Sally Jenkins,WashPost Sports : A technicality of one sort helped win the game for the Packers, and another sort helped the New England Patriots beat the Baltimore Ravens. Belichick so exploited the rules on eligible recievers with rapid personnel shuffles that he created a shell game. The confused Ravens defense gave up three key receptions for double digit yards. Afterward, Ravens coach John Harbaugh complained it was “illegal”. He added, “Its not something that anybodys ever done before.”
But is that cheating —or innovation?