Deflate-Gate: Here We Go Again

[PatriotsReign]

I guess the where and when is what the question would be

Let's hope not - but if the Pats somehow go the ball to the sideline, deflated it for when Brady had the ball - and Luck had a fully inflated one. Then #$@% - that's bad and I'm pissed.

Kravitz may be an Indy guy but he's also NOT a homer - he's been very critical of the team at times (as I know you know)

Damn - I hope there's nothing to this.

You don't even have to worry about it, it's all BS.

The Patriots have been on top too long for most of America.....too which all true Patriots fans should stand tall and flip the bird (as a team of course) to all the haters. You in?

 

[Joey007]

No, they don't. Each team's offense has its own set of balls.

Each team's staff is given balls in the box. Each team's staff takes the balls out, scuffs them up (within limits and using approved means), inflates them, and gives them to the refs. The refs check the balls and the pressures and hands them over to the NFL-supplied ball attendant(s). The balls from each team are kept separated and each team uses theirs.

That would be the one thing that's concerning.

But even then, how hard is it for the refs to figure out if a ball is deflated or not?? Inflate it! You have technology!

 

[dales804]

You're talking OTHER plays.

There WAS a deep pass to Vereen that was way underthrown, Vereen had to slow up, get interfered with (wasn't called) and STILL make an improbable catch.

Post edit: Here ya go;

http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2015011801/2014/POST20/colts@patriots#menu=gameinfo|contentId:0ap3000000460366&tab=recap

Yes. I couldn't believe he caught it and could not believe there was no interference call.

 

[PatsFanInVa]

 

[crownontherocks]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...rmal-balls-were-removed-from-colts-pats-game/

 

[ctpatsfan77]

NFL footballs are required to be inflated with 12.5-13.5 pounds of air, and home teams must give all game balls to the league two hours and 15 minutes prior to kickoff to be inspected.

Just to be clear, that should be 12.5–13.5 pounds per square inch of pressure, which is not the same thing as 12.5–13.5 pounds of air.

In other words, the inside of a football contains a bit less than twice as much air per square inch as the air we breathe (atmospheric pressure at sea level is a bit less than 15 psi).

 

[Kjmass1]

Most media personalities and idiot fans of other teams will fail to realize or speak of is that when the air is cold the air is also denser ( which leads to compressing) . Hence if you inflate these indoors where it's warm, then bring them outside the PSI will drop. This is also very evident when you look at the tire pressure gauge in your car and it shows when the air gets colder that all the tire pressures have dropped that's happening right now in my car and I'm getting a warning for all four even though I had them properly inflated to 36 PSI

I noticed my tires were funny this morning. Here's my take. We inflated our footballs on the softer side of the specs 12.5 psi. (range is 12.5-13.5). Aaron Rodgers said last week they over inflated their balls so maybe they pumped theirs to 13.5psi. Regardless, they were pumped indoors, and over the course of a cold game, Gronk spikes, etc, the ball maybe read 12psi.

Or one ball was really deflated, which was then swapped out and causing this uproar. The balls are probably made in China.

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

Time to remove the Patriots from the SB and replace them with the Colts if this is proven accurate. Anything less will be an unacceptable punishment.

Comment on PFT. How are these people functioning in society?

 

[ctpatsfan77]

I noticed my tires were funny this morning. Here's my take. We inflated our footballs on the softer side of the specs 12.5 psi. (range is 12.5-13.5). Aaron Rodgers said last week they over inflated their balls so maybe they pumped theirs to 13.5psi. Regardless, they were pumped indoors, and over the course of a cold game, Gronk spikes, etc, the ball maybe read 12psi.

Or one ball was really deflated, which was then swapped out and causing this uproar. The balls are probably made in China.

Nope. They're all made in Ada, Ohio.

 

[Kjmass1]

Nope. They're all made in Ada, Ohio.

Even better. Go USA!

 

[Bobsyouruncle]

It's so silly, like BB would for some reason want his team to play with inflated balls they've never played with. It wouldn't even be an advantage. Might as well say the Patriots put their logo on backwards to gain an advantage. Except the logo would make a better story, because the Patriots actually control the logo.

 

[PatriotsReign]

I noticed my tires were funny this morning. Here's my take. We inflated our footballs on the softer side of the specs 12.5 psi. (range is 12.5-13.5). Aaron Rodgers said last week they over inflated their balls so maybe they pumped theirs to 13.5psi. Regardless, they were pumped indoors, and over the course of a cold game, Gronk spikes, etc, the ball maybe read 12psi.

Or one ball was really deflated, which was then swapped out and causing this uproar. The balls are probably made in China.

Cold can make inflated tires or footballs lose pressure. And water makes anything colder....not that I'm concerned about this. I'm just offering some facts. My dashboard has been telling my tires are under-inflated ever since we had that cold spell 2 weeks ago and I don't have a flat an no one took air out of my tires.

 

[PatsFanInVa]

Feh.

 

[QuantumMechanic]

And the other team has the same ball. It wouldn't even be an advantage.

While I think this whole thing is ridiculous, the other team does not have the same ball. Each team's offense has their own set of balls to use during the game.

 

[Bobs My Uncle]

Nope. They're all made in Ada, Ohio.

Well, then perhaps the "air" is "Made in China"

 

[Bella*chick]

While I think this whole thing is ridiculous, the other team does not have the same ball. Each team's offense has their own set of balls to use during the game.

And the Colts were incapable of realizing their balls weren't inflated enough for what they were used to?

What a pathetic excuse. Last week its illegal formations, this week its deflated balls. Pathetic.

(I'm not venting at you, I know you think its ridiculous, I'm just venting in general).

 

[jumbo77]

I was just going by went Boomer said this morning.

 

[NYCPatsFan]

I guess the where and when is what the question would be

Let's hope not - but if the Pats somehow go the ball to the sideline, deflated it for when Brady had the ball - and Luck had a fully inflated one. Then #$@% - that's bad and I'm pissed.
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Damn - I hope there's nothing to this.

Highly respect your posts on football but this non-football speculation made me wonder why informed and knowlegable fans like you feel the need to speculate so badly about us just like the haters.

If you think I am overreacting, just read your line: ..."if the Pats somehow go the ball to the sideline, deflated it for when Brady had the ball - and Luck had a fully inflated one. Then #$@% - that's bad .."

Suggestion: maybe hold off such dramatic speculation of us being such lowly villains - or typing about it here - until the facts come out?

Thanks,

 

[ctpatsfan77]

And the Colts were incapable of realizing their balls weren't inflated enough for what they were used to?

What a pathetic excuse. Last week its illegal formations, this week its deflated balls. Pathetic.

(I'm not venting at you, I know you think its ridiculous, I'm just venting in general).

The Patriots don't provide the Colts' game balls. If there were problems with the Colts' balls, that's not on New England.

 

[Love The Drake]

Its highly doubtful.
I saw someone post that the in the seventies the Raiders filled their home balls with Helium to get deeper passes and more hang time on Punts and everyone had a laugh about it.