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Message: [QUOTE="nychuskyfan, post: 2539628, member: 3456"] No. The official rules are the bylaws and game manual. Rules can’t be changed by memo. The 2006 memo was the NFL telling teams that their interpretation of the rules was that you were never allowed to record signals from anywhere, even the press box. Which was a moot point for the Pats since they were taping from the sideline, which was always explicitly prohibited. If your explanation was correct, don’t you think the Pats would’ve fought it like they did Deflategate? The Pats admitted they cheated, you should too. I think it diminishes 2000-2007 but not the decade since, which has been pretty remarkable. If you disagree about the implications for 2000-2007, that’s reasonable. Or that others may have been doing similar things, that’s reasonable (although I disagree that anyone had such a widespread system). But it’s not reasonable to say they didn’t cheat when they broke a black and white rule about taping on the field and didn’t even fight the stiff penalties. [/QUOTE]