Deflate-Gate: Here We Go Again

[Deus Irae]

regardless of whats come out today..i still call ********

the only way we are culprits is if we got our hands on the balls after the refs checked them and before the game began...and proving that is going to be next to impossible

The refs give the balls to the team ball boys just before game time.

 

[moejr]

I don't even want to think about the possibility of this being a recurrent thing. Honestly, if we actually did deflate balls at every game, it wouldn't have been caught just now, it would be known for quite sometime. Like I said, i don't know what to believe.We really don't need that kind of thing to beat any team.

This seriously screwed my night, I am feeling sick and, unfortunately, it's not in thanks to the half dozen of shots i had tonight

I was having a late dinner and read the espn report and went and threw out my food I got such a sick feeling in my stomach,

 

[The Gr8est]

I think it could go both ways. Obviously, I am hoping that you're right.

At least this team it was two weeks before the game rather than two days.

 

[tmajr3]

Watching NFL Replay of SEA game from 2012. Damn, I miss Danny Woodhead. Also, **** Aaron Hernandez for ruining what could have been the best offense in a 5 year span ever.

Final note: Brady seemed to pick apart the Seahawks Cover 3 scheme with quick hitters and crossers.

 

[Joey007]

Nope, but I can spell "Moss is better". #JustSaying

Did Jerry really just say that... wow.

 

[Todd Bradley]

If the Ravens balls were deflated, that would support the theory that the weather is the reason for the deflation. Unless both teams use the same kicking ball, I have no idea why they would comment on this.

See I want to believe this, but my question is: there's been cold weather games since Football was invented. Why is this now just happening or being recognized?

 

[upstater1]

You're grasping. That's all I can say. The numbers are too large even at the "rounded" figures. You don't lose 15% pressure on 11 balls in a few hours...sorry, doesn't happen without major defects. Your car example would mean that you lost 5 pounds of pressure in a few hours (assuming 32pounds is max pressure for your tires). You'd be filling up air every day.

It's a losing argument when I can provide the math and you're answer is "common sense" so I'll end this here and stop wasting both of our time.

Let me add, not only is your math wrong, but my common sense remark was clearly in reference to balls not being airtight containers. They leak. We are constantly pumping up very expensive balls, the best balls made by man.

 

[FirstAndGoal]

Again, do not confuse gauge pressure with absolute pressure.

If the pressure inside the ball dropped 2 PSI, that means the actual pressure inside the ball fell by something like (2)/(13 + 14.7) = 2/27.7 = 7.2%, not 15%.

7.2% is still too great without a defect. We all know they leak but that's too much over a few hours for a sealed bladder. One or two is fine but not 11

 

[tombonneau]

betcha thats why they are distraught about it

they cannot blame the Pats but only themselves

Seriously Pats need to turn this around on the league. The most likely scenario is Pats submit under inflated balls and refs don't care. They can submit basketballs to the league if they want and it's up to refs to refuse them.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

It's a losing argument when I can provide the math and you're answer is "common sense" so I'll end this here and stop wasting both of our time.

Your math is wrong.

 

[FirstAndGoal]

Let me add, not only is your math wrong, but my common sense remark was clearly in reference to balls not being airtight containers. They leak. We are constantly pumping up very expensive balls, the best balls made by man.

sure, anything you say

 

[festy1986]

I've always loved Rodgers. The man is on record as saying brady is the best qb in the league.

His post game interview on sunday and his interview on the radio about how he pumps up his bald and HALF the league deflates only helps us.

I only like him that much more now, his comments will save us from any punishment and shows that the players them self have zero issues with it

 

[BadMoFo]

I wanna know if bill knew.Just his answer alone on that press conference tells me he knew.

In terms of the superbowl I dont know. They killed my mood for the game honestly

Yeah, saying he just found out that morning. I think people here knew about it second after it was tweeted. I'm sure belichick would have been informed immediately after. Shut, he would have had to know something was up during the game.

 

[Seanzayyy]

I am not one to take jokes lightly at the moment. So I hope you are joking here

Just having some fun. Someone posted something about the Ravens claiming that our balls were deflated. Or maybe their kicking balls? Or maybe everyone's balls were somehow not up to par. Just thought it would be funny since Faulk isn't the biggest Pats supporter

 

[Onedaful]

What leads you to believe this?

Absolutely nothing. Just like what everyone else is using to back up their agenda in this thread.

 

[TBR]

I've always loved Rodgers. The man is on record as saying brady is the best qb in the league.

His post game interview on sunday and his interview on the radio about how he pumps up his bald and HALF the league deflates only helps us.

I only like him that much more now, his comments will save us from any punishment and shows that the players them self have zero issues with it

I agree, but I'm not so sure his comments will save us from punishment. Unfortunately.

 

[BHSL2]

I'm gonna go ahead and deactivate my Facebook...

 

[supafly]

Because the report that has everyone in a hoot right now states the balls were checked at halftime and came in 2 points under regulation.

Now if those same refs sent those balls back out in halftime then it's a league scandal and not a patriot one of you ask me

I bet this answers your question posed before.

It's possible that they took the ball from the first play in the 2nd half at 14:54 to show that the issue was fixed, thus proving that the balls used in the 2nd half were of the proper pressure.

Just a theory.

 

[Joey007]

Just having some fun. Someone posted something about the Ravens claiming that our balls were deflated. Or maybe their kicking balls? Or maybe everyone's balls were somehow not up to par. Just thought it would be funny since Faulk isn't the biggest Pats supporter

It's all good, it's just I could actually believe Faulk would spew something out like this.

 

[Beecke]

Several things up in the air for me: Refs reinflate balls at Halftime; now how do they measure psi after the game, when the balls had been reinflated? Did they secure those balls at halftime and introduce an enterily new set? Because otherwise it does not make any sense to me as to how they would be able to measure them? Next up would be how they still had to take a ball out in the 2nd half.