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发帖数: 2114 | 1 The media reports as if filming opposing coaches is a violation of NFL rules
. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell shares this belief and apparently based his
punishment on it.
A September 6, 2006 memo from Ray Anderson, the NFL head of game operations,
adds to this. However, the rules don’t support this belief. Anderson’s
memo reads, “Videotaping of any type, including but not limited to taping
of an opponent’s offensive or defensive signals, is prohibited on the
sidelines, in the coaches’ booth, in the locker room, or at any other
locations accessible to club staff members during the game.”
Unfortunately, the memo misquotes the rules, and Anderson can’t change the
rules. Rule changes must be proposed to and voted on by the teams. The NFL
cited the misquoted rules against the Patriots from pages A105-A106 of the
league’s Policy Manual for Member Clubs Volume II: Game Operations 2007
edition.
Miscellaneous Rules and Regulations, Section A. reads, “No video recording
devices of any kind are permitted to be in use in the coaches’ booth, on
the field, or in the locker room during the game.”
The league also cited a portion of section D against the Patriots. Section D
reads, “To ensure the protection of equipment and employees of the teams’
video departments, please follow the guidelines listed for the video
shooting booths at your stadium.”
The league quoted the first guideline against the Patriots, “All video
shooting locations must be enclosed on all sides with a roof overhead.” The
rules never prohibit filming coaches. The sections used against the
Patriots only concern camera locations.
Anderson’s memo adds an emphasis on signals, which isn’t in the rules.
Also, Anderson says that videotaping is prohibited from “any other
locations accessible to club staff members.”
This isn’t in the rules either.
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