Reiss's take on what the Wells report needs to have in it

Unusually strong (IMHO) opinion column from Reiss laying out what he believes the Wells report needs to have in it. Reiss doesn't give any expected release timeline or make any allusions to expecting it immediately, but I wonder why he is writing this article now when it easily could have been written weeks ago. Not crazy to think he's had this written for a while and in his pocket, ready to be released when he has a good feeling the report is imminent.

Mike Reiss said:

• Answering two main questions
• Specifics on PSI levels
• Specifics on how balls were tested before the game
• Footballs after pregame check
• Specifics on how balls were tested at halftime and historical context
• Role of science
• More on Mike Kensil
• Role of game-day employee dismissed by NFL
• Colts’ role
• NFL’s handling of investigation

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http://espn.go.com/blog/new-england...ells-report-it-will-have-been-a-waste-of-time

He basically said every pertinent question regarding the matter needs to be answered.

Reiss for the win again. Time for another Curran article, too, as he's been money on this topic.

It seems like there's some momentum for this thing coming out soon. I am very fascinated to see it, and see how it is released.

Considerng the amount of time this "investigation" has taken, I would expect it to be very thorough. If that is the case I also want to know what role the Ravens and Harbaugh allegedly had in it as well.

Does the NFL office have authority over its teams to demand Grigson hand over his text message records? Based on recent NFL investigations of Miami and New Orleans, the answer is likely yes. If Grigson did take his beef directly to a reporter with the sole purpose of publicly humiliating NE, I can only imagine the reaction within the league. A Mangini move that requires blacklisting. What else do managements need to know but "IN HOUSE ALWAYS"

borg said:

Does the NFL office have authority over its teams to demand Grigson hand over his text message records? Based on recent NFL investigations of Miami and New Orleans, the answer is likely yes. "

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If it is a team issued phone, it is property of the team which is under the umbrella of the league so I would say yes....and even if he deletes it, it is still available...unless he works for the IRS or has a server in Massepequa, NY........

BradyManny said:

Reiss for the win again. Time for another Curran article, too, as he's been money on this topic.

It seems like there's some momentum for this thing coming out soon. I am very fascinated to see it, and see how it is released.

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Curren's "Deep Throat" is named "6 Rings"

borg said:

Does the NFL office have authority over its teams to demand Grigson hand over his text message records? Based on recent NFL investigations of Miami and New Orleans, the answer is likely yes. If Grigson did take his beef directly to a reporter with the sole purpose of publicly humiliating NE, I can only imagine the reaction within the league. A Mangini move that requires blacklisting. What else do managements need to know but "IN HOUSE ALWAYS"

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Look at CLE. If Farmer didn't turn over his records his suspension would have been 5x what it currently is.

If he does not, he will be perceived as uncooperative to a league investigation.

A bad move on many levels.

Reiss came out swinging again with this article.
I have to imagine he will be disappointed by the resulting report.
I will be shocked if it covers all the relevant issues he notes.

I would add: Some acknowledgement of just how imprecise the NFL's policies and practices on game balls is. I mean, they give the balls to quarterbacks to break in, each to their own liking. Let's not pretend every game ball is equal.

Meh, I'm still predicting, no matter how long the report is, that it will have vague conclusions that won't completely exonnerate the Pats nor implicate anyone else. Something along the lines of, "Something was funny in Denmark, but we can't prove who did what, because careful records were not kept by anyone involved." It will then go on to say that the NFL should keep better control of balls prior to the game and retest them at half time, with reinflation (or I guess deflation in places like Miami) if needed. They'll probably also recommend raising the minimum PSI to 13 prior to the start of the game if the temp is below 40 degrees, so that the weather does not cause the balls to fall below the 12.5 PSI minimum by the end of the game.

PatsDeb said:

Meh, I'm still predicting, no matter how long the report is, that it will have vague conclusions that won't completely exonnerate the Pats nor implicate anyone else. Something along the lines of, "Something was funny in Denmark, but we can't prove who did what, because careful records were not kept by anyone involved." It will then go on to say that the NFL should keep better control of balls prior to the game and retest them at half time, with reinflation (or I guess deflation in places like Miami) if needed. They'll probably also recommend raising the minimum PSI to 13 prior to the start of the game if the temp is below 40 degrees, so that the weather does not cause the balls to fall below the 12.5 PSI minimum by the end of the game.

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That would be a win for science, no? Even if they don't outwardly admit it...

ProFootballTalk ‏@ProFootballTalk 3m3 minutes ago
On PFT Live, Tom Curran says there's a sense in Boston that the #DeflateGate report is coming in the next 24 hours.

karguy85 said:

ProFootballTalk ‏@ProFootballTalk 3m3 minutes ago
On PFT Live, Tom Curran says there's a sense in Boston that the #DeflateGate report is coming in the next 24 hours.

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Wonder if Curran is just repeating rumors or if he independently knows something.

rlcarr said:

Unusually strong (IMHO) opinion column from Reiss laying out what he believes the Wells report needs to have in it. Reiss doesn't give any expected release timeline or make any allusions to expecting it immediately, but I wonder why he is writing this article now when it easily could have been written weeks ago. Not crazy to think he's had this written for a while and in his pocket, ready to be released when he has a good feeling the report is imminent.




http://espn.go.com/blog/new-england...ells-report-it-will-have-been-a-waste-of-time

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My thoughts on what the report will actually contain (not to be confused with what I think the report SHOULD contain):

NFL handled the investigation properly, with any deviations from standard procedure explained by the uniqueness of the situation
There is no anti-Patriot agenda and everyone was just trying to find the truth (my eyes can't stop rolling even as I write this)
There were underinflated footballs found, but intent cannot be proven. -- for this Roger fines the Pats $200,000 (yes even though nothing is proven)

CONCLUSION: Pats were not in compliance with the rules, but with no deliberate intent...Every hater screams a little louder about "consistent" cheating from the Pats.

While I think these findings will be completely absurd, I see them as the most logical conclusion that Goodell would push for.

BradyManny said:

Time for another Curran article, too, as he's been money on this topic.

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Good timing.
http://www.csnne.com/new-england-patriots/curran-three-possible-outcomes-deflategate

According to rumors, whispers, buzz and moles, Ted Wells’ report on why some footballs were underinflated at halftime of the AFC Championship game has been completed. It’s been turned in to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

Its release is imminent.

The way I see it, the report will do one of three things.

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borg said:

Does the NFL office have authority over its teams to demand Grigson hand over his text message records? Based on recent NFL investigations of Miami and New Orleans, the answer is likely yes. If Grigson did take his beef directly to a reporter with the sole purpose of publicly humiliating NE, I can only imagine the reaction within the league. A Mangini move that requires blacklisting. What else do managements need to know but "IN HOUSE ALWAYS"

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This point is largely irrelevant, whether the NFL can or can't demand the text messages, they won't since it would not help them reach the conclusion they want--》Patriots did something wrong...

Sciz said:

Good timing.
http://www.csnne.com/new-england-patriots/curran-three-possible-outcomes-deflategate

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Curran is spot on again. I think his analysis of the 3 outcomes are very accurate.

If I had to put % on the likeliness, I'd say 20-50-30 for his 3 outcomes respectively.

As to what transpired, with the information we have, I'd say outcome #1 most accurately reflects what happened. Obviously, you see the disconnect between the truth and what I expect the NFL will report. Hoping to be wrong.

Ok it seems that the report is done and delivered. What's Goodell gonna do? He is so intelligent that he will take another month to release the report, raising all possible suspects about how long the report took to be released after the delivery. Talk about bad PR.

varjao said:

Ok it seems that the report is done and delivered. What's Goodell gonna do? He is so intelligent that he will take another month to release the report, raising all possible suspects about how long the report took to be released after the delivery. Talk about bad PR.

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Good question. If its 100+ pages, how long will it take someone to read it aloud to Goodell? Or maybe they'll make him a picture book. We could be waiting a while.