Dr Pain
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This is bad if the 11 are uniform. The Patriots could have inflated the balls with hot air which increases the PSI before they are measured then they decrease as they cool. This would actually be legal
Doing the math
12.5 PSI at 136 degrees = 10.5 PSI at 45 degrees
If the rule books don't ban it it is legal. As I said I do car racing. F1 is similar as far as how teams deal with rules as Bellicheck does. If the NFL does not want this then they need to explicitly ban it and then test the balls after the game. There would be nothing illegal in filling the balls with hot air before inspection knowing they would decrease after cooled but I doubt this is what they did.
This sucks
Doing the math
12.5 PSI at 136 degrees = 10.5 PSI at 45 degrees
If the rule books don't ban it it is legal. As I said I do car racing. F1 is similar as far as how teams deal with rules as Bellicheck does. If the NFL does not want this then they need to explicitly ban it and then test the balls after the game. There would be nothing illegal in filling the balls with hot air before inspection knowing they would decrease after cooled but I doubt this is what they did.
This sucks
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