Arians blames Steelers 2011 loss to Ravens on TV microphone

[PoloMalo43]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-nfl-preview-farmer-20140907-column.html#page=1

Seems like coaches have different opinions on this. The most interesting comment to me was Jerry Jones's, i see why the Cowboys have sucked since they got rid of Johnson. Dude is clueless.

"I'm totally against it," Arizona Cardinals Coach Bruce Arians said. "I know it's great for the fans, but when you're running a no-huddle offense or your two-minute drill, and everybody's got your code words, guys can't learn new code words every week. It's not that easy."

Arians, former offensive coordinator in Pittsburgh, said microphones at the line of scrimmage were partly to blame for the Steelers losing a pivotal game against AFC North rival Baltimore, 23-20, in Week 8 of the 2011 season.We lost home-field advantage because Baltimore had somebody who was sitting and listening to all the TV copies," he said. "They tried to match those up to a play. We had an audible that was a quick screen, and [Ravens linebacker] Terrell Suggs stepped up and intercepted it. That was going to be a walk-in touchdown. And they had the code word, and they got it off the mics.

"It sounds great for the fans and all that, but it makes a big headache for coaches."


"I think there's a place for hearing the sounds," said Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, a member of the league's broadcast committee. "Just hearing some of the action that's going on out there. When you think about boxing, I like the up-close sounds. One of the nice things about boxing is, boy, you can hear them splat every now and then. So I'm into that.

"I don't have mixed emotion about it as to anything competitively, or anything taken away there. It's just whether or not you think it's going over the line show business-wise."

 

[Drink IRON City]

WOW, and this is just "game day" stuff. Imagine what premeditated cheatriots stuff would do for you !!!!!!!!!!!




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[slashsteel]

If it even remotely has a chance for some of the teams to get a advantage with it, I am not in favor of it.................

 

[Beaker]

If it even remotely has a chance for some of the teams to get a advantage with it, I am not in favor of it.................

Wouldn't it give all teams the same advantage? Every team could listen to the other team's calls and try to adjust. Just a new technology that, as the game continues to evolve, coaches and players will have to try and adapt to.

 

[bermudasteel]

If "everybody" does it - where's the advantage??? Perhaps we need to focus more on subterfuge and counter-intelligence...

 

[slashsteel]

Wouldn't it give all teams the same advantage? Every team could listen to the other team's calls and try to adjust. Just a new technology that, as the game continues to evolve, coaches and players will have to try and adapt to.

perhaps one or two teams are better at it?

Perhaps I am gunshy with the Steelers being cheated out of games in the past (spygate)

 

[Drink IRON City]

A BIG part of the game, is the counter guessing "chess" moves one would make. Take that away, and you are diminishing the game. Pick your poison.


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[PoloMalo43]

A BIG part of the game, is the counter guessing "chess" moves one would make. Take that away, and you are diminishing the game. Pick your poison.


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Which we saw today when Ben called out" AB run your regular route" to make it seem like he was running a slant or inside route when everyone, their dog, and the guy covering AB knew it was a streak to the EZ.

These guys are not that smart, it's more like checkers than chess. Imagine a team with really low wonderlic guys, I can see them stuck with using what they were taught at camp all year long.