Personally, I think the sign stealing thing was over-blown. No team could have stolen signs and transferred the information to the team on the field before the play went down. I think they used the information to study a team's formations and tendencies, ie, look at the films, our offense is in such and such formation, the defense played us in such and such manner.
Certainly every team has attempted to steal the signs of the other team, but I don't know that they video taped them. It is no worse than stealing signs in baseball, and a smart team will vary the signs in order to trick the team trying to steal the signs.
None of it makes it right, but it is certainly done all of the time. Looks like they are much better when they don't attempt to steal signs, if this year's performance is any indicator.
Joe
Certainly every team has attempted to steal the signs of the other team, but I don't know that they video taped them. It is no worse than stealing signs in baseball, and a smart team will vary the signs in order to trick the team trying to steal the signs.
None of it makes it right, but it is certainly done all of the time. Looks like they are much better when they don't attempt to steal signs, if this year's performance is any indicator.
Joe
