BRADY has made a point of having the balls be under his control, the PATS have, in the past, lobbied the competition committee to have access, to the balls, this has been at least a decade long strategy....just like a player that uses diff. cleats or tapes......whether it is a Real Rule, or just a stickum rule, there is the ? there is no doubt with all the texts, the "I prefer a deflated ball quote," on the podium, the "i like it when gronk slams the ball, it deflates it, i like a deflated ball, " quip, that was a year before and then rehashed...the problem is, it is just a "stickum" f.b. rule, not a holy rule, and has never been fully addressed....to me BOUNTYGATE is the worst infraction.

but why not just say, 4 games and that is it. Most players are taught, 'trust your team'.......i know he wants to play, but JG is a great prospect.....just deal with it if you are out. TB is no criminal, because this is not a true sin like BOUNTYGATE. just a  minor rule broken when you have past players whom have been charged with        a and b, or violent crimes.....NE and TB, trust your team and backup, GARAPALLO is a good player.......2 and 2 does not sink the season.....i do not think Brady would violate a real rule, like the SAINTS did, and even though his game may rely on psi adjustments, if he knew it would turn into this, he would not have done so. BOUNTyGATE  is a sin, you KNOW it is wrong......

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