The ball test (mods please merge if necessary)

Hello all, I've been a longtime lurker and as a preface I'd like to thank you all for being a place of refuge. I'm creating this new post as I can't keep up with every comment made here and fight off detractors at the same time. Lately it seems I spend more time chasing down excerpts from the Wells report than I, or the person asking for it, seem to care about.

Since the release of the Wells report I have found myself going back to the ball measurements at halftime like Vincent Gambino with the tire marks. Something about it doesn't sit well with me and if it's been answered here or in the report, I apologize in advance and ask this thread be moved/deleted if need be.

Where does it say the order in which the balls were measured? It's my understanding that column A is Where Blakeman measured with the "logo" gauge and column B Prioleau measured with the "non-logo" gauge for the Pats footballs, and then a reversal of measurements takes place for the colts balls. Each measurement difference is in the .30-.50 range. Wellsreportcontext.com attributes the refs apparently switching gauges for the 3rd colts ball.

My theory is that Prioleau measured first on the Pats balls, and Blakeman measured second. During the process, .30-.50 escaped the balls as needles were removed/reinserted.

Could it be that the refs simply swapped who measured first on the 3rd Colts ball, but continued using the same gauges? Any insight, correction, Wells report excerpt on the matter would be appreciated. Thank you all.

Indeed the order in which they are measured and by whom is important, as are the checks that ensure that the numbering of the balls remain consistent between the two measures. It must be remembered that at the time of measurement there was no conception of the ideal gas law by any person involved. So factors such as time, order and humidity levels were all overlooked.

What I find most disturbing is that the NFL didn't inform the Patriots of these halftime measurements for 64 days, and furthermore prevented them from sharing that information another 40+ days until the Wells Report was published. Talk about controlling the public narrative.

The Drew Fustin blog address this along with almost all the other issues surrounding the science of Deflategate:

http://drewfustin.com/deflategate/

In the Wells Report, the claim is that both officials measured the Pats balls, one right after the other. Official A measured Ball 1 using Logo gauge. Then, handed Ball 1 to Official B who measured it with the non-Logo guage while Official A was getting Ball 2.

You can download your own PDF copy of the Wells Report from the Pats website, There's a link at the top of the page.

http://wellsreportcontext.com/

We now have footage of the Wells questioning of McNally

The most telling fact is that there is this discrepancy - whether actually caused by measuring or by the difference between logo and non-logo gauges.

How do you enforce a 1-PSI range without having officially calibrated equipment? Alternately, how do you enforce it when the very act of measuring wipes out a third to a half of what you're trying to measure? It's like Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle on crack.

Eff it, put a chip in the ball. Jesus.

The examination focusing on what a joke the rule is, shows what the focus of the Wells investigation should have been, a report exonerating the Patriots and recommending changes to the process now that the NFL FO has been made aware of HS science.

patsfan13 said:

We now have footage of the Wells questioning of McNally

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Great movie. "Isn't that just like a ***... brings a knife to a gun fight".

There is no need for changes to the ball handling. Nobody has ever cared about the inflation of a football. Nobody wants to play with a grossly under inflated ball. Nobody wants to play with a grossly over-inflated ball. Between those two extremes, nobody gives a damn. The AFC championship game was the first time in the history of the NFL that anyone has ever bothered to even measure the PSI during a game.

Hwc is correct. Deflategate is a complete and utter fabrication of the NFL. In particular, Kensil, Grigson, and Gardi.

There is no rule regarding the psi of balls that have been in use. Only of what the balls are supposed to be prior to the start of the game when the ref checks them.