JMC00
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I get what you're saying but do you see a difference between submitting footballs overinflated (say, 14 psi) to the refs hoping they don't gauge them, and deflating footballs after the refs approve them?
I get that Rodger's comments speak to gamesmanship with the footballs, trying to 'put one over' on the refs. But there's nothing illegal with submitting them high. There is something illegal with tampering with them after the fact.
(and if it has to be said, I DON'T believe the Pats illegally deflated the footballs, I'm speaking purely about equating Rodger's comments with what the Patriots were accused of doing)
Except the balls submitted to the refs are suppose to be 12.5-13.5, submitting them overinflated while knowing the rule is not gamesmanship it is deliberately breaking the rule and hoping the refs don't notice it.
If camerainthewronplacegate is considered cheating then purposely overinflating footballs hoping the refs don't catch it is cheating.
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If Brady went on record saying he submitted illegally inflated footballs hoping to get them past refs. there would have been an investigation and at the very least he would be fined for admitting to it and the mediots would go on and on about how Brady admits he cheats.
But Rodgers does it and it is not a big deal and just gamesmanship
Enough with this double standard.
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