The Published Wells Report.

cscirpoli said:

I don't understand the science part of this. Maybe someone who more than just skimmed it can clarify. I don't see where they came up with the starting numbers of 12.5 PSI for the Pats and 13.0 PSI for the Colts. That would be the determining factor in what the drop in pressure was. It's like they just made up a starting number for each team and ran with that. Does anyone else have an idea on this?

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Walt Anderson measured all the balls before the game. I think the 13.0/13.1 psi figure is from his memory, I don't see anything about the measurements being written down.

I doubt I'm going to find time within the next week or so to read this thing cover to cover but could some other poster (who is more of a man of leisure than I) highlight anything in this report that's not pure conjecture that suggests actual wrongdoing by a Patriot employee?

Tunescribe said:

After that gloriously defiant statement at the Super Bowl, Bob Kraft has capitulated once again. So disappointing.

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I was heavily criticizing him in the wake of Deflate gate until he made his pre-SB presser. I may well have been wrong to give him a pass.

smurfalarm said:

Walt Anderson measured all the balls before the game. I think the 13.0/13.1 psi figure is from his memory, I don't see anything about the measurements being written down.

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It's all from memory, which makes the whole thing a crock of ****.

Excuse my language BUT...

Fcuk you Ted Wells...

Fcuk you Goddell..

Fcuk anyone invlovled with the Colts...

Tom Brady SB 49 performance says you can suck it!!!

They were gonna suspend Ray Rice for 2 games for clocking his wife, im gonna be ape sh!t if they throw the book at the GOAT... Anything to put the accomplishments of this team down

103 days to say its "probable" the balls were tampered but not definite...what a fcuking waste.

It is more probable than not that they ignored the science..

karguy85 said:

Brady needs to issue a statement. Don't let them drag you under the bus.

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brady wont say anything. he's busy banging gisele

**** goodell and his hacks

Big-T said:

Suspend Brady and the NFLPA will go nuclear.

No evidence, no punishment.

Any punishment at all and I'm personally done with Football.

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Your mouth to Gods ears.

Matt Chatham ‏@chatham58 15m15 minutes ago
Certain to be skipped in all this. The texts saying the balls from the officials come back OVER-INFLATED. Clown show

If Goodell suspends Brady, the Commish had best take a long trip out of the country.

PatsFan98117 said:

The text messages between Jastremski and McNally are totally damning. No other way to read them. Pages 5 to 7 of the report.

"McNally:
Nice dude....jimmy needs some kicks....lets make a
deal.....come on help the deflator"

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Ugh, this one sucks.

Tanguay already saying Deflategate is on Brady and he should be suspended lol

Page 163 two officials measured the balls at halftime, Clete Blackman and Dyrol Prioleau. Notice anything screwy? You will. When measuring the Patriots footballs Clete Blackman consistently came up with PSI readings .4 less than Dyrol Prioleau but when Clete Blackman measured the Colts balls they came in much higher than Dyrol Prioleau

robertweathers said:

That's the issue. They can't. If they could have, they would have.

The word, "probable" is not enough to suspend a player. It just isn't.

It's over.

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No.

It's just beginning.

Back at the beginning of this situation, I was a sourpuss (I usually am) and predicted suspensions
for Brady and Belichick , loss of draft picks, and a million dollar fine. There is no definite proof but
I predict a one game suspension for Brady, loss of our 2016 #1 draft pick, and the million
dollar fine.

Ted Wells: "We do not believe that the evidence supports a conclusion that there was any deliberate effort by the Patriots to circumvent the NFL's Playing Rules with respect to the kicking balls used during the AFC Championship Game." what about this line tweeted by adam schefter?

smurfalarm said:

To me it sounds as if he is joking about over-inflating the balls instead of deflating them because he feels as if he has been slighted by Brady because he is not being compensated well enough for deflating the balls and because Brady still complained the balls had too much air pressure in them even after he had deflated them. It certainly doesn't look great that he is talking about ball inflation and needles in light of this:

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What are you talking about? Of course he's talking about inflating balls. The f**k else is he going to talk about? He's an equipment manager. He doesn't do much anything other than baby footballs and set up freaking cones. And he obviously thinks his job sucks so he complains about it. I bet there's texts of him saying he'll set cones an extra yard apart unless BB is nicer to him next time they pass in the hall too.

That's what is so dumb about these texts. They're meaningless. It's not damning he's talking about overinflating footballs on Brady- the dude would literally have nothing else to talk about. We all grinch about our jobs.

This is dumb.

Tunescribe said:

After that gloriously defiant statement at the Super Bowl, Bob Kraft has capitulated once again. So disappointing.

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Just read it. So old Bob is saying we're being screwed by the league but the team's response is "thank you, Roger, may I have another?"

For God sake's man, grow a pair of balls and fight!

RolandDeschain said:

Those text exchanges, and the fact that Brady REFUSED to hand over his phone for the investigation...Uh, yeah. He better get slapped with a big suspension.

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FU troll

YOUGOTMOSSED said:

That would be excessive even for Goodell. Not saying it won't happen but if it does, Kraft better start sticking up for himself or he's putting his franchise at risk.

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No it isn't. Goodell warned the Pats after Spygate that he would come down on them really hard if they were caught cheating again. He might use Spygate saying the Pats already had their first offense and this time it is going to be even worse.