, I wonder if there is any way Jay Glazer can be convinced to share a tape with the public.
http://deadspin.com/383677/jay-glazer-owns-the-nfl
Though that will not necessarily change anyone's impression immediately, here is what I hope some can be gently prodded to understand:
As Glazer indicates, the Pats made no attempt to hide what they were doing and is horrified that the Pats were 'brazen' about it.
Why?
Truth is simple: it is because they never thought they were breaking the rules.
I fully believe in BB's interpretation that he thought he could tape as long as the tapes were NOT used for the current game. Because, if BB did indeed plan to use it for the current game - the cameraman has to keep passing out the tapes after every brief recording to someone else, who has to rewind and go over all the signals, compare each signal with the situation, and then make sense out of it - would the camerman be filming the cheerleaders, the 'T and A' in stands and other stuff that WILL be a massive hinderance to the guy hurridely viewing them as he prepares to decipher the signals to be used in that game?
This almost certainly indicates that those tapes were meant for viewing in a more relaxed manner and as as BB disclosed, a small part of a big 'mosaic' that goes into planning against teams.
Most of us Patsfans know this.
Can we make some in the media also be aware of this and raise the right questions by going against BSPN?
That is where I hope Kraft steps in and funds some effort to fight back and clean our smeared reputation.
