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Martin Schmaltz' pressure calculator
What was really needed here was a false report claiming the balls were 2 pounds under. Then it would be a big deal. Irks the crap out of me that the Pats balls were measured similar to Pittsburgh's and the league dropped the hammer on the Patriots and turned a blind eye to them.
They really lost me. Watch the Patriots and that's pretty much it. I can honestly say I've watched about 2 hours total football from other games this whole season. That whole witch hunt-conspiracy took so much out of me I barely even follow anymore. Still have loyalty to this Patriots team but to be honest after Brady and BB are gone I just don't know. Hopefully things will change after Goodell is gone and I get that passion back.
So by the NFL logic, they controlled the chain of custody of the Steelers balls so that proves that the low readings were not the result of tampering but because there was a 90 chain of custody issue with the Patriots balls, those low numbers prove tampering? God, I don't even think politics is this corrupt.
Add in the rain which has an extra cooling effect and you get the Pats numbers.
No doubt. The league consists of a bunch of hypocritical liars, so we shouldn't be surprised. Their ratings are down from the mistake they made last time, so I'm sure we'll all be hearing from them any minute now about what a "non-story" it really is.Since when the f*** does the NFL need a team to file a formal complaint? Was a formal complaint filed for spygate? defaltegate? No and no, they both happened in game! Both league sponsored sting opps.
They are...in model political systems in countries such as Venezuela, Somalia, Sudan, and Afghanistan.
Hopefully things will change after Goodell is gone and I get that passion back.