Deflate-Gate: Here We Go Again

SVN said:

Mike Reiss ‏@MikeReiss 35s36 seconds ago
Tom Brady was initially scheduled to answer questions from reporters on Friday (11:30 a.m.). That has been moved up to 4 p.m. ET today.

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As I anticipated about Tom. I thought if there was a guilty party, it'd be Tom. So indeed he is on the spot.

I've been thinking this since this issue even surfaced. A QB should be able to prep a football pretty much however they want, short of shredding it I suppose. If they start with the same football, then whatever. If the goal of the league is to have good offense, which it is, then minute rules about ball pressure don't make any sense. I'm not claiming that the Pats don't seem to have violated a rule, because it does appear that way and they will get a punishment, but why even the rule?

No QB will throw a 1 psi ball, because you can't throw and catch a flat leathery blob, so every QB will naturally be within some sort of range that works for them (9 psi to 14 psi maybe? Maybe they change it a little with temp and the conditions? Does it matter?). Why should anyone care?

I care most about CONSISTENCY OF THOUGHT, and this often comes up in political arenas as well - I have no trouble with democrats, republicans, libertarians, socialists, etc, as long as their thinking is internally consistent - if they have a logical view of the world that all works together for them. You just can't have incredibly low taxes and generous public programs - those two aren't internally consistent.

Having a minute rule about ball PSI, though, isn't consistent with wanting offenses to rule the day. If this rule had been changed in the offseason to allow whatever psi anyone wanted, NO ONE would have cared, but instead the NFL messed around with defensive pass interference emphasis, and it's been a HUGE point of aggravation for players and fans this season.

I just hate the inconsistency, because it's pointless.

http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story...s-new-england-patriots-habitual-line-steppers another moron

Charlotte Pats Fan said:

Who are those asshats on eei? Like to punch them in the throat

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why what did they say, inquiring minds want to know"

After how many hours of hate from the weei morning show,,,, wow ! they are like someone just pulled the rug out from under them. real disappointed..so what was left for them..BB threw Brady under the bus....what a-holes

Thought Bill did brilliantly and was obviously pissed at this distraction...

Have to agree there is so many details on game day, the pressure of footballs is probably not one of them..

Very interested to see what Tom says. Don't think for a second BB would have done this without some kind of plan in place.

i believe coach belichick

tom, your next...you had to have known something since youre the QB. anyone seen the ball boy? i hear they found his body in the river?

reflexblue said:

why what did they say, inquiring minds want to know"

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Whatever they said was about ratings and social media followers, not about this issue at all..

Nobody's mind was changed after the presser, but thats fine.

Nothing short out coming out and saying "YES, IT WAS ME!" would have been acceptable by the media idiots.

People who screamed "cheater" before will continue to scream it, people who didn't care, still won't care. Just the nature of the situation.

Embrace the hate. They're in the Super Bowl!

Kdo5 said:

As I anticipated about Tom. I thought if there was a guilty party, it'd be Tom. So indeed he is on the spot.

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Oh come on. They just want him to address and shut it off as quickly as possible instead of waiting for tomorrow. Why do we have to have a witch hunt explanation for everything about him being guilty ?

SVN said:

Well..he meant in the context of comfortable for a QB I think.

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Even if someone fixed the balls for or even worse at the request of Brady, there is no way BB did not know.

I get the denying of the cheating but I find it hard to believe anything happens with the Pats that he is not aware of.

I really think the NFL and media are trying to make this a bigger issue than it is with all this contradictory info out there. I am finding it tough to follow what is what.

Hopefully TB just says I like the balls on the lower scale of the acceptable range and someone must have lowered it too much.

I didn't say Bill taped the Rams, I said the accusation by the Rams hurt our reputation. Anyways welcome to the ignore list. Enough is enough. I'm taking this to the mod and if need be to the Admin. For the time being anyone who calls me or moron or Is condescending towards me Is getting ignored . Keep your silly opinions to yourselves. I don't care.

From yesterday morning's interview with Steelers President Art Rooney II.

On changing the procedure for how footballs to be used in games are tested and monitored:
“The one thing I would say is this rule where we use two different sets of balls is relatively new, and frankly I’m not sure why we came to this conclusion. I assume this will be something that the Competition Committee looks at. But as far as I’m concerned, I think we all ought to use the same balls and not have each side have their own footballs available to them. That’s just my view of it, but it seems to be simpler to just have one set of balls, which was the case for many years where the officials brought the balls out and everybody used the same balls. It seems like that would be an easy answer to this.”

Maybe the voice of reason, and perspective, representing a possible insight into future League action on this matter?

Afam said:

I didn't say Bill taped the Rams, I said the accusation by the Rams hurt our reputation. Anyways welcome to the ignore list. Enough is enough. I'm taking this to the mod and if need be to the Admin. For the time being anyone who calls me or moron or Is condescending towards me Is getting ignored . Keep your silly opinions to yourselves. I don't care.

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LOL

ChesBay said:

From yesterday morning's interview with Steelers President Art Rooney II.

On changing the procedure for how footballs to be used in games are tested and monitored:
“The one thing I would say is this rule where we use two different sets of balls is relatively new, and frankly I’m not sure why we came to this conclusion. I assume this will be something that the Competition Committee looks at. But as far as I’m concerned, I think we all ought to use the same balls and not have each side have their own footballs available to them. That’s just my view of it, but it seems to be simpler to just have one set of balls, which was the case for many years where the officials brought the balls out and everybody used the same balls. It seems like that would be an easy answer to this.”

Maybe the voice of reason, and perspective, representing a possible insight into future League action on this matter?

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Manning and Brady got it changed a few years ago. QBs around the league are going be mad at indy now.

Tom Brady has already been asked about this and completely laughed it off and denied it on Monday I believe, like in the presser after the kc game preparing for cincy

Schefter just now:

If this was the Titans or Jaguars this would be nothing and we would be talking about the SB.

He also said the NFL is having a tough time coming up with the evidence of who did it.

Christopher Price ‏@cpriceNFL 1m1 minute ago
Decision to switch Brady's availability from Friday to today is a good move from PR perspective.

two things well three:

1. Flat out denied any knowledge: Good
2. Said they will over inflate from now on so they don't drop under reg during the game: IMO, clearly alluding to weather, game use etc...probably where the league is going.
3. Tom only has to say is we didn't use a gauge or I had them where I normally have them based on feel and turned them in.

Case closed onto the SB!