Great article about NFL spying (1 Viewer)

[Workhorse]

Written in 1967.

http://www.thesportgallery.com/sport-stori...aug-nflspy.html

I guess we should rename the AFC and NFC Championship trophies since they were both named after known cheaters who bugged phone lines and illegally took pictures of opposing team's practices. In the case of the Chiefs, they were caught multiple times and fined by the league.

Food for thought.

Oh wait, I forgot this is the Shark Pool.

Carry on burning the witches.

 

[massraider]

If this Walsh guy produces tapes of any other teams' practices, this "everyone does it" argument (which is a weak one anyway) goes out the window.

 

[Yitbos69]

Written in 1967.

http://www.thesportgallery.com/sport-stori...aug-nflspy.html

I guess we should rename the AFC and NFC Championship trophies since they were both named after known cheaters who bugged phone lines and illegally took pictures of opposing team's practices. In the case of the Chiefs, they were caught multiple times and fined by the league.

Food for thought.

Oh wait, I forgot this is the Shark Pool.

Carry on burning the witches.

How is this relevant to what is happening Now?

 

[NY/NJMFDIVER]

Gee Horse, why didn't Bill and Bob just turn this into the NFL when they got pinched week 1?

The rules weren't in place because people WEREN'T spying.

 

[Workhorse]

If this Walsh guy produces tapes of any other teams' practices, this "everyone does it" argument (which is a weak one anyway) goes out the window.

Did you read the article?

I spoke to Klosterman, a former Chiefs executive who is now general manager of the Oilers. "Oh yeah," Klosterman confirmed, "Kansas City spies, we caught 'em last year when we played them in their Municipal Stadium. See, the benches are on the same side of the field and they had this guy who was supposedly a roving photographer, but he was really a spy. . . He was snooping by our bench. Every time one of our coaches would say something important to one of our players, this guy would run over and relay the information to the Kansas City bench. I'm not makin' this up . . . we've got pictures of it."

"So what happened?"

"We registered a complaint with the league official. Kansas City got fined for it. That was their second offense with us. We caught 'em during preseason taking pictures of our practices with a Polaroid."

 

[freelander]

If this Walsh guy produces tapes of any other teams' practices, this "everyone does it" argument (which is a weak one anyway) goes out the window.

Did you read the article?

I spoke to Klosterman, a former Chiefs executive who is now general manager of the Oilers. "Oh yeah," Klosterman confirmed, "Kansas City spies, we caught 'em last year when we played them in their Municipal Stadium. See, the benches are on the same side of the field and they had this guy who was supposedly a roving photographer, but he was really a spy. . . He was snooping by our bench. Every time one of our coaches would say something important to one of our players, this guy would run over and relay the information to the Kansas City bench. I'm not makin' this up . . . we've got pictures of it."

"So what happened?"

"We registered a complaint with the league official. Kansas City got fined for it. That was their second offense with us. We caught 'em during preseason taking pictures of our practices with a Polaroid."

1963 ??? I'm sure that was sophisticated stuff.

 

[massraider]

If this Walsh guy produces tapes of any other teams' practices, this "everyone does it" argument (which is a weak one anyway) goes out the window.

Did you read the article?

I spoke to Klosterman, a former Chiefs executive who is now general manager of the Oilers. "Oh yeah," Klosterman confirmed, "Kansas City spies, we caught 'em last year when we played them in their Municipal Stadium. See, the benches are on the same side of the field and they had this guy who was supposedly a roving photographer, but he was really a spy. . . He was snooping by our bench. Every time one of our coaches would say something important to one of our players, this guy would run over and relay the information to the Kansas City bench. I'm not makin' this up . . . we've got pictures of it."

"So what happened?"

"We registered a complaint with the league official. Kansas City got fined for it. That was their second offense with us. We caught 'em during preseason taking pictures of our practices with a Polaroid."

I don't want to put words in your mouth, but would it be your assertion that teams routinely videotape other teams' practices?Because my statement was this: Part of the argument I have been hearing is that taping signals is commonplace. I don't happen to believe that taping practices before playoff games is commonplace.

If the Pats did this, I would say that part of the argument is dead.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

This is what I loved about the 1960's era Packers. No need to spy on them. Everybody knew they were going to run the Packer sweep. They just did it so well they pounded the hell out of their opponents.

Lombardi built men who were, and remain, champions. Belichick degraded men in pursuit of championships. One instilled honor and self respect, one got his players to sell what little they might have had.