Probably, but I'm not sure it could be done so easily. - Edit 1
Before modification by Joel at 28/11/2010 03:51:13 AM
I'm sure there's someone in the team organisation who could have writing down the upcoming opponents plays as their job, and summarise it into something for the players to learn even without video. Would that be banned too?
Tape gives you the luxury of time, slow mos, replays etc. that a few guys squiting to see hand signals 50m away and only visible for a split second don't have. If you want the full fans take on this though (bearing in mind that the Broncos worst finish since around 2002 was 7-9 but the new coach has us at 3-7) try the link. At the moment the whole first page is nothing but threads demanding McDaniels' job (OK, nothing new there, but these are all about this incident) but I think this one covers it pretty well:
http://www.broncosforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=197637
The guy got caught cheating, and the reason it sounds familiar to you is because the same guy got caught cheating not long ago when our head coach was running the offense for his team. Nevertheless, our head coach hired the same guy to handle video for us, and claims he knew no more about this tape than he did the last time it happened on his watch. He's coached us to such an awful record we actually have a decent shot at a high draft pick next year--except the last time his team got caught doing this they not only got fined, they lost their first round draft pick. As well they should, but the reason I and a lot of other people still don't respect the Patriots, question their three SBs in four years (something only one other team had ever done, but they did it legally), is because when it all came out, along with the fact their coach knew and did nothing, the coach kept his job. I love the Broncos, but as long as Belichick is coaching the Pats they'll be seen as cheaters, and as long as McDaniels is coaching the Broncos they will be, too. Just one more among literally a dozen reasons he needs to go now.