SWATeam Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 In my dreams Tom Brady turns into Pete Rose. Excommunicated from the game and begging to get back in year after year until he's old and pathetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThurmasThoman Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 As the computing power available to humanity grows exponentially, the NFL is faced with an existential crises: keep a finger in the dike and try to prevent "cheating"? Or embrace the analogous relationship to war that is so often used when discussing professional football, and allow teams to win "by any means necessary". On the one hand, the league can continue to try the whack-a-mole legal strategy that will continuously be employed in the coming years, as teams utilize strategies such as: hacking into opposing teams servers; drone-based-espionage; overriding radio signals on sidelines; infinitesimally small cameras in visiting locker rooms; etc. Or, the league can condone all of this, under the guise of "all is fair in love and war". In the first scenario, the league risks class action lawsuits from gamblers--or worse actions still from casinos and senators. On the other, the league creates an even more compelling product--one that allows it to retroactively brand its (as of now) "cheating" organization as the team that had the foresight to move the league forward into a new strategic game, where coaches and team employees were responsible for playing "defense" in their communications and game day preparations to the same degree that they game plan to attack their opponents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 @SInow NFL’s appeal of Tom Brady ruling could be heard in February http://on.si.com/1MYZwol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 @SInow NFL’s appeal of Tom Brady ruling could be heard in February http://on.si.com/1MYZwol The day after they win the Super Bowl by stealing the opponent's plays out of the garbage can and bugging their hotel rooms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodbuster Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 @SInow NFLs appeal of Tom Brady ruling could be heard in February http://on.si.com/1MYZwol Why even bother at that point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starrymessenger Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Why even bother at that point? Because there's always next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Because there's always next year. ...and the legacy. It's personal at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 And the correct answer: they don't want to concede 100% of the judges ruling and hope to gain back atleast a portion of the power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 The day after they win the Super Bowl by stealing the opponent's plays out of the garbage can and bugging their hotel rooms and the suspension will be applied to the first 4 preseason games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufkidchamp Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/nfl-s-appeal-of-tom-brady-ruling-won-t-be-heard-until-february-2016-231925903.html Not happening. Keep dreaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodbuster Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 ...and the legacy. It's personal at this point.Everybody has already decided what they feel his legacy should be by now. The only people who look upon him favorably are those who would not be swayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinii Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 let Rambo decide his fate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/nfl-s-appeal-of-tom-brady-ruling-won-t-be-heard-until-february-2016-231925903.html Not happening. Keep dreaming. Confirmed. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2015/09/29/deflategate-appeal-tom-brady-suspension-hearing/73050352/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishDave Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 As the computing power available to humanity grows exponentially, the NFL is faced with an existential crises: keep a finger in the dike and try to prevent "cheating"? Or embrace the analogous relationship to war that is so often used when discussing professional football, and allow teams to win "by any means necessary". On the one hand, the league can continue to try the whack-a-mole legal strategy that will continuously be employed in the coming years, as teams utilize strategies such as: hacking into opposing teams servers; drone-based-espionage; overriding radio signals on sidelines; infinitesimally small cameras in visiting locker rooms; etc. Or, the league can condone all of this, under the guise of "all is fair in love and war". In the first scenario, the league risks class action lawsuits from gamblers--or worse actions still from casinos and senators. On the other, the league creates an even more compelling product--one that allows it to retroactively brand its (as of now) "cheating" organization as the team that had the foresight to move the league forward into a new strategic game, where coaches and team employees were responsible for playing "defense" in their communications and game day preparations to the same degree that they game plan to attack their opponents. I believe that hacking into another team's server is a Federal Offense that would result in serious jail time. And I don't suspect teams are doing this to each other. It's not like NFL staff are a bunch of genius geeks. The league will not take the position of anything goes. This isn't Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. The propensity to cheat in the NFL is merely a reflection of modern Americans' lack of morality. And yes that probably will get worse over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 I believe that hacking into another team's server is a Federal Offense that would result in serious jail time. And I don't suspect teams are doing this to each other. It's not like NFL staff are a bunch of genius geeks. The league will not take the position of anything goes. This isn't Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. The propensity to cheat in the NFL is merely a reflection of modern Americans' lack of morality. And yes that probably will get worse over time. Re hacking, the Cardinals (baseball) are being charged with exactly this (against the Astros), and they appear to be guilty. It's certainly in the realm of possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Re hacking, the Cardinals (baseball) are being charged with exactly this (against the Astros), and they appear to be guilty. It's certainly in the realm of possibility. Wasn't that debacle essentially the GM not changing his password when he moved or something ridiculous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Wasn't that debacle essentially the GM not changing his password when he moved or something ridiculous? I believe so, yeah. If any team in sports were going to hack their opponents' systems, we all know who 99% of the sports-watching community would nominate as the most likely team. Of course, I doubt that's actually happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Time to change the thread title YOLO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishDave Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Re hacking, the Cardinals (baseball) are being charged with exactly this (against the Astros), and they appear to be guilty. It's certainly in the realm of possibility. I guess so. Stupid if they did it. Someone will go to jail. How stupid...... The dumbest part about crimes like that is you get a chance to think about what you are about to do before you do it. And then they do it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 I guess so. Stupid if they did it. Someone will go to jail. How stupid...... The dumbest part about crimes like that is you get a chance to think about what you are about to do before you do it. And then they do it anyway. The thing about the hacking that I find the most idiotic is the fact that it really didn't give them a competitive advantage. It's not like they have "play books" per say in baseball. Sure they might have bios on players and tendencies but that's nothing that most scouts and analytics can't do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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