New way for the Pats to cheat?

Elias

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They are using drones now. I am truly sorry if this has been spoken about anywhere else. It's hard to keep track! I think one of us wrote this article.

While the Steelers used Go Pro cameras at their OTAs, the Patriots launched a drone program at their training facility last Friday. Patriots and drones were the subject of a TheOnion.com satire piece several years ago that jokingly showed the Patriots taking out the opposition's offense with a weaponized drone.

While it is probably safe to assume these drones are not weaponized, the Patriots were very vague about their purpose. The Patriots VP of Media Relations Stacey James simply said the drones were part of a "football initiative". Not surprisingly, Bill Belichick was about as transparent as the windows of a 1987 Ford Aerostar after a drive through the desert. (Yeah, I'd have as many questions about that scene as I do about the Patriots new "football initiative.") He responded with a very oblique "I don't know" when asked about the program.

Let's try to break this down into very simple terms and highlight what we know so far:

1) This is a secret drone program.

2) Secret drone programs are normally associated with activities like spying.

3) They say the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior, so spying is plausible. (I wonder if there were any strange aircraft in the vicinity of the Steelers practice facility?)

4) Spying is a part of Patriots history

5) So are unmanned planes. At a Jets v. Patriots game in the 70's, a flying lawnmower struck and killed a fan who had been sitting in the stands.

It is probably safe to assume that Patriots drones are not intended to harm people on the ground. On the other hand, Belichick did seem to leave the door open for a new Spygate-style initiative, about which he can later claim ignorance.

Seriously, how hard would it have been for Belichick to have used a few more words and said, "We're using the drones to get better footage of our practices"? Given the Patriots history, drones are not the best topic about which to be cagey.
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http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/nfl-pittsburgh-steelers-news/2015/6/1/8700025/new-england-patriots-drone-program-a-source-of-mystery-and-concern
 
SackExchange

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The flying lawnmower game? That was at Shea.

I was around 5 years old at the time, and that was going to be my FIRST Jets game. Wouldn't you know, a tonsillectomy got in the way? I didn't get to be there to see the flying lawnmower go into the crowd.

For the record, this story has legs. And though other teams use it, does anyone doubt that Belichick and Ernie Adams are looking for ways to use drones to videotape opponents?

http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/2015/05/29/this-drone-control-major-tom-brady/UrXZJuyYR4ufN1teO7wYcN/story.html
 
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ucrenegade

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not sure if this is legit but hell i mentioned this on JI a few years ago.
 
nycdan

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These drones are equipped with the following equipment:

1) audio pickups to record and rebroadcast defensive signals directly to the secret side-band frequency on Brady's helmet speaker.

2) 2 very tight-beam lasers that can bore an invisible hole in the football, releasing approximately 1.5-2.0 psi of air pressure without being detected.

3) A small-capacity water-cannon that can create a mud slick in front of an opposing WR or RB who breaks through the defense.

4) A fish-eye camera that scans the crowd for potential hot babes for Bellichick to approach after the game

But other than that, they're exclusively for peaceful purposes.
 
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Shasta01

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Elias said:
They are using drones now. I am truly sorry if this has been spoken about anywhere else. It's hard to keep track! I think one of us wrote this article.



http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/nfl-pittsburgh-steelers-news/2015/6/1/8700025/new-england-patriots-drone-program-a-source-of-mystery-and-concern
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And you guys actually wonder why Jets fans are universally laughed at amongst NFL fans?
 
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Shasta01

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Just making sure we have a record of this.
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It's well documented, and given the craziness of the post I'm responding to, well founded. I doubt you can, but if you could put your obvious Pats hatred aside for a moment, you might actually agree the "Pats Cheating hysteria" is a bit out of control isn't it? Add to the fact that even if it wasn't, it still wouldn't be the Pats fault the Jets have been a second rate franchise for going on 45 years now?
 
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Shasta01 said:
It's well documented, and given the craziness of the post I'm responding to, well founded. I doubt you can, but if you could put your obvious Pats hatred aside for a moment, you might actually agree the "Pats Cheating hysteria" is a bit out of control isn't it? Add to the fact that even if it wasn't, it still wouldn't be the Pats fault the Jets have been a second rate franchise for going on 45 years now?
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Funny for someone who claims to be a new member here to have such a deeply formed opinion already, isn't it?
 
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JohnnyBaseball1

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You reap what you sow, Patriots fans. You reap what you sow. Don't want people to talk shit about the fact that the franchise you root for consistently cheats? Root for a different team, because THAT SHIP HAS SAILED FOREVER with Brady and Belichick.
 
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