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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Why do the Giants get a pass for breaking the rules by testing the balls themselves?
The Giants have not yet heard back from the NFL.
The Giants likely won’t. As Glazer explained it, there likely won’t be an investigation or protracted disciplinary process.
As the Patriots would say, of course there won’t be, because the league office currently has no reason to prosecute and/or persecute the Pittsburgh Steelers over the trumped-up notion that there was deliberate deflation of footballs.
If the footballs contained 12.5 PSI at kickoff, of course they had less than that later in the game, after the bladders within the pigskin were in the December atmosphere for any period of time.
The bigger question is how far below 12.5 PSI the balls were. The biggest question is whether the league office would act simply on anecdotal evidence without a broader opportunity to test all footballs at the time. Given that the NFL currently has a super-secret PSI spot-check program aimed at ensuring that no one is cheating, common sense and fairness suggests that a team-implemented effort to catch an opponent will get no traction.
That is a patently unfair statement. You left out all the steroid abuse throughout the years.Troy Vincent is on record as saying Spygate had an impact on the Pat's punishment.
Since the Steelers have such squeaky clean franchise little things like guns, rape, coaches tripping players, etc. should have no impact on any punishment.
Nothing pissed me off more than the fact that we all know this will go away with the statement "We found no wrong doing."
Actually I think the opposite is true: this will be a giant nothing burger, the NFL will handle it quietly and ESPN will play their part by burying the story. Deflategate pt 1 was allowed precisely because it's the Patriots, for all of Kraft's maneuvering and power plays he's not part of the 'old guard' of the NFL and people were out for a pound of flesh. This time it's two long-standing owners, they'll handle it in house with little fanfare and the media will play their part because that's what they do.It is more probable than not that this Steelers deflategate thing will bring me more joy than any of today's games.
That was fast.
Actually I think the opposite is true: this will be a giant nothing burger, the NFL will handle it quietly and ESPN will play their part by burying the story. Deflategate pt 1 was allowed precisely because it's the Patriots, for all of Kraft's maneuvering and power plays he's not part of the 'old guard' of the NFL and people were out for a pound of flesh. This time it's two long-standing owners, they'll handle it in house with little fanfare and the media will play their part because that's what they do.
Don't expect fireworks, you'll be disappointed.
Meanwhile ESPN won't touch this - or at least won't go beyond showing the official league statement.LOL. they are saying glazer is making this up .they are so quick to respond about compliance but never answered the 11 of 12 psi for ever.
At least it's glazer who won't be likely to give upLOL. they are saying glazer is making this up .they are so quick to respond about compliance but never answered the 11 of 12 psi for ever.