Frezo
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I do not believe that the most experienced coach in the league mistakingly misinterpreted the rules. You might, I might. But then you haven't spent our lives living on the edge of those rules, bending them, breaking them, and fighting for changes in them. Belichick was part of the dialogue on possible changes so that defensive signals could be transmitted electronically. THE NEP voted against. Belichick is a genious; he is experienced; and yes, he knows the intent of the rules and what the NFL offices want and why. He chooses an "us and them" vis a vis the Commissioner, other NFL offices, and the press. And we love him for it. And when he gets caught, he doesn't even have the intestinal fortitude to simply say that he got caught and to move on.
I appreciate what your are doing. You are presenting argument so that we can all feel good about what was done, and so that we can believe that Belichick was right. I would note that Belichick doesn't care whether he is right or wrong. With regard to football-related things, he has no moral compass.
As Churchill said long ago about someone he needed as an ally: "Sure he's a dictator, but he's our dictator." So it is with Belichick. He is what he is. But we are proud to have him as our coach, warts and all. IMO, there is no reason to make believe with regard to his faults.
This has been bothering me too. He must've been painfully aware of the consequences. Here's something else. Estrella was busted for filming from the sidelines in Green Bay. In fact I understand it happened twice in the same game during each half. In each instance he turned over the tape to GB security and that was the end of the story. I don't believe the tapes ever went to Goodell because no penalties were issued and they were probably just tossed. Why didn't Estrella turn over the tapes to Jets security? They probably would have confiscated them and that was that. I see one of two things.
The Jets security told Estrella they were going to turn them over to NFL security.
Belichick instructed him to not turn them over under to Jets security.
I think each team would rather police its own stadium and not go running to NFL security. Why would Belichick tell him not to though? Maybe Estrella acted on his own, but it would have been out of character based on GB. Didn't he also state that Belichick put him up to it? Why would he say that? It's not like they had a torture room nearby. There is something going on here that is deep below the surface. Everything Belichick does that is football related is calculated. What the heck is he doing?