Deflate-Gate: Here We Go Again

Danger Zone said:

I would add 3. The NFL doesn't want to prove anything -except that it was the NFL that decided to ambush the Patriots at halftime in the first place. If they didn't want to make a fuss over this, all they had to do was treat this as any normal incident of individualizing footballs and simply warn the Patriots to comply with the 12.5 to 13.5 guidelines -NOT ambush them with a surprise inspection.

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I think it's way too late for that, DZ--as you've stated.

If they didn't want to ambush the team, they could've chosen to go about Cameragate and this latest story in a much different way. Unfortunately, that isn't the case.

SVN said:

Looking back, only thing i wish he hadnt said was the 12.5 psi remark. indicates he knows the psi levels and contradicts that there is not much difference. But I guess he said the truth of what he knows.

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The whole world learned the 12.5 psi number in the last week.

I never knew before

SVN said:

Looking back, only thing i wish he hadnt said was the 12.5 psi remark. indicates he knows the psi levels and contradicts that there is not much difference. But I guess he said the truth of what he knows.

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BB said they fill them to 12.5 PSI in his PC, so im sure Brady was informed of it as well.

Onedaful said:

Shmessy can you elaborate? I am genuinely curious of your position on why Brady didn't do well.

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I already provided a video clip. Any player who cannot hit that question out of the ballpark........

Did you watch the press conference?

It was Stacey James' job to prep him. There was no reason for him to come out there looking like a deer in the headlights. I don't blame Tom for that. He was not well prepared at all.

AndyJohnson said:

Are they calling it a review?

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Apparently

http://www.patsfans.com/new-england...ere-we-go-again.1115247/page-236#post-4085029

Onedaful said:

Shmessy can you elaborate? I am genuinely curious of your position on why Brady didn't do well.

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I tend to agree with @shmessy.

I believe that Belichick did much better than Brady, and that Brady was just too damn open and.....indecisive in many of his points.

He should've just kept it to the minimum that BB did, without many questions--if any.

Other than that, I wouldn't say that he did "badly," but I didn't walk away thinking that he was that great either. Just my opinion as others will see it differently.

shmessy said:

Folks, a bad press conference doesn't mean guilt.

But that was a bad press conference.

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And what would have been a "good" press conference? An admission of guilt? If not that, where are your expectations along that slippery slope?? Pls articulate...

shmessy said:

I already provided a video clip.

Did you watch the press conference?

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I did indeed watch the press conference and didn't think he did a bad job considering the circus that was going on. Just wanted your position on the matter that's all.

shmessy said:

BB did. Brady didn't.

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I must have read the wrong recap. Brady definitely denied any wrongdoing.

supafly said:

I think it's way too late for that, DZ--as you've stated.

If they didn't want to ambush the team, they could've chosen to go about Cameragate and this latest story in a much different way. Unfortunately, that isn't the case.

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I agree. Thats why I think the NFL not talking to Brady is NOT indicative of them trying to sweep this investigation under the rug.. because it was all in their power in the first place to not make a big deal out of this.

To me, it means that nothing in the NFL's investigation has given them cause to talk to Brady.

That's a very good sign in my opinion.

Haley said:

Apparently

http://www.patsfans.com/new-england...ere-we-go-again.1115247/page-236#post-4085029

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Thanks. This is going to turn into nothing.
League will exonerate Patriots, either blame it on weather or claim they don't know why but found no inappropriate action by Pats, and will make a change to ball pressure rules in offseason.

supafly said:

I tend to agree with @shmessy.

I believe that Belichick did much better than Brady, and that Brady was just too damn open and.....indecisive in many of his points.

He should've just kept it to the minimum that BB did, without many questions--if any.

Other than that, I wouldn't say that he did "badly," but I didn't walk away thinking that he was that great either. Just my opinion as others will see it differently.

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He didnt expect this backlash I think.Especially, are you a cheater question when the league officially has not said anything. I put this all on the league. The leaked the news. Made the media bay for blood and are themselves quiet.

I am guessing the NFL hasn't interviewed Tom because they know the
procedure chain and realize any issue would be with the
equipment guys, ball boys, refs or the weather...

ChesBay said:

And what would have been a "good" press conference? An admission of guilt? If not that, where are your expectations along that slippery slope?? Pls articulate...

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"Are you a cheater?"

"No"

That would have been a good improvement.

AndyJohnson said:

Thanks. This is going to turn into nothing.
League will exonerate Patriots, either blame it on weather or claim they don't know why but found no inappropriate action by Pats, and will make a change to ball pressure rules in offseason.

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I wont be so sure. They will punish them somehow. They are good at responding to witchhunts.

I think this "review" language is interesting. You review a process, particularly a failed process. To my mind you'd never use the word review when looking into deliberate wrongdoing.

Danger Zone said:

I agree. Thats why I think the NFL not talking to Brady is indicative of them trying to sweep this investigation under the rug.. because it was all in the power not make a big deal out of this.

To me, it means that nothing in the NFL's investigation has given them cause to talk to Brady.

That's a very good sign in my opinion.

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I think it depends on how optimistic one may be, and when it comes to NFL investigations involving the NEP, I am not nearly as optimistic as you may be.

If they wished to sweep it under the rug, it's now been 4 1/2 days of straight bashing the Patriots, and there's really been ZERO talk about the league's biggest game next week, which is actually an awfully good matchup. They certainly could've wrapped it up on Wednesday, or at the very least, today.

There's no way that the league wishes for this to take the attn off of the Super Bowl, which makes me wonder if the investigation is just going to take longer than expected? I'm hoping for a resolution by Monday or Tuesday.

shmessy said:

"Are you a cheater?"

"No"

That would have been a good improvement.

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He wouldve still been called a liar by brunell etc. I think it was a stunned response and he was responding while processing the question.