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Can someone, anyone , tell me why if the Colts complained to the league in November the league didn't inform the Patriots that another team had filed a complaint against them? Is it me, or does that not have the stink of an ambush all over it? Who TF operates that way? Where else do you not get the opportunity to defend yourself against a charge, obviously considered extremely serious and egregious????Fine, but the Colts had already brought it up to the NFL's attention two months previous. They were already obsessed with it.
Wait a minute. If this is a sting operation as you say, then why bother measuring the balls at all? Why not just keep an eye on them?
You know what is ironic.. Even if not blatant breaking rules, some would try to argue it is against the spirit of the game, but as many testimonies from other QB's and coaches already has proven it is totally within the spirit of the game!
Can someone, anyone , tell me why if the Colts complained to the league in November the league didn't inform the Patriots that another team had filed a complaint against them? Is it me, or does that not have the stink of an ambush all over it? Who TF operates that way? Where else do you not get the opportunity to defend yourself against a charge, obviously considered extremely serious and egregious????
This is probably wishful thinking, but I thought the following expln took care of the matter: after 1/2 time the balls were harder acc to this.
This came from WEEI's blog. Seems to answer the "cheating" questions, at least for Pats fans. For the haters, well, that's a different matter.
"The Patriots used 12 backup footballs for the second half of Sunday’s AFC championship game after issues were found with most of the original 12 balls used by the offense in the first half, an organizational source told WEEI’s Joe Zarbano.
Team spokesman Stacey James confirmed to WEEI.com that the team had 24 footballs available, 12 of which were tested by the officials pregame and another dozen stored inside as backups.
After the officials found that the majority of the balls used in the first half were below the acceptable PSI as mandated by the NFL, the backup balls were brought in. According to the source, the backup balls were tested and found to be at the correct levels, and subsequently put into play — just barely in time, as the second half already had started by the time the testing was completed. This is why the officials stopped play and swapped out the kicking ball on the first play from scrimmage of the second half.
ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported late Tuesday night that 11 of the 12 game balls were underinflated. WEEI.com’s source recalled either 10 or 11 balls being a problem."
Belichick is going to be suspended for the Super Bowl people.
That's my opinion here. The game will still go on.
Where is the link?
Lol what? So the balls used were never marked by the Refs?? And the Refs did not notice this?
I'm calling BS
Quite possibly this piece of info is made up. Too many unknowns and "sources" being spouted out as truth.Can someone, anyone , tell me why if the Colts complained to the league in November the league didn't inform the Patriots that another team had filed a complaint against them? Is it me, or does that not have the stink of an ambush all over it? Who TF operates that way? Where else do you not get the opportunity to defend yourself against a charge, obviously considered extremely serious and egregious????
You should take a break, pal.Burying your head in the sand will not make it go away.
Youre certainly entitled to live in denial if that's what you want.
You know what is ironic.. Even if not blatant breaking rules, some would try to argue it is against the spirit of the game, but as many testimonies from other QB's and coaches already has proven it is totally within the spirit of the game!
I know many are going crazy, but the media starts talking suspending BB for the SB and loss of draft picks people are going to get wound up over something so miniscule in the grand scheme of an entire football game.Best case tin foil hat scenario I can come up with:
This was an ambush
1) Indy was already obsessed with this since the November game
2) Sport Science on ESPN showed twice, not only cold can change a ball, but so can water - we saw the weather on Sunday night.
3) BOTH the New England AND Indy balls (yes, theirs too) lost Psi during the play of the 1st half.
4) D'Qwell Jackson has no idea about football pressure- - when he brought the ball back to the sideline, the Indy staff jumped to get it
5) NE did not tamper with their footballs
6) INDY did- - reinflating up to protocol
Cue the piano player to play "The Entertainer" by Scot Joplin and you have an ambush sting operation.
To quote Dikembe: YOU ARE ALL WELCOME HA HA.
Based on what? The league hasn't confirmed anything or denied anything a straight no comment. Everything else is basically based on his initial "unconfirmed" report.I said its unconfirmed, but Mort had been pretty dead on so far.
I said its unconfirmed, but Mort had been pretty dead on so far.
You should take a break, pal.
It's one thing if you want to wallow in your misery until next Sunday, but stop trying to bring the whole board down with you as well.
I said its unconfirmed, but Mort had been pretty dead on so far.