Deflate-Gate: Here We Go Again

PrairiePat said:

The longer this goes, the worse I feel about it. If it were an open and shut case, it seems we would have heard something by now. Hope I'm wrong.

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I feel the same way. If it was simple they would have announced something concrete by now. These leaks are not good.

SVN said:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...her-does-indeed-reduce-ball-pressure/related/

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So maybe the Patriots only cheated a little?

As far as I know only the kicking balls must be new ones, they could say that those were old balls that Aaron Hernandez used to practice some stabbing.

This is like 2007. A small piece of news is leaked.No detail on what the tapes contained and what impact they had and the media becomes judge jury and executioner. The nfl really should not be leaking news like this .

here you go

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/why-tom-brady-should-be-at-the-center-of-deflate-gate-175151215.html

i hope tom clears this up. As much as the media hates BB, they wont kill tom.

BradyManny said:

When $25K is the starting bid, suspension for the HC is a huge stretch.

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You DO know who the Omissioner is, right?

Considering there is no real difference between a ball filled to this capacity and a ball filled to that capacity, beyond a simple personal preference, all this story is doing is reminding me of two different things:

1. The American sports masses are idiots and low IQ morons who will consider anything cheating as long as that's what the media refers to it as. It wasn't "cheating" when Rodgers said he liked balls over inflated, because the media didn't add the cheating narrative to it. Now it is cheating because the media did.

What else can be determined from this other than the fact that people in this society have a tremendous difficulty with thinking logically and for themselves? Just pathetic.

2. Everybody hates the Patriots.

To call a football one pound of pressure shy of regulation "cheating" is yet another stretch that could only be reached by mindless idiots who cannot think for themselves. It's honestly pathetic and gives me a feeling of contempt for other human beings. It isn't "cheating" until someone on television uses that word while reporting on the fact that the balls were under-inflated.

Nobody can think for themselves and it's absolutely pitiful.

karguy85 said:

So maybe the Patriots only cheated a little?

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I don't know why this made me laugh.. Lol

I guarantee this will be chalked up to "weather related" something the Colts are not too familiar with..

SunsOutGunsOut said:

I don't know why this made me laugh.. Lol

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That might have been my attention and I guess I'm looking for a silver lining...

When was the last time you ever even heard of this topic being a concern for opposing Teams, Fans? Do they just pull his stuff out of their asssholes? We had to deal with spygate the whole 2 weeks leading up to SB 42 with Chris Berman and the hack Sports network ESPN grabbing on and not letting go the entire year, then miraculously the week before the SB we get Walsh coming forward with something related which he never actually had and clearly it was a distraction, and here we go again, and you know the average dumbass low IQ fan of the other teams already believe the Pats cheat to win, and the Media couldn`t ask for anyhing better, they eat this **** up.

If Goodell doesn`t put a stop to this and I mean within the next couple of days, I am done watching the NFL. Why he would even allow this investigation to happen is beyond me. Sorry, but I am extremely pissed right now. So tired of this horse crap. If one person on the street who knows I am a patriots fans say one word, they better get ready for a face full of blood, not even kidding.

I always found underinflated balls to be harder to handle, but why on earth doesn`t the NFL itself handle all the damn balls anyways? You know damn well, it allows all games to come into question if you can provide your own balls.But as I asked, whens the last time anyone ever voiced a concern over something ike this? Why can`t opposing Teams and fans lose with Grace like the pats do when they lose? This Country has turned into a nation of crybaby whiners.

Ans 11 out of 12 balls? Really? Is that like 4 outa 5 Dentist`s? How big of them, they are saying we used one that was legit.

heavyde050 said:

Another honest question, why should any fan trust the NFL on this?

They mess up all the other big news stories, refs border on incompetent sometimes, and Goodell has never shown equitable punishments in anything.

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Because they want to believe it.

PATS16N0 said:

To call a football one pound of pressure shy of regulation "cheating" is yet another stretch that could only be reached by mindless idiots who cannot think for themselves. It's honestly pathetic and gives me a feeling of contempt for other human beings. It isn't "cheating" until someone on television uses that word while reporting on the fact that the balls were under-inflated.

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So what do you call it when a rule says "No one shall alter the balls in any way after they have been submitted to the officials" and then someone alters the balls after they have been submitted to officials?

AndyJohnson said:

Lets not treat some guy calling himself and insider as the shining source of truth

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Funny, since we blew them away in the second half..soooo......ahh forget it.

Fansince77 said:

When was the last time you ever even heard of this topic being a concern for opposing Teams, Fans? Do they just pull his stuff out of their asssholes? We had to deal with spygate the whole 2 weeks leading up to SB 42 with Chris Berman and the hack Sports network ESPN grabbing on and not letting go the entire year, then miraculously the week before the SB we get Walsh coming forward with something related which he never actually had and clearly it was a distraction, and here we go again, and you know the average dumbass low IQ fan of the other teams already believe the Pats cheat to win, and the Media couldn`t ask for anyhing better, they eat this **** up.

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I'm fairly sure Walsh never claimed to have walkthrough tapes.

I would laugh if it is the Patriots playing chess again..

Filled the ball to 13 PSI in a controlled environment at a very warm temperature ie. 100 degrees right before PSI gets checked. Ball gets PSI weighed @ 72 degrees around 12.5 PSI and put into bags... Bring them outside and watch PSI drop through the half.

No rules broken.. No altering done. Letter of the law was followed

I am fantasizing about BB leading the Pats to a resounding stomping of the Seahawks as the whole world watches.

Then when the Omissioner goes to hand the ball to BB, BB tells him to stick it where the sun doesn't shine, I resign". Then he walks off the podium into retirement and begins working on his tell-all book.

A shocked Omissioner looks to Brady, the SB MVP and hands him the trophy and Brady says "Give it to Bob, do you know who my wife is and how much she makes? I don't need to play in your Mickey Mouse league any more, I'm retiring."

And he walks off the podium and follows BB into the sunset as the Omissioner stands there in stunned disbelief.

Patjew said:

This sucks. I just want to focus on the stupid game, not this ****.

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Bingo. This is ******** for us as fans to have to deal with this RIGHT after winning the AFCCG. This is all that will be talked about for 2 weeks leading up to the game, rather than the matchups and strategy