2/18/2015: Schefter Blows Up ESPN's Earlier Story

"In the January's AFC championship game".

4th grade grammar mistake on a super short shady looking statement? This is obviously fake. As evidenced by the fact that literally no other reporter has posted about this. The guy who posted this got duped...

Dr Pain said:

I just did a Google search on "[email protected]" and got nothing. This is so funny. Goid I hope its fake so its one more thing to laugh at.

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I got James T. Quirk's home address in Rumson NJ.

Apparently, the NFLRA doesn't have an office. It's simply run by an elected ref out of his bedroom.

But it is real.

Bruins29 said:

Do you have a computer?

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No

fresnostatealum said:

"In the January's AFC championship game".

4th grade grammar mistake on a super short shady looking statement? This is obviously fake. As evidenced by the fact that literally no other reporter has posted about this. The guy who posted this got duped...

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I bet it's real.

Think about it, think about the incompetence on display here.

THat's how you know it's real.

A fraudster would have been much more competent.

Show416 said:

I dont have WEEI but can you guys tune in and give us updates.

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If I recall Schefter said "NFL employee". Me thinks the ref association has its panties in a bunch and is pointing fingers wrongly at Adam.

i couldn't find that NFLRA circular logo in google. is it real?

wolverinejoe80 said:

for those lazy folks

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Seems like a forgery, with the phony email address, cartoonish logo, and usage of the word "Deflate-Gate"

I really hope this is a fake, and if so, kudos to whoever made this to troll the Kravitzs' and Hubbarchs' in the media.

Bruins29 said:

Do you have a computer?

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Just give the man his updates, don't ask questions!

sevengables_2207 said:

Seems like a forgery, with the phony email address, cartoonish logo, and usage of the word "Deflate-Gate"

I really hope this is a fake, and if so, kudos to whoever made this to troll the Kravitzs' and Hubbarchs' in the media.

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Someone call the number on the statement loll

Show416 said:

Someone call the number on the statement loll

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... and say their name is Bob Kravitz or Bart Hubbarch

Now the National Clown Association (NCA) is demanding an apology for being compared to the NFL.

This is hilarious. Wow the league has lost all control over this issue. Even the refs union is getting involved. This is what happens when the narrative is told by half truths and leaks. A competent commish would have killed this story a long time ago

This is what I was talking about in regards the 'official nfl employee' vs 'official' ie ref which schefter could have made more clear.

Show416 said:

Someone call the number on the statement loll

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Its James F Quirk's number at his house. Its stupid and its legit.

Bobsyouruncle said:

Now the National Clown Association (NCA) is demanding an apology for being compared to the NFL.

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Ya know...whatever comes out of this, the NFL looks like a frigging joke. Launching a serious investigation into something relatively minor and causing chaos with contradicting leaks which increasingly make the NFL front office look stupid.

Well the dude called WEEI so it's a real statement...I guess.

Why did the NFLRA release the equivalent of an elementary newspaper's press release?

Quirk basically called deflategate a joke while he was talking to WEEI, among his other statements.

Driving home from a poker tournament and boy I'm tired of making it to the final table (5 times in a row)and not winning. But on the way home they first reported the Ref's association press release. You know, my first thought was, "Damned., THAT's how you handle those mediots when they make it up as they go along. " No waiting for investigations or letting the dust settle. Just flat out deny and demand. a total apology

Now Adam's entire report becomes suspect. Maybe some of it is true, ,but which part. Anyway once again we experience two steps forward, one step back in this whole agonizing mess. The league still looks like the 3 stooges, and ESPN looks even worse.

.....And for Pats fans, while it now isn't the home run we hoped for, it WAS a double, and the heart of the order is coming up to bat.

Hey guys I'm gonna take a leap of faith here...

I believe when Brady, Kraft, and Belichick (2) had PC's in which they all rejected the accusations, they were telling the truth. That's all I need and I'm willing to be shell shocked if the team is somehow lying.

The Scrizz said:

This is what I was talking about in regards the 'official nfl employee' vs 'official' ie ref which schefter could have made more clear.

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The weird thing is Schefty has had plenty of chances to elaborate. Outside The Lines pretty much rushed him so his delivery was pretty shaky. But since then he's been on TV pretty much all day and he hasn't mentioned it once. And as Deadspin alluded to, he usually writes a text version of all his reports and he hasn't done that either. This is very strange.