This has been a bit of a buzz kill.
The reality is if this were made of any other team, it wouldn't be a blip on the radar as is evidence of that Panthers literally heating the balls.
But unfortunately it is not any other team, and given that it will garner more clicks on the internet and social media than an ebola outbreak, I understand why people are covering it.
What really bothers me is Belichick not coming out and unequivocally denying it.
Same old crap we got with spy gate.
“We’ll cooperate fully with whatever the league wants us to — whatever questions they ask us, whatever they want us to do.”
No sh!t you are going to do whatever the league says. That wasn't the question.
And then this
Questions: Were the Patriots using deflated footballs?
Answer “I just said, the first time I heard about it was this morning. Whatever they need from the league, that’s what we’ll do.”
Yes, you first heard about the league looking into it this morning. Again that wasn't the question.
At the end of they day I don't think there is anything different going on with the pats then any other team.
Hell on my local sports show they interiewed a former college coach who said he told his equipment folks if those balls (the throwing ones) were inflated one fraction of an ounce over 12.5 they were fired. And on a good day they were probably 12.
But I was looking forward to a couple weeks of watching nil network and going over the match ups and x's and o's.
Looks like another media blackout for me till the Super Bowl.