I don't believe Brady. My question is if he was involved and admitted it, what would the ramifications be?
What would the reaction be if he admitted guilt because a lower PSI ball is just his personal preference, unequivocally stated that BB was unaware and apologized to the Kraft family, the team and the fans then proceeded treat the questions from the media who are treating this like this is the most important issue in the universe with humorous attitude?
Why don't you believe him? Something he said in particular or mannerisms or what?
The second half of your post...what are you getting after? A way to admit guilt in the best way possible? Seems to be both Belichick and Brady spoke quite a bit, used quite a few words that, if they're guilty, could really come back to haunt them. Very specific language that, if guilty, would be quite strange no?
Anyway, what I'm seeing from people who are saying he's lying is one of two things:
1) He likes ball at 12.5 PSI, but doesn't notice a difference on the field when a balls under inflated?
--To which I say, watch the sports science video, read the article by Theismann and Marino, the stuff from Eisen and Felger and many others who didn't notice a difference between balls whatsoever, going so far as to pick the wrong one in a blind test. Then think about this: athletes, especially professional athletes, can be very particular about things before a game. They want a bat shaved just right (read the biography on Ted Williams, he was a PSYCHO when it came to his bats), want their sticks taped just right, their blades sharpened with a certain edge and depth, on and on and on. When they get on the playing field do you think they notice these things any more? Do you think Jordan noticed when a ball was 2 psi lighter than one he shot with the night before? Do you think the Bourque or Gretzky noticed when their skate blade was partially worn down in the 3rd with 20% less edge than the first? NO! They're worried about everything on the court/field/ice. The difference between 12 psi and 14 psi is almost imperceptible, and Brady's not doing a side-by-side comparison, he's getting a wet ball for 2 seconds and trying to find an pen target!
2) How did he not notice the delay at the start of the 3rd, and what was going on with the balls?
--This was proffered by Felger and Mazz. Hey guys, maybe he's not sitting in front of his television, noticing that halftime's run out and the commercials are over and the ball should be in play. He might, just MIGHT, be more interested in reading the defense and getting his O lined up, figuring out who the mike is, where the blitz might be coming from, whether it's man or zone. Maybe he's seen balls swapped out before because k-balls are left in the game mistakenly from time to time but no one notices.
He's a professional ****ing quarterback paid a LOT of money to be great at reading defenses and throwing footballs to his teammates. His job doesn't entail whether the right balls are in play, what the refs are doing with the 24 balls he approved before the game started, what the tv crew is doing and if they're back from commercials and ready to run a play.
For christs' sake people, THINK! The idiocy of all this is REMARKABLE.
