Sign stealing in football should be allowed and encouraged

Before the no-huddle offense infiltrated football, offenses huddled up and defenses had more time to respond to the offensive personnel on the field, creating more of true “chess match” between the coaches. Offenses had to gain yards by making the “right” play calls and executing them against defenses that were more prepared. With the no-huddle offense, offenses took advantage of rules that allowed them to change this dynamic. Now, offenses are getting a lot of their yards simply by “playing fast.” The football product was watered down as a result.

One of the only weaknesses to this no-huddle system is that since offenses aren’t huddling up, they have to signal in their plays. Now offensive coaches want to take advantage of the rules and run no-huddle but also don’t want to take responsibility for changing their signals game to game. Sorry, but that’s bullshite. If any fan can sit across your sideline and see your signals and note the playcall, your opposition should be able to do the same. It’s not only fair, but it should be encouraged to get this amateur bullshite out of football.