Deflate-Gate: Here We Go Again

SVN · Jan 20, 2015

Greg A. Bedard ‏@GregABedard 23s23 seconds ago
I would hope they also impounded the Colts' balls and checked them. We need a comparison

heavyde050 · Jan 20, 2015

I just hope the NFL doesn't go crazy and do something extreme like force the pats to forfeit.

Whoever on the Pats is responsible for this should probably lose his/hers job if this was done knowingly.

dales804 · Jan 20, 2015

Need more information. How did they get under the allowable level? What did he refs test them at? Ugh.

SVN · Jan 20, 2015

Tom E. Curran ‏@tomecurran 46s46 seconds ago
presumption now is Pats deflated footballs after inspection. We'll see if that's what's alleged or if officials didn't inspect well

Dan Wetzel ‏@DanWetzel 3m3 minutes ago
If there is a reasonable explanation for this, might be a good idea for either the Patriots or the NFL to provide it.

strngplyr · Jan 20, 2015

sb1 said:
If someone just deflated them in game then it feels like the 11 would be all different weights.... would be hard to keep them all the same....

No, doing so is easy, almost every pump you buy has a gauge. The hard part it not getting caught. It'd be really damn obvious that a ball boy was doing this.

It means that the officials approved the balls before the game without properly checking them or this is the result of wear and tear.

patsfan06 · Jan 20, 2015

karguy85 said:
Ugh. The league is "distraught." At least according to ESPN:

http://espn.go.com/boston/story/_/i...s-afc-championship-game?ex_cid=sportscenterTW

I'd be distraught too if the refs assigned to the game didn't realize the balls were 2 pounds lighter until halftime.

That's not taking blame away from the Pats, but that's distrubing to say the least.

jmt57 · Jan 20, 2015

NFL says New England Patriots had under-inflated footballs in AFC championship game - espnBoston

Yet to be determined is what, if any, penalties may be imposed upon Patriots. One source described the league as "disappointed ... angry ... distraught," after spending considerable time on the findings earlier Tuesday.

Part of the investigation that still needs further vetting is how the 11 footballs became under-inflated. The game balls provided to each team for preparation were required to be inspected and approved by referee Walt Anderson two hours and 15 minutes before kickoff before they were returned to each team. No alteration of footballs is allowed once they are approved, under league rules and regulations.

billdog3484 · Jan 20, 2015

heavyde050 said:
I just hope the NFL doesn't go crazy and do something extreme like force the pats to forfeit.

Whoever on the Pats is responsible for this should probably lose his/hers job if this was done knowingly.

I swear if they take this away from patriots I will not watch one more football game for the rest of my life

SVN · Jan 20, 2015

This week feels like a week when pats have lost a game and I have no interest in watching any sports tv when in reality it should be the other way round.

karguy85 · Jan 20, 2015

I don't understand why the Bill would possibly do this with a run heavy game plan. If there is no reasonable explanation, I will not be able to defend it.

FrodoBagginz · Jan 20, 2015

SVN said:
Greg A. Bedard ‏@GregABedard 23s23 seconds ago
I would hope they also impounded the Colts' balls and checked them. We need a comparison

Soon we will find out the Colts balls are "missing".

Banjo · Jan 20, 2015

I'm sure it's been mentioned before but... how would this have given any advantage to the Patriots and not the Colts? Didn't they all play with the same footballs?

PatriotsReign · Jan 20, 2015

So far, I'm fine with everything that has been released...

Patriot_in_NY · Jan 20, 2015

SVN said:
Tom E. Curran ‏@tomecurran 46s46 seconds ago
presumption now is Pats deflated footballs after inspection. We'll see if that's what's alleged or if officials didn't inspect well

We're f@@k'd if thats the case.

Jackson 2 · Jan 20, 2015

Banjo said:
I'm sure it's been mentioned before but... how would this have given any advantage to the Patriots and not the Colts? Didn't they all play with the same footballs?

No.

Deus Irae · Jan 20, 2015

Well, with it being 11 under inflated balls, I think we can rule out the "Gronk spiked it!" defense.

SVN · Jan 20, 2015

PatriotsReign said:
So far, I'm fine with everything that has been released...

Including the nfl is angry and distraught ?

dales804 · Jan 20, 2015

Banjo said:
I'm sure it's been mentioned before but... how would this have given any advantage to the Patriots and not the Colts? Didn't they all play with the same footballs?

They each bring their own balls.

patsfan06 · Jan 20, 2015

Seriously, **** you Belichick.

Always forcing us to deal with unnecessary controversies for no damn reason.

It's so ****ing frustrating. So good at the actual game that there is no reason for garbage like this. Makes me sick to my ****ing stomach.

Dumb.

BelichickFan · Jan 20, 2015

strngplyr said:
It means that the officials approved the balls before the game without properly checking them or this is the result of wear and tear.

It comes down to if someone with the Patriots talks. If no-one does then it's he said, he said on whether they were checked correctly by the refs, etc.

If someone from the Patriots says he did it and Bill said to do it, then there's a problem.

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