do we need a thread just about cheating?
Patriots complain about crowd noise
By Jason Cole
Monday, Nov 5, 2007 12:13 pm EST
The NFL is looking into allegations that the Indianapolis Colts piped in noise during the game Sunday between the Colts and the Patriots. The charge comes after Patriots President Jonathan Kraft became the latest NFL team executive to accuse the Colts of the distracting tactic that is against the rules.
"We're aware of it and we're looking into it," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Monday. "It may just be the TV feed from CBS, but we're checking it out."
Observers at the game said there seemed to be a "skip" in the sound during the game Sunday, which the Patriots won 24-20. That might confirm the long-held suspicion among many people in the NFL that the Colts play loud crowd noise to help distract opponents when the other team is on offense.
"We're aware of the accusations, but there has never been anything to substantiate it," Aiello said.
Kraft approached NFL Vice President of Security Milt Ahlerich after Kraft and his parents, Patriots owners Bob and Myra Kraft, left the Patriots locker room after the game.
Kraft was angry as he told Ahlerich the league needed to look into the allegation. Ahlerich is the same person who confiscated a videotape made by the Patriots during a game against the New York Jets in Week 2 that led to the Spygate controversy.
In addition, New England quarterback Tom Brady also commented on how loud it was in the RCA Dome.
"I don't know how you measure levels of being deaf, but we couldn't hear anything out there," Brady said.
This is the latest in a string of incidents between the teams that have fueled the growing Colts-Pats rivalry. In the past, Colts General Manager Bill Polian has vehemently argued that the Patriots have bent the rules in terms of use of replay challenges and the pass interference rule.
― j.q higgins, Monday, 5 November 2007 17:51 (eighteen years ago)
i'd feel differently if they were doing things like the twins do in the hhh dome where they open and close doors depending which team is at bat to create better wind conditions. i mean, if the colts were always kicking with their backs to the wind or if they had no wind while the opposition had crosswinds or whatever that would be really unfair. not sure why i think psychological advantages are fair but physical ones are not. i suppose because a suitably prepared team can overcome psychological ones.
― chicago kevin, Monday, 5 November 2007 18:10 (eighteen years ago)
this doesn't really bother me at all, esp. considering most good, modern teams (i.e. ones not run by j.p. losman) are pretty adept at running silent counts and calling silent audibles on the road.
― J0rdan S., Monday, 5 November 2007 19:24 (eighteen years ago)