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Wade Phillips didn't want to get into the cheating allegations against the Patriots, but he was happy to present a solution to stop such activities. It's real simple: Put a radio in a defensive player's helmet, just like the ones quarterbacks have. "If it’s out there, somebody’s going to try to get it," Phillips said. "In baseball, they do it all the time. They try to steal their signals. Well, once you get the communication through the helmet, you can’t do it on offense anymore. Well, you couldn’t do it on defense if we’d do that." Phillips has been fighting for this change for some time. He lobbied for it in front of the NFL competition committee during the off-season. The committee voted against the change by a narrow margin. Perhaps the Pats controversy will change a couple committee members' minds. |
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Posted by Rodney in Nashville @ 4:28 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007
I bet that the Patriots vote was the one that put them over the top to reject the new idea. Do the same thing on defense that you do on offense. What a concept.
Posted by Big Kev @ 4:37 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007
What's to prevent teams from stealing the radio signals? If they want to cheat, they would just find a way.
Posted by dan @ 4:40 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007
this is genius, because NO ONE has ever intercepted electronic communications ever
The patriots were also acused of this during a game against the broncos a few yrs ago, just go back to the old school ways of running plays in and out with a player
Posted by jrs2300 @ 4:42 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007
who is going to where the HELMET ?? defensive players subsitute all the time .. it's not like on offense..
Posted by Bryan @ 5:05 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007
It's a good idea. But I thought they were already going to do it... I thought that was the whole point of putting those awful green stickers on the helmets - so they could tell who from each side has the radio and the defense could have one too.
Posted by Christopher Walken @ 5:27 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007
Hey, if the Patriots or any other team are going to try and steal your radio signals too, the solution is easy, my friends . . . just drown them out with more COWBELL!
Posted by Rodney in Nashville @ 5:42 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007
Very nice Christopher Walken! Very nice! That's the second time in 2 or 3 days that you've used it. Don't wear it out.
Posted by Samurai @ 6:01 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007
Make the penalty more severe - a team caught stealing signals againts rules forfeits game...
Posted by Peter @ 6:23 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007
A QB coach gets four games for an offense that does not affect the outcome of a game in any way. A head coach caught stealing signals? Probably won't be suspended at all, much less four games. Ban them from the playoffs like NCAA teams from bowl games when they get caught cheating. Ha, that'd shake up the NFL.
Posted by Maverick @ 7:36 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007
Remember when Big Bill was paranoid about spies on the practice field and all of you thought he was nuts? Well, I knew he wasn't, especially in this case has he new Bellichek, and possibly others, would do the same.
Posted by Lance @ 9:36 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007
I would combine Samurai and Peter's suggestions. If a student gets caught cheating on a test they get an F on top of other penalties. In this case the F should stand for forfeit AND a five game suspension for the head coach. (Wade Wilson was actually suspended for five games)
Posted by Christopher Walken @ 10:49 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007
Heyy, uhhh, RODney . . . what's with the . . . GRIEF, man? EVERYone knows -- you can NEVER have too much . . . COWBELL!
Posted by John Kochtosten @ 10:56 PM Wed, Sep 12, 2007
"this is genius, because NO ONE has ever intercepted electronic communications ever"
Thanks Dan for pointing out the giant hole in Wade's solution. It's this kind of problem solving that Cowboy fans will come to adore in the coming months. Oh sure, nice guy, but about as sharp as a bowling ball.
Posted by Stan in Wichita Falls @ 2:12 AM Thu, Sep 13, 2007
So, according to you anti-radio guys, we should stop using it to signal the plays in to our quarterback, too?