Being a life long Pats fan I was deeply dismayed when spygate occurred so I followed it fairly closely. At the time when I brought up this point everyone had become so slanted that no one carried the conversation.
By the letter of the rule the same film they obtained on their opponent could have been gained anywhere else in the stadium. In the age of high tech cameras you can't tell me this whole act by Belichick was really an attempt to cheat. He chose instead to put a big bulky camera in the box for all to see.
In my opinion he was thumbing his nose at the league decision makers, saying this rule is so absurdly stupid that he wasn't going to pay it any mind.
What he didn't realize was that he was so far ahead of the competition and the ability of the media to manipulate the public that he was going to have to swallow a pill for being too smart.
No wonder he says nothing to the media now.
I sure hope he gets one more.
By the letter of the rule the same film they obtained on their opponent could have been gained anywhere else in the stadium. In the age of high tech cameras you can't tell me this whole act by Belichick was really an attempt to cheat. He chose instead to put a big bulky camera in the box for all to see.
In my opinion he was thumbing his nose at the league decision makers, saying this rule is so absurdly stupid that he wasn't going to pay it any mind.
What he didn't realize was that he was so far ahead of the competition and the ability of the media to manipulate the public that he was going to have to swallow a pill for being too smart.
No wonder he says nothing to the media now.
I sure hope he gets one more.