Bill Belichick. contract extensions, video tapes, and John Madden.

Posted on September 16th, 2007. Written by Emmett Jones.

You thought it was over? You of course, are wrong.

So, what exactly was on that Patriots tape from last week’s Jets game? Jay Glazer, from Fox News reported earlier,

The tape was filmed from the point of view of New England video assistant Matt Estrella as he lined up at the Patriots’ 20-yard line then clearly zoomed in on three to four Jets assistant coaches, including defensive coordinator Bob Sutton. The film shows a shot of the defensive signals and then, without cutting away, pans up to the scoreboard to record the time of the game as well as down-and-distance.

In the clips obtained by FOX Sports, Estrella begins filming from the 20 to the left of the bench for a handful of plays before shifting to the 20 to the right of the bench and again zooms in on the signals followed by scoreboard. Finally, he shifts back to the original spot once again.

I’ve already stated my opinion on this whole thing, and now that we know what’s on the tape, it seems like Belichick’s “misinterpretation of the rules” seems even more unlikely. Fortunately, for him, Belichick has signed a contract extension with Patriots, so he’ll have no problem paying the $500,000 fine.

I know what you’re saying. What could the Patriots really do with the Jets signals? A lot. Don’t believe me? go check out Deadspin.

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