Uh oh, here we go: CBS claims Pats win coin flip at "impossible clip"

[aluminum seats]

I was wondering when they'd be on to us....

Patriots have no need for probability, win coin flip at impossible clip - CBSSports.com

 

[Bruins29]

Yep, they seem to win it every game.

Coingate?

 

[PP2]

It's worked. One of the three undefeated teams remaining in the AFC, the Patriots are 7-0, a lock to take the division and favorites to win another Super Bowl.

Goddammit, it was the coin flip all along! That's the only thing that separates us from the rest of the league.

 

[Lansdowne]

Clickbait article.

 

[RayClay]

Shouldn't you be barred from writing for a while when you don't know the meaning of the word impossible?

This happened. It is unlikely. Is it possible? See first proposition

This happened. That proves it is possible.

 

[Bruins29]

the probability of winning it at least 19 times in 25 tries is 0.0073. That's less than three-quarters of one percent.

That is 1 in 7,300 if my math is correct, which is ****ed up.

 

[Bruins29]

Goddammit, it was the coin flip all along! That's the only thing that separates us from the rest of the league.

I saw the "its worked" comment and thought that I guess I was wrong that it was Brady doing it and not the coin flip win.

The pats make their own luck

 

[Sicilian]

This is the same "logic" that makes people lose their car in Vegas because, "I've lost the last 7 hands... I'm due!"

 

[Bobsyouruncle]

Patriots have no need for probability, win coin flip at impossible clip

 

[dannydyn]

Stupid fcking article 'forgot' to mention that the pre-flip call is made by the visiting team....

 

[The Gr8est]

Just one more item to add to the "NFL* Post-Loss Complaint" form.

 

[PlanB]

Interesting my husband and I were at the Miami game. He thought that the coin flip had been done earlier because the teams were already lined up correctly. Is the coin flip live or "is it Memorex" ? (for those of you old enough to remember that xommercial)

 

[upstater1]

Belichick has scouted this.

In Foxboro where the air is more humid, the fatter side of the coin (heads) causes the coin to weigh toward the ground. It adds 12% velocity (remember, speed + mass = velocity). An aeronautical engineer like Matt Patricia would be quite aware of this, especially because, of all the coins, the heads side of the quarter has both the highest protrusion (George Washington's rather pronounced cheek bones) but also the smoothest surface which is best for wind sheer.

This is why the Patriots choose tails.

 

[Bruins29]

This is the same "logic" that makes people lose their car in Vegas because, "I've lost the last 7 hands... I'm due!"

 

[aluminum seats]

Belichick has scouted this.

In Foxboro where the air is more humid, the fatter side of the coin (heads) causes the coin to weigh toward the ground. It adds 12% velocity (remember, speed + mass = velocity). An aeronautical engineer like Matt Patricia would be quite aware of this, especially because, of all the coins, the heads side of the quarter has both the highest protrusion (George Washington's rather pronounced cheek bones) but also the smoothest surface which is best for wind sheer.

This is why the Patriots choose tails.

Well played...

 

[memento]

Coin flips, fumble rates, warm visitor gatorade, visiting players lose their playbooks, visiting teams afraid to use locker room trash cans, bug sweeps, illegal microphone battery guy, headsetgate, deflategate, spygate -- is that all of them?

 

[Bruins29]

Coin flips, fumble rates, warm visitor gatorade, visiting players lose their playbooks, visiting teams afraid to use locker room trash cans, bug sweeps, illegal microphone battery guy, headsetgate, deflategate, spygate -- is that all of them?

Tricky formations that fool stupid coaches
snowplow
tuck rule

 

[FreeTedWilliams]

I suspect that BB dug up Jimmy Hoffa from under the turf at the Meadowlands, before they tore it down and re-buried him under the turf at the middle of the field at Gilette with a huge magnet.

BB then has one of his Captians ( more probably than not Brady) give him a secret hand signal to signify heads or tails and then BB uses his mind meld with Ernie to tell Ernie which way to switch the magnet on.

 

[jah]

Road team calls, and Carolina was on some ridiculous streak in recent history too except I think they lost every coin toss for a while.

 

[PatsDeb]

Just put it on the complaint form in the other thread for the folks who lose to us.

Reason 20: Win coin toss at "impossible" rate.