FOXSports.com's Jay Glazer reports that during a Denver Broncos staff meeting, head coach Josh McDaniels explained how the Broncos' filming of a San Francisco 49ers' walk-through practice on October 30 was different from the New England Patriots' SpyGate incident.

According to Glazer, "...Josh McDaniels in staff mtg on fri said latest video tape scandal isn't like SpyGate bc that was practiced & coached".

A former Patriots assistant coach admitting that the Patriots' illegal taping of opponents was "practiced and coached" should re-open some old wounds in Foxborough, Massachusetts, as well as raise a few eyebrows in the league office in New York.

What will also raise eyebrows, within team headquarters, is how McDaniels' explanation was leaked to the media. During his appearance on the FOX pre-game show, Glazer offered some insight into why that's happened.

After the Broncos' 59-14 loss to the Oakland Raiders on October 24, McDaniels brought his entire coaching staff into owner Pat Bowlen's office and "lambasted" the group for their performance the previous week.

With three assistants--longtime running backs coach Bobby Turner, offensive line coach Rick Dennison, and defensive coordinator Mike Nolan--leaving the Broncos last January, its' clear that McDaniels may not inspire much loyalty from his support staff.

McDaniels and the Broncos were each fined $50,000 for the October 30th incident, which involved former Broncos video director Steve Scarnecchia secretly filming six minutes of the 49ers' walk-through practice. Scarnecchia brought the film to McDaniels, who declined to view it.

(Wary of the Broncos lingering before their practice, the 49ers ran dummy plays.)

The NFL fined McDaniels for failing to immediately report the incident, which resulted in the termination of Scarnecchia's employment.

Scarnecchia and McDaniels worked for the Patriots during the SpyGate incident, with Scarnecchia's name surfacing in the investigation despite his departure from the organization after the 2004 season.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will meet with Scarnecchia, who may be barred from working for an NFL team in the future.