1. Why does Wells accept Walt Anderson's memory that he made sure the balls measured the proper amount (13.0 or 13.1 for the Colts) but then *dismisses* Anderson's memory when it comes to which gauge he used? This matters because if you accept Anderson's memory on using the logo gauge, then the Pats' footballs at halftime are right within what the laws of physics would suggest they should be.
2. Why were only four Colts' footballs measured at halftime? When one of the gauges showed three of the four to be under inflated, why did they stop measuring them? Why not measure all four?
3. When Anderson realized that the footballs were missing (McNally had taken them at that point), why didn't he just go with the backup footballs, to make sure that the Patriots were playing with regulation footballs? How could he - having been tipped off before the game that something might be up - have allowed the first half of the AFCCG to be played with footballs that he thus had reason to suspect were not legal?
4. Why did Wells say that the Patriots refused to make McNally available for a fifth interview (a key part of their case against the Pats), when it turns out (as Florio reports) that the Patriots DID make him available by phone?
5. If tampering with footballs is such a big deal, why did the NFL choose to punish the Chargers in 2012 only $20,000 for tampering with footballs using a sticky substance, and to not punish the Panthers AT ALL for heating up footballs on the sidelines of their game with the Vikings this year? Both those teams were actually caught red-handed breaking this very same rule, and between the two teams received a warning and a $20,000 fine. The Patriots aren't even caught doing anything for sure, but are given the harshest punishment in NFL history. Why?
6. Why is Brady being suspended for not "cooperating" with the league? Brett Favre, while playing for the Jets, similarly did not "cooperate" with the league during their investigation of his little texting incident with Jenn Sterger, and all Favre got was a small fine ($50,000).
7. If the Patriots are being punished more harshly for being repeat offenders, why weren't the Jets punished more harshly when they were found guilty of tampering with Darrelle Revis? That was their third confirmed violation of league rules since 2009. In 2010, they were fined for faking injury reports ($125,000 total). Also in 2010, they were fined for the Sal Alosi tripping incident ($125,000 total). So the Revis situation was their third league violation in 5 seasons. Yet their penalty ($100,000) was *LESS* than the previous two. How can the league honestly say that the Patriots - who would have incurred their second violation in 8 seasons - were being punished more harshly because of being repeat offenders, when they punished the Jets LESS even though the tampering was their third violation in 5 years?
2. Why were only four Colts' footballs measured at halftime? When one of the gauges showed three of the four to be under inflated, why did they stop measuring them? Why not measure all four?
3. When Anderson realized that the footballs were missing (McNally had taken them at that point), why didn't he just go with the backup footballs, to make sure that the Patriots were playing with regulation footballs? How could he - having been tipped off before the game that something might be up - have allowed the first half of the AFCCG to be played with footballs that he thus had reason to suspect were not legal?
4. Why did Wells say that the Patriots refused to make McNally available for a fifth interview (a key part of their case against the Pats), when it turns out (as Florio reports) that the Patriots DID make him available by phone?
5. If tampering with footballs is such a big deal, why did the NFL choose to punish the Chargers in 2012 only $20,000 for tampering with footballs using a sticky substance, and to not punish the Panthers AT ALL for heating up footballs on the sidelines of their game with the Vikings this year? Both those teams were actually caught red-handed breaking this very same rule, and between the two teams received a warning and a $20,000 fine. The Patriots aren't even caught doing anything for sure, but are given the harshest punishment in NFL history. Why?
6. Why is Brady being suspended for not "cooperating" with the league? Brett Favre, while playing for the Jets, similarly did not "cooperate" with the league during their investigation of his little texting incident with Jenn Sterger, and all Favre got was a small fine ($50,000).
7. If the Patriots are being punished more harshly for being repeat offenders, why weren't the Jets punished more harshly when they were found guilty of tampering with Darrelle Revis? That was their third confirmed violation of league rules since 2009. In 2010, they were fined for faking injury reports ($125,000 total). Also in 2010, they were fined for the Sal Alosi tripping incident ($125,000 total). So the Revis situation was their third league violation in 5 seasons. Yet their penalty ($100,000) was *LESS* than the previous two. How can the league honestly say that the Patriots - who would have incurred their second violation in 8 seasons - were being punished more harshly because of being repeat offenders, when they punished the Jets LESS even though the tampering was their third violation in 5 years?