Spygate continues to unfold

This thing just keeps getting bigger, and more amazing. And I will do my part not to let it get away. I'll start with this, from the Wisconsin State Journal. From the "hindsight is 20/20" department, here is the article's money shot: a quote from Packers' DB Al Harris, after the Pats beat the Pack 35-0 in in Green Bay, in 2006:

"It almost looked like they knew what we were doing, you know what I mean? They ran plays designed for us. They ran plays and made us check out some things. I don't know who calls their plays. (Belichick) is pretty good. Honestly. He's pretty good. There were things that they were doing that (got receivers open)."

Wow. Al, if only you knew. Though maybe you did have some idea. Steelers' receiver Hines Ward certainly did, after the 2002 AFC Championship game, according to this quote from a 2007 USA Today article:

"Oh, they knew. They were calling our stuff out. They knew, especially that first championship game here at Heinz Field. They knew a lot of our calls. There's no question some of their players were calling out some of our stuff."

Now, to the main monkey business - a compelling piece in today's New York Times, featuring an interview with Matt Walsh on the inner workings of the videotaping scheme. To me, here is the meat of the article:

The first time Walsh filmed an opponent’s signals was against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2000 preseason — Belichick’s first as the Patriots’ coach.

The Patriots then opened the regular season against the Buccaneers. Walsh said this was the first time he had seen quarterback Drew Bledsoe operate a no-huddle offense when not in a two-minute or hurry-up situation.

In the week after the game, Walsh said he asked a quarterback — again, he declined to name whom — how helpful the signals were. Walsh said the quarterback told him “probably about 75 percent of the time, Tampa Bay ran the defense we thought they were going to run — if not more.”

I can't imagine how much of an advantage that was! Well, Al Harris, Hines Ward, or anyone else who played the Patriots between 2000-2007 might. To me, it would be like sneaking a peak at my brother's controller and seeing 75% of the plays he chose in Tecmo Super Bowl. Something like that. Anyway...also in the article, there's this:

Belichick and Walsh never discussed the taping of opponents’ signals. That fell to Ernie Adams, Belichick’s right-hand man and mysterious assistant.

My reaction? Somebody should have a talk with this Ernie Adams.