This is aimed at ManGINA 

Ok I have to have a rebuttal on the Patriots cheating accusations

A quote from a 2002 Sports Illustrated article and a link to the whole article below. The article isn't specifically about cheating but does illustrate its use. Why do you think the coaches and players in football and baseball cover their mouths went making calls and talking? Because they know people are watching. So lets not kid ourselves into thinking that the Patriots are the only team in the league doing something unethical. I haven't looked but I'm sure one could probably dig something up about the Jets coach ManGINA ratting on a fellow coach. 

So is Shanahan a cheater too? Or anybody else who would do that? Per the definition stated I guess the answer would be yes. Execution wins games so I don't believe a bit of it.    Read the article below see what I mean!!

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For good times, there's nothing like inviting a car full of lip-readers over to watch Sunday's NFL games.

"Lipreading is a feverish topic in the NFL these days. Coaches are covering their mouths when they send in plays because they're suspicious that thieves are watching. The coaches look like they had onions for lunch or just graduated from the Istanbul Spy Institute. "We hear rumors all the time about [opposing] coaches hiring guys to read our lips," says Cardinals offensive coordinator Rich Olson.

It's no rumor, pal. "Our guy keeps a pair of binoculars on their signal-callers every game," says Broncos coach Mike Shanahan. "With any luck, we have their defensive signals figured out by halftime. Sometimes, by the end of the first quarter." " 

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Link to the Sports Illastrated article

CNNSI.com - SI Online - Sports Illustrated - Life of Reilly - SI's Rick Reilly: The Silent Treatment - Wednesday

January 09, 2002 05:56 PM