first they already are a dynasty. they probably won't last many more years b/c of the current state of the league and the way the free agency system is set up right now, but they are there. different point...it wasn't just one game that they cheated. there were two complaints before, so they received a warning, then they did it again (which was kinda stupid b/c after being warned you've got to figure there's an eye on you) and the big investigation went down, headlines, etc. there is no way you can present a logical argument that they were not at an advantage b/c of what they did, especially now that we know that is was valuable enough to them to persist is doing it after being warned. so far, no other team has had to be punished for this type of cheating. do i think most teams observe the signals defensive coaches use to communicate their calls? yes. do most teams use video and compare that to records of how the defense played those plays to know the meaning of the signals quickly and efficiently, and with enough time left in a game to advise coaches or the qb what they are, enabling them to call audibles and hot routes at the line and exploit the defenses strategy? i would say overwhelmingly no. the thing is, it's pretty smart, b/c tom brady might be one of the only nfl qb's that is savvy enough to do that on the fly (only a few others come to mind that could probably do it). i play and understand football pretty well, so i can see what they could do with that. in fact, i seem to remember thinking in a super bowl a few years back how fortunate it was that so many times when philly ran a disguised blitz, the pats always seemed to have a screen called, or a draw when they'd run outside stunts. i'm totally speculating and there's no proof they did anything illegal in the games years ago, but i seriously do remember that thought coming into my mind during that game.
