Kyle Shanahan Loses Bag Containing Falcons Playbook, Pats Up to No Good Again?
Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan temporarily misplaced a bag which contained all the team’s offensive plans. Backpack-gate?
Media sessions during Super Bowl week can be frenzied and harried experiences, and Kyle Shanahan has learned this first hand after Monday night’s media night in Houston.
According to CBS Sports, Shanahan’s backpack – which for some strange reason contained everything he needed (including the playbook) for his Super Bowl preparation – mysteriously disappeared during the interview session.
The horror of every Falcon fan. Kyle Shanahan getting ready to face the Patriots, scrambling around looking for his playbook and game plans, uttering the words, “I’ve got to find it.”
Backpack-gate!
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Cheats! We knew it! The Patriots are up to their old tricks and trying to gain a competitive edge on a team they may be overmatched against.
OK false alarm, it was a harmless misunderstanding apparently.
Per the CBS report, Art Spander, a columnist for the San Francisco Examiner, had accidentally grabbed Shanahan’s backpack in the media members area where Shanahan had foolishly left it…
And then did what?
Well, officially he returned the backpack to its rightful owner, forcing and end to the three-state manhunt Shanahan had undoubtedly called in when his goods were first discovered missing.
But let’s backtrack.
San Francisco Examiner? Isn’t that the city where Shanahan is rumored to be headed after the end of the season? Hmmm. The plot thickens.
Several reports corroborate that the attache containing the highly secretive goods was missing for a near 20 minutes. Just how long would it have taken Spander to grab his smartphone, snap a few pictures and then text Bill Belichick with the “I’ve got what you need…for a price” message?
Oh tricky, tricky Patriots…the Falcons were prepared for your shenanigans.
The offensive plays and every other sensitive piece of information were contained on a Microsoft Surface Book Pro with encrypted passwords (and probably some sort of fingerprint matching, retina scan technology as well given the circumstances).
So return to your homes…nothing to see here. All is well in Houston.
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But if the Patriots’ defense seems to know every move Matt Ryan is making three steps before he makes them, we may have to subpoena Mr. Spander as to those 20 minutes he spent with the Falcons’ property.