NFL might be planning to release "a summary" of PSI findings

[PittPatriot]

Why can't the patriots do their own study and show the results?

 

[RelocatedPatFan]

It will be fun when the 2nd circuit includes their research and asks the NFL* why they didn't conduct the tests under the same circumstances in which they tested the Patriots footballs?

Answer: Goodell lawyers, "You don't have an right to question the process and have to support our decisions as it's the only way to interpret the law."


okay, I'm awake now. Did I miss anything?

 

[DarrylS]

Why can't the patriots do their own study and show the results?

Probably because if they test the pressure they may be accused of deflation, or some sort of equipment violation...

The NFL missed an opportunity this year to do a year long study of the effects of football game and environment on PSI, they could have elicited non biased sources to study the impact during every NFL game and come out with a meaningful report.. instead they chose not to.

 

[supafly]

Why can't the patriots do their own study and show the results?

I'm afraid that no one would believe them, just like no one believed Belichick when he said that they replicated their own study back in Jan.2015.

 

[IcyPatriot]

A summary ... without the raw data = edited to me ... which = farce in this case.

The concept of integrity in this instance = release it all or release nothing which negates integrity.

 

[turkeyneck]

I'm sure the findings will fit their agenda.....I'm also sure they will "release" them they day after the AFCCG should the Pats win.

Exactly. "Considering" means waiting to see if the Pats win.

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

Why can't the patriots do their own study and show the results?

Come on, it's 32 over all, and the good of all......
Here's what the NFL will say,
" we tested the balls and found no loss of pressure attributable to environmental factors. Therefore, there must have been human intervention last year at the AFCCG." Right, they'll bring the balls in, let them warm up for 30 minutes and then check them..... First I thought it was incompetence, not it is just plain malevolence and evil on their part...

 

[The Brandon Five]

Goodell is trying to disprove Ideal Gas Law. I'm sure he'll be sending this research to The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences with the request that it be considered for the Nobel Prize awards in the fields of Physics and Chemistry.

If he doesn't get the Noble prize, maybe he'll get an "ESPY" for the categories of physics and chemistry.

Do you mean Ignoble Prize?

 

[Big-T]

It'll be a nice work of fiction for Jets fans to try and read, maybe they'll include some pretty pictures for them too.

 

[The Brandon Five]

Why can't the patriots do their own study and show the results?

Because for Bob this is just business and apparently defending the face of the franchise is bad for that.

 

[Huckleberry1]

For anyone who hasn't seen MAKING OF A MURDERER you should watch it to get a sense of how the system works in this country, and it illustrates just how the different factions work in harmony to get the result that is desired. The documentary is obviously far more serious in nature and I won't say any more so as not to spoil it for those who haven't seen it but the are many parallels in terms of using and abusing official systems and safeguards that were meant to be above such manipulation an abuse.

 

[Mack Herron]

Why can't the patriots do their own study and show the results?

They could have hired an independent firm to develop a rigorous protocol and conduct a truly scientific analysis of the impact of changes in temperature on ball pressure, then released all of the data, analyses and interpretation for public scrutiny. But that would not be in the best interests of the 32 now, would it?

 

[RobertWeathers]

Why can't the patriots do their own study and show the results?

They did during BBs Mona Lisa Vito presser and America was introduced to PSI and IGL.

....and it didn't make a damn bit of difference.

 

[Pats2000]

If the Pats win AFC

NFL releases the numbers and shows that Pats/Brady didn't tamper and drop appeal and give Pats back picks and money.

Just to stop the Super Bowl week Goodell questions of deflategate.

Pats lose

Numbers are shown that all balls maintained with in the 12.5-13.5 range no matter what.

With no Patriots distraction can use week to praise Manning all week long.

That theory is definitely not going to happen...I'm sorry, no matter what the league is releasing false numbers. And if the Pats win, the league PR machine is going to go into overtime putting out **** about them and trying to distract them from winning the SB.

 

[Pats2000]

What a joke. How convenient to "release" the findings as the Pats approach a possible SB run. Even the average non Pats fan can see thru this BS. This will blow up in their face. And No, they won't release any info to exonerate the Pats. And let me guess, it was an "independent" team that did the testing. F' them

They flew Exponent out to all the games for testing...would be my guess

 

[RayClay]

If you've got cellphone video, a thermometer and a gauge you could do your own study.

What's the difference? Just win two games.

 

[RelocatedPatFan]

Maybe the scientific community will take it as a personal insult and beat the drums to tell the public how flawed 345 Park Ave is acting.

Though it seems they have but perhaps they can dial it up to get national attention

 

[Ross12]

If the NFL really comes out and says "no loss of PSI occurred", it'll get shot down by tons of physicists immediately. The haters will get some fresh meat, but the level-headed will quickly see it's just another ruse. Brady can't be suspended again over their dumb study, and the appeals court certainly isn't going to fall for it (not that it matters, since it's a case about labor law).

I say bring it on. They thought sabotaging the Pats last year at this exact same time would kill their title hopes. Look what happened instead. Go ahead, give it another try. Bill and Tom welcome the fuel.

 

[Galeb]

I sure hope the Krafts did their due diligence and have precise video and data done from tests at every city where cold games were played this year. That is the only way the NFL would publish uncooked PSI numbers from this year.

 

[deters]

My guess is that the NFL had the balls pumped up to 13 inside at room temperature, pregame.

Teams then played with the footballs outside in the cold for a half.

Then they took them back inside. But not for immediate pressure measurement, rather to let them sit inside for hours while they warm all the way back up to room temperature, while the 2nd half was played with the backup footballs.

Thus… voila! No loss of psi!

Then they will say with a straight face “playing with footballs outside in the cold has no effect on PSI”.

The haters will eat it up.

Those with a brain will say “but wait… PSI goes down with temperature, so they should have measured PSI while the footballs were still cold, as they did in the Jan 2015 AFCCG.

Then those with a brain will be completely ignored.

Idiocracy is becoming truth...