Seriously. Someone with more knowledge a about this,please chime in
It must be a sssssllloooooow day around here for some, since this is basically football 101--or at least I thought so. I don't know about anyone 'with more knowledge' chiming in, but I'll try and add on:
I'm guessing that there are still some shifts, line calls, etc that end up being hand "signaled" from the sidelines
in response to how the offense is lined up, but that would be a
very small part of it.
The green dot system has been in place defensively since 2008.
Here is what USA Today reported on it when it first came out:
1) "Select defensive players, usually a safety or a linebacker can thank SpyGate for their new headgear."
2) "Those defenders join QB's as the league attempts to counter-balance the New England Patriots illegally video taping the NY Jets defensive hand signals in last season's opener."
3) "It's going to speed up the whole process, says SD Chargers head coach Norv Turner, and it takes away the threat of someone stealing your signals, which is big now."
Select defensive players, usually a linebacker or safety chosen by the coaching staff, can thank Spygate for their new head gear.
Those defenders join quarterbacks as the league seeks to counter-balance the New England Patriots' illegally video taping of the New York Jets' defensive hand signals in last year's season opener.
The NFL fined head coach Bill Belichick $500,000 and the Patriots $250,000, stripping the club of a first-round draft choice for violating its rules on video taping opposing teams from the sideline, a practice Belichick admitted dated to the 2000 season.
"It's going to speed up the whole process," San Diego Chargers head coach Norv Turner says. "And it takes away that threat of someone stealing your signals, which is big now."
Select defensive players, usually a linebacker or safety chosen by the coaching staff, can thank Spygate for their new head gear.
Those defenders join quarterbacks as the league seeks to counter-balance the New England Patriots' illegally video taping of the New York Jets' defensive hand signals in last year's season opener.
The NFL fined head coach Bill Belichick $500,000 and the Patriots $250,000, stripping the club of a first-round draft choice for violating its rules on video taping opposing teams from the sideline, a practice Belichick admitted dated to the 2000 season.
"It's going to speed up the whole process," San Diego Chargers head coach Norv Turner says. "And it takes away that threat of someone stealing your signals, which is big now."