RhodyPatriot
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That's what I believe. The refs never checked the pressure of the balls before the game.
Everyone is assuming the NFL league office was tipped off PRIOR to the game.
NO!!
The Colts were tipped off by John Harbaugh, friend of Chuck Pagano, that Brady likes an underinflated ball.
(Harbaugh was pissed at Brady because Brady chided the Ravens about knowing the rulebook)
When that Colt defender intercepted that pass BEFORE THE HALF (timeline is huge here) and took it to the sidelines as a souveneir, that put a Patriot ball in Colt possession and opened the door for Pagano to bust Patriot balls (no pun intended) and ask the refs to check the pressure of the football.
TIMELINE IS HUGE IN THIS STORY
Timeline matters because I don't believe the league office has prior knowledge and therefore I don't believe the referees felt in any way compelled to check the air pressure in every game ball prior to the game.
The NFL is a QB league and it is a league that loves its' QB stars.
There is no doubt in my mind when Tom Brady is prepping his footballs in the days leading up to a game that he has the ball deflated to his liking.
There is no doubt in my mind when Aaron Rodgers is prepping his footballs in the days leading up to a game that he has the ball inflated to his liking.
Same for Peyton Manning and Tony Romo and Eli Manning and........et al
And there is also no doubt in my mind that those same inflated and deflated footballs are placed into games week in and week out in the NFL without EVER having their air pressure checked.
The NFL is a QB driven league.
So what happened Sunday is the refs never checked the pressure of those balls prior to the game, they were in the exact same condition from days prior when Tom Brady prepped those footballs to his liking and the NE Patriots did not tamper with anything.
This is why after an extensive investigation there will be NO finding of tampering on the part of the NE Patriots.
It never happened.
Everyone is assuming the NFL league office was tipped off PRIOR to the game.
NO!!
The Colts were tipped off by John Harbaugh, friend of Chuck Pagano, that Brady likes an underinflated ball.
(Harbaugh was pissed at Brady because Brady chided the Ravens about knowing the rulebook)
When that Colt defender intercepted that pass BEFORE THE HALF (timeline is huge here) and took it to the sidelines as a souveneir, that put a Patriot ball in Colt possession and opened the door for Pagano to bust Patriot balls (no pun intended) and ask the refs to check the pressure of the football.
TIMELINE IS HUGE IN THIS STORY
Timeline matters because I don't believe the league office has prior knowledge and therefore I don't believe the referees felt in any way compelled to check the air pressure in every game ball prior to the game.
The NFL is a QB league and it is a league that loves its' QB stars.
There is no doubt in my mind when Tom Brady is prepping his footballs in the days leading up to a game that he has the ball deflated to his liking.
There is no doubt in my mind when Aaron Rodgers is prepping his footballs in the days leading up to a game that he has the ball inflated to his liking.
Same for Peyton Manning and Tony Romo and Eli Manning and........et al
And there is also no doubt in my mind that those same inflated and deflated footballs are placed into games week in and week out in the NFL without EVER having their air pressure checked.
The NFL is a QB driven league.
So what happened Sunday is the refs never checked the pressure of those balls prior to the game, they were in the exact same condition from days prior when Tom Brady prepped those footballs to his liking and the NE Patriots did not tamper with anything.
This is why after an extensive investigation there will be NO finding of tampering on the part of the NE Patriots.
It never happened.
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