Former Ball Boy: "Most often they just squeezed the balls"

Bobs My Uncle · Jan 23, 2015

PatriotsReign said:
They are vultures! I mentioned in another thread that many of the reporters present at Brady's question/answer session were not sports reporters. One reporter from CNN asked Tom, "Tom, what would you tell the children?"

I couldn't believe it! What a foolish question. Tom should have replied, "Who cares about the children!"

If only Brady could do it over and answer her with "I would like to tell the children to stick up for yourself when you are falsely accused of doing something that you didn't do"

I think that would have been the winner.

RobertWeathers · Jan 23, 2015

Palm Beach Pats Fan said:
It is too bad that NBC did this story.

As the SB network, in no way do the want to make the NFL look bad.

Otherwise this ballboy story would be titled:

BEARS BALLBOY EXPOSES NFL LIES ABOUT PREGAME FOOTBALL TESTS

Just breaking on ESPN..

As part of their ongoing investigation, the NFL is now bringing in experts to understand the technique NFL officials are using so they can determine how much squeezing of the football they did to ensure it was to regulation PSI.

Jimke · Jan 23, 2015

This is the most reasonable explanation of what happened. The balls as checked by the official
were below the approved pressure range. He squeezed a couple of them and certified them O.K.
There was no tampering with the approved balls by the Patriots once they were certified.

Bobsyouruncle · Jan 23, 2015

Look, the Patriots attendant provided the balls, if the refs got distracted and forgot to check them, or only did a squeeze check that's not on us.

bostonbuzz · Jan 23, 2015

Pardon me if this has been posted here somewhere...I haven't seen it...

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl...for-its-officials-with-deflategate/ar-AA8w0YH

Patsfanin Philly · Jan 23, 2015

Patriot Missile said:
I have little doubt the refs didn't measure the Patriots balls. It was cold the week before and may have lost pressure if they practiced with them and weren't pumped.

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Add an all-star crew to the mix who have never worked together and don't have a routine as to who checks the balls and you have a recipe for complacency ( squeeze them, yeah it feels okay) that became a sh*tstorm only because it's the Patriots.

PatriotsReign · Jan 23, 2015

Bella*chick said:
To me, Tom at that moment badly wanted to say "Are you ****ing kidding me" or something along those lines. The WTF look was all over his face. I think I laughed out loud at the point. "What about the children, Tom? WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN!"

Well, it was for CNN, so I'm sure you weren't surprised. I don't think Brady is a liberal..

SVN · Jan 23, 2015

Patriot Missile said:
I have little doubt the refs didn't measure the Patriots balls. It was cold the week before and may have lost pressure if they practiced with them and weren't pumped.

I have never seen this much nonsense written by reporters and fans about nothing. Espn should be ashamed of themselves and all the Boston writers who jumped on there bandwagon with no evidence whatsoever can go jump off the Charles. As far as I'm concerned a defamation lawsuit should be filed but we all know Kraft don't have the balls. The Patriot brand took a big hit over this and it didn't have to.

The NFL had trouble finding evidence because there was none. Believe me, I imagine they separated and questioned the ball boys and the equipment managers and came to the conclusion there was nothing going on.

That one article on espn really pissed me off with Brady's face on the cover. Do you really think Brady would lie about the balls and leave it up to the ball boys and equipment managers not to break under the pressure of questioning? Lying wasn't a option for Tom Brady at his presser. It was either come clean if you did or tell the truth if you didn't. Now if a ball boy or manager comes out and says yeah Brady told me to take the pressure out I'd be glad to see him suspended and probably turn in my gear for awhile for lying to basically the entire country. I just don't see that happening though.

They had one QB on ESPN support brady it wouldnt be bad. But Brunell made himself a star this week. Why didnt they call Steve Young who is close to brady and ask him if he thought Brady lied. ?

Captain Cliche · Jan 23, 2015

smg93 said:
I'm sure this must have been mentioned already in other threads but this whole saga has really cemented the idea in my mind that there is no reason to speak with the majority of non Patriot fans about the team because they have their minds made up already even before any of this ever happened. It's not a conversation anymore because whatever one says is entirely discounted even before one says anything.

Add to this the fact that the favorite thing for media to do (because it attracts readers of course) is to build someone or some team up so high which they did beginning with the first Superbowl win all the way to 2006 until that of course created resentment. As soon as that happened, part two of the whole equation began in earnest which of course was tearing down what they first built up in the first place.

Pats fans, the sooner you understand that no other fan will ever believe what you say about the team under this current winning regime, the sooner you will feel better. Pay no mind to whatever anyone else says either good or bad because they don't care about what you have to say anyway. Just care about the wonderful ride the Pats have been treating us to these last few years. That is reward enough.

To quote Darryl Stingley, "If a dog bit you, would you expect him to apologise?'

When people start talkinig "cheaters", it's a waste of time to try to reason with these dogs.
They just want to hate. I work on the oil field with fans from all over the country. I just mock them...."they cheat,they run up the score"..."they cheat, they run up the score"..."they cheat, they run up the score"...and then I finish with..."and they just keep on winning."
That pretty much shuts them up. They know they are just being jealous haters.
The rational folks admit it's all about nothing.
Everyone here thinks this deflategate is just a buncha media fueled horseshit.

lurker1965 · Jan 23, 2015

FrodoBagginz said:
I don't even know the ESPN channel number.

Unfortunately it is on at the gym. I can either watch that crap, the view, or the 700 club. F*** Comcast.

DefenseRules · Jan 23, 2015

lurker1965 said:
Unfortunately it is on at the gym. I can either watch that crap, the view, or the 700 club. F*** Comcast.

It will be on until people start tuning out. It doesn't help that the NFL is dragging this thing out. I'll bet money they like it that way. They are making a lot of money off of this publicity. The ratings must be off the charts.

DaBronxPats14 · Jan 23, 2015

Tunescribe said:
Bella: I am a print journalist. I worked in newspapers for 17 years before leaving that to publish a magazine. What we're seeing is a degradation of the profession exacerbated by Internet/Twitter-driven competition to be first and "loudest." The once-basic requirements of journalistic schooling and training have been disregarded, to where we now have untrained people like Jerome Bettis acting irresponsibly in front of millions. I feel embarrassed and deeply saddened by all this. It has come to where we need to strictly examine who to trust when it comes to information and news. Pre-Internet, it never was like that.

Well Said/Typed.
I've been sayin forever now how ANYONE in front of a camera, a microphone and/or sitting behind a keyboard can "Just Pass Go, Collect" everyone's opinion by stirring up controversy and they just sit back and luv every second of their work. Sports Talk Shows, NFLN, ESPN, Guests etc have NO PRIOR Experience other than their opinion, So If their haters or jealous, they get to vent and get stuff off their chests like children in school going back N forth.

Tunescribe, It's an undermind to you & your hard work & others like you to see that all you've accomplished is equal to a Bafoon like Gary Myers and others like him. It's become that experience, schooling, degrees is obsolete when anyone in Internet/Twitter Land can throw something out there and see if it sticks because there will always be someone out there that will respond negatively, exactly how person who started it wanted. Keep Up Your Good Work, Your Relevent.

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