Quote:Why does the NFL allow each team to provide footballs for their offense? This whole ridiculous situation could have been avoided if all game balls were controlled and distributed by the officials.

 

I think they allow each team to rough up the balls to whatever texture their quarterback likes them.   When the balls come from the factory, they are very slick, and need to be rubbed hard to make them more grip-able.   And since each QB has his own desired level of texture, they allow each team to have their own balls on offense.   It's just another way they bend over backwards to make it a more QB-centric league.   Aaron Rodgers likes it one way, Tom Brady likes it another way. 

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