Little Jr;4374363 said:
Je was CAUGHT cheating. How many other coaches did it and didint get caught? The cheatong thing wadnt a big deal Imo.
The cheating WAS a huge thing because he continued even after he was warned the previous season by the NFL. Other coaches did it, namely Bill Parcells where he learned it, but abandoned it after they couldn't find an advantage.
Bill Belichick refined the cheating tactic, knowing full well the NFL had rules against it, and used it to his advantage.
Just because other people tried to make an airplane and failed doesn't mean someone else won't succeed.
Even after numerous complaints against him, he still cheated. And after the letter from the NFL, he still cheated.
So anyone who thinks it wasn't helping him and it wasn't a big deal is dead wrong. Moreover, it's shown statistically that his cheating helped him win an average of two more games per season.
Pay very special attention to the analysis of the three orders of standard deviation of the mean. That's insane. If you come back with it doesn't mean much, I'll know you don't know squat about statistics.
http://www.advancednflstats.com/2008/01/response-to-luck-and-belichick-article.html
http://www.advancednflstats.com/2008/02/more-spygate-revelations.html