No, the logic doesn't side with this.
1) The Pats videotaped their opponents for 7 years before getting caught. They obviously made the spying work. Otherwise, no idiot coach would do it for that long for little to no reason. Other coaches tried and gave up because they couldn't make it work.
2) They kept doing after they were told to stop by the league. If it weren't that effective, commonsense tells you they would have stopped. They didn't.
3) Their former OC, Josh McDaniels, took that practice with him to Denver. Again, if it weren't effective, he wouldn't have done it.
4) The Pats most certainly did not get better after Spygate. In fact, it took them 8 years to figure out how to win a SB after getting caught.
No, they're not. They got caught cheating multiple times. It took that particular "dynasty" fifteen years to win their first super bowl without spying on their opponents. That's not the mark of a great dynasty.
Hahaha another fucking Gints fan great. Now you see what I have to deal with , with these NFC East fan bases. Spygate was retarded every team did it
“They kept doing it after being warned, so it must have been valuable.”
Rebuttal:
This is a logical retardation: correlation ≠ causation. Continuing the practice doesn't prove its effectiveness—it could just show arrogance, habit, or a culture of pushing limits. Consider:
The actual “advantage” is minimal—stealing defensive signals is only helpful if they don’t change the signals, which most teams did frequently.
Tony Dungy (Colts HC): “You can try to steal signals... It’s part of football. That’s why we use code words and hand signals.”
(Source: NBC Sports)
Teams changed their signals little bro.
“Josh McDaniels brought it to Denver.”
Rebuttal:
Yes, he had a videotaping incident in Denver (
but:
He was fined, not found to be actively cheating. A videographer taped a walkthrough without McDaniels’ instruction (he didn't watch the footage either).
The Broncos self-reported the violation to the NFL.
And McDaniels went 11-17 with Denver nk advantage whatsoever hahaha
I hate the Pats I really do but Big Dick Nick Foles owns them so I can admit that they are top 1-2 greatest dynasty ever up there with those dirty fucks in Pittsburgh