This goes out to everyone who's praised the Colts' class
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So, there are two separate accusations of the Colts cheating on Sunday.
The first one, albeit all ready decided not to be cheating, was Sound Piping. According to the Kraft family, and several complaints issued by fans to the NFL, there was an unusual amount of noise in the RCA Dome on Sunday. The problem? It appeared that the colts were playing a CD of Fan Noise out of the speaker systems in the dome and having the tracks skip to make it more random.
I still bring this one up because although I trust the league, it seems like to much of a coincidence. In previous years, several teams, including Bill Cowher and the Steelers have complained about the noise in the Dome, and suspected that something was wrong. It seems as if while there may not be sound piping, or at least to NFL's knowledge, there is something going on. There is no explanation as to why this can be a public issue so many times, and for nothing to have been found is truly remarkable.
The second one is a bit more confusing, although can explain a lot about the way the Pats offense played. Whether it's the Colts fault or not, there was audio problems at the RCA dome.
Belichick said the Patriots operated without their coach-to-quarterback communication system for most of Sunday's game. He said it was unusual for that to happen and that the team went to a system in which they were signaling plays into Tom Brady.
What's happening in Indy? Seriously, how can it be a coincidence that in a league where the equipment is held to the highest standard, that a team could be unable to communicate directly to their Quarterback in a rival's stadium in the biggest game of the year?
To me, there are two conclusions.
1. Everyone cheats, and all of you who have been bashing the Pats for cheating or running up the score, and specifically those of you who praise the Colts for their class have a lot of explaining to do.
2. Beyond that, the other conclusion I see is that the Colts aren't all they've been cracked up to be. It was obvious a long time ago that BB is not the type of coach that will be friendly, respectful, or even kind enough to shake hands with his coaching rivals. Especially this year, people have been praising the Colts and Dungy for how classy they are, and now, the roles have been reversed, and it's the Colts who are being put under the spotlight of questioning.
