The Fraudulent Parts of the Wells Report:
#1. The Text Messages
Excerpt from the Report:
For example, on October 17, 2014, following a Thursday night game between the Patriots and the New York Jets during which Tom Brady complained angrily about the inflation level of the game balls, McNally and Jastremski exchanged the following text messages:
McNally: Tom sucks...im going make that next ball a ****in balloon
Jastremski: Talked to him last night. He actually brought you up and said you must have a lot of stress trying to get them done...
Jastremski: I told him it was. He was right though...
Jastremski: I checked some of the balls this morn... The refs ****ed us...a few of then were at almost 16
Jastremski: They didnt recheck then after they put air in them
McNally: **** tom ...16 is nothing...wait till next sunday
Jastremski: Omg! Spaz
On October 21, 2014, McNally and Jastremski exchanged the following text messages:
McNally: Make sure you blow up the ball to look like a rugby ball so tom can get used to it before sunday
Jastremski: Omg
On October 23, 2014, three days before a Sunday game against the Chicago Bears, Jastremski and McNally exchanged the following messages:
Jastremski: Can‟t wait to give you your needle this week
McNally: **** tom....make sure the pump is attached to the needle.....****in watermelons coming
Jastremski: So angry
McNally: The only thing deflating sun..is his passing rating
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Sounds like Jastremski is teasing McNally about the prior conversation, the smiley face is a huge indicator. McNally is still mad about Brady's behavior the Jets game, so he's talking major ish right now. The balls were obviously too big so Jastremski is telling a deflate joke (with the needle comment) and McNally's not having it.
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Excerpt:
The next day, October 24, 2014, Jastremski and McNally exchanged the following messages:
Jastremski: I have a big needle for u this week
McNally: Better be surrounded by cash and newkicks....or its a rugby sunday
McNally: **** tom
Jastremski: Maybe u will have some nice size 11s in ur locker
McNally: Tom must really be working your balls hard this week
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Again, Jastremski starts the text again, teasing McNally about deflating balls, with the needle comment. McNally seems lighten up, because now they are going back in forth in a joking manner.
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Excerpt:
On October 25, 2014, McNally and Jastremski exchanged the following messages:
Jastremski: Size 11?
Jastremski: 2 or 3X?
McNally: Tom must really be on you
McNally: 11 0r 11 half......2x unless its tight fitting
Jastremski: Nah. Hasn‟t even mentioned it, figured u should get something since he gives u nothing
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Jastremski thought about McNally's jab or joke and figures he should do something for McNally for all the hard-work he's done. 15 years(?) on the job and Tom hasn't given him any free stuff yet. This seems to be explained in Jastremski's last message, which in translation says... "Tom hasn't even thought about you, but since you brought it up, I figured he needs to give you something."
This proves that Brady was not giving McNally autographed items in exchange for deflating balls in the past. It also doesn't prove that McNally even received anything at this point, only that Jastremski was trying to arrange something.
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Excerpt:
On January 7, 2015, eleven days before the AFC Championship Game, McNally and Jastremski discussed how McNally would have a “big autograph day” and receive items autographed by Brady the following weekend, before the playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens. McNally and Jastremski exchanged the
following text messages:
McNally: Remember to put a couple sweet pig skins ready for tom to sign
Jastremski: U got it kid...big autograph day for you
McNally: Nice throw some kicks in and make it real special
Jastremski: It ur lucky. 11?
McNally: 11 or 11 and half kid
On January 10, 2015, immediately prior to the game between the Patriots and the Ravens, in the Patriots equipment room with both Brady and Jastremski present, McNally received two footballs autographed by Brady and also had Brady autograph a game-worn Patriots jersey that McNally previously had obtained.
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The report fails to mention, who else may have been present to receive similar gifts and if there were any other players present and giving autographs to the equipment staff.
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In addition to the messages described above, before the start of the 2014-15 season, McNally referred to himself as “the deflator” and stated that he was “not going to espn……..yet.” On May 9, 2014, McNally and Jastremski exchanged the following text messages:
McNally: You working
Jastremski: Yup
McNally: Nice dude....jimmy needs some kicks....lets make a deal.....come on help the deflator
McNally: Chill buddy im just ****in with you ....im not going to espn........yet
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These texts were exchanged before the season started, yet Wells types them up after the other text messages that were sent prior to the AFC Championship game. This was done intentionally, so that the reader remembers the texts in the order Wells recorded them, he also repeats the text in this same exact order throughout the report, to remind the reader. Keep in mind, he starts these texts after the other texts, where Jastremski/McNally is talking about receiving gifts and "kicks." The typical reader, would scroll pass the message presented above the following text, or simply not consider the dates-- so it would seem like the following text and then McNally also mentions the "kicks" in this set of texts, but they were exchanged in May not January.
When McNally refers to himself as "the deflator," is he talking about footballs or could he be talking about deflating Jastremski's mood, by asking him for stolen equipment? If he is talking about footballs, could he be the deflator because he deflates the footballs during the preparation process. Here is a little something, something I found in the NYtimes about how Manning's equipment staff handles his balls:
“I’ll know as soon as I pick up a ball whether it could be a ball that Eli might like some day or whether it’s a ball he’ll never like,” Ed Skiba said.
Maybe they deflated the balls below the legal limit and hoped it would pass ref inspection (similar to Rodgers) and maybe the refs allowed them. Maybe the refs are covering their own ***es and suddenly developed top-notch memory to recall the exact PSI of 11 balls in a game. Once Brady picks out his balls they are perfect to him, he wants no-one touching them--similar to Eli. So why have someone deflating them in 100 seconds and expect it to be perfect?
2nd question is: What was Jastremski's response to McNally's "deflator" text? Why was it omitted from the report? Was Jastremski stealing equipment for McNally? McNally didn't seemed to be talking about Uggs or Brady for that matter. Did Jastremski send a text that would've offered a little more context to the messages? McNally told him to "chill," so what did Jastremski say? Why would he be deflating balls for Brady or expecting gifts in May?
These are things I'm trying to consider. I'm going to reread this garbage and analyze some more stupidity that comes out of it.