After hearing the news that New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick decided to spy on the New York Jets by videotaping their defensive signals from the sideline, I only have one question: "Why?" I immediately follow that up with "What an idiot!"
Why would a coach, who most believe has the best team in the NFL, cheat? Bill Belichick is a great coach with great players and since the camera was reportedly confiscated prior to the end of the first quarter and the Pats still embarrassed the Jets, it was clearly unnecessary. This form of cheating, however, is common enough that VP of Football Operations, Ray Anderson, wrote a statement to coaches and GMs right before the start of the season.
The part of this whole thing that just sickens me is the fact that this has tainted Belichick. He definitely was making his path to the Hall of Fame and now I am not sure how easy it will be for voters to erase this from their memories. (If this is common practice, then how many other Hall of Famers are cheaters?) If Belichick is able to lead the Pats to the Super Bowl and win, then it will be completely lackluster no matter what.
Living in San Diego, this is a story of Biblical porportions. The Chargers and all their fans have not stopped crying foul since their loss last year. If you remember correctly (and I do because like I said they have not stopped talking about it), then you will recall that the Chargers called the Pats cheaters and unethical back then.
Let's take a look on Sunday and see how many coaches call plays with something covering their mouths...
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