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From their latest article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/sports/football/14nfl.html?ref=sports
When has anyone from Goodell to Walsh to Specter to Belichick to the guy who cuts the grass ever said that each player got video of opposing team's signals in their weekly DVD game study packages? They just make this stuff up.
Early each game week, teams give players a DVD — it used to be a videotape — as a primary study aid. Generally, the DVDs have recent footage of the next opponent. A defensive player, for example, would receive a DVD of plays by the opponent’s offense. Teams can create subsets of plays for players — plays run from inside the 20-yard line, for example, or on third-and-long.
The perspective is different from what is seen by television viewers. It usually features wide views from the end zone and the sideline so that all the players on the field can be seen on the screen. In between plays, the scoreboard is shown so the viewer knows the down, distance, score and time remaining.
The Patriots added an element — sideline signals from the opposing coaching staff. This way, they could not only study what plays an opposing team might call in various situations, but also how an opposing coach would signal for such plays.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/sports/football/14nfl.html?ref=sports
When has anyone from Goodell to Walsh to Specter to Belichick to the guy who cuts the grass ever said that each player got video of opposing team's signals in their weekly DVD game study packages? They just make this stuff up.