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Toucher just admitted he's a jets fan to boomer esiason during his interview.
That isn't news. He has admitted he is a Jets fan many, many times.
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They never confirmed the balls were tested pre-game with a gauge. I said from the beginning that I bet the refs didn't test the balls the way they were supposed to - only did the squeeze test!Didn't the NFL just say in a statement that the balls were inspected and approved and were within limits at pre-game?
The plot thickens.
New title...Doucher & Rich.
Agree!! I have felt this way from day 1. When Brady preps the footballs they'll be underinflated because that's the way Brady likes them. . When Aaron Rodgers preps the footballs they'll be overinflated because that's the way Rodgers like the........AND THE REFS HAVE NEVER CHECKED THE PSI AND THE LEAGUE HAS NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT.....until now.They never confirmed the balls were tested pre-game with a gauge. I said from the beginning that I bet the refs didn't test the balls the way they were supposed to - only did the squeeze test!
They never confirmed the balls were tested pre-game with a gauge. I said from the beginning that I bet the refs didn't test the balls the way they were supposed to - only did the squeeze test!
I'm not sure where I stand on this one...
The owner of the team comes out last night and blasts the NFL and media for leaks and then the team's flagship station (with a Jets fan as a host) comes on with a leak this morning? Did someone on Park Avenue let that out there just to tick Kraft off? Is this just two morning drive guys wanting to make a name for themselves? Is there really a leak or did they kind of piece this together as many in this thread have done?
The last thing the NFL wants is for their officials to come under (more) scrutiny. It is a legit slap in the face to the integrity of the game and will only heighten the push for full time officials. As many have said, they are trying, as hard as they can, to find a way to pin this on the Pats and I'm not sure today's "leak" helps them with that.
I get what you're saying but Belichick said himself that the balls were delivered to the refs pregame and the refs were asked by the PATS to inflate the ball to 12.5. I think the league ASSUMES this means the balls weren't inflated to at least 12.5 upon delivery and uses this to save face.They had to have been tested with a gauge otherwise how would they know the balls approved by the refs were under inflated?
They jump from one leak to the next. Who are T&R's multiple sources?Now Albert Breer feels they are guilty if true because they intended to skirt the rules. But Aaron Rodgers openly admitted that he does exactly what these sources say about this case.
That would be a game changer if true. I hope there's more to this.
Exactly right about Rogers. Somehow a guy that steels cash out of the cash register before the cash is counted by management is morally ok by them, but if you take it out after the cash was counted you're a thief. Rogers inflated the balls hoping they wouldn't notice or check them....clearly trying to skirt the rules.Now Albert Breer feels they are guilty if true because they intended to skirt the rules. But Aaron Rodgers openly admitted that he does exactly what these sources say about this case.
I don't think the Pats (or any team) even check the balls with a gauge prior to giving them to the refs, they give them the ones that feel good and tell the refs how they want them inflated. This sounds like pure speculation to me.Rich was just on the air and said that they had multiple sources that the Pats turned in the balls to the league prior to the game slightly under inflated and the refs approve them. So the refs didn't measure the balls.
They had to have been tested with a gauge otherwise how would they know the balls approved by the refs were under inflated?