I dunno if anyone follows me on twitter
@Mackeyser , but the NFL's explanation is just gross.
The signal sent to headsets and to QBs is a digital signal that is encrypted. The idea that you could easily get FM crosstalk on an encrypted digital channel is just...
well, if you understood how these things worked even on a basic level, you'd realize exactly how badly they are outright LYING.
Weather might cause garbling or the signal to cut out. But... it would NOT cause Muxing or multiplexing in which multiple ANALOG signals become blended together which is what the NFL is stating happened.
Bottom line is that it simply does NOT happen with encrypted and unencrypted digital signals.
Like I tweeted, It's like for the sports journos, NFL PR > physics.
Not for me.
And if an opposing team has an issue, why does NE get 14 whole minutes of of advantage before the NFL forces the Pats to remove their headsets and when they do, the problem vanishes, only to resurface only once the NFL officials leave the NE area.
I believe what Pittsburgh is alleging based on ONE thing only: the fact that they heard the Pats FM radio broadcast over their secure digital encrypted channel.