It's amazing how many people sweep spygate under the rug.

But everyone was doing it! *sarcasm*

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IT WAS ALWAYS THE JAGS

The Patriots just announced the release of the new 2015 team rug.  It's large enough to cover two scandals at once.

 

They're gonna need a bigger rug.

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I survived the Gus Bradley Error.

My take on Deflategate is a little different. Yes, the softer balls were a little easier to throw and catch, but the whole scheme was hatched to prevent fumbles. The whole focus on Brady is a bit of a red herring to keep the heat off of BB and Ernie Adams.


BB is the most detail oriented coach in the NFL and I don't find it plausible that he had zero knowledge of how the balls were prepped. BB has an extreme disdain for fumbling and nothing happens in that organization without his knowledge.

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328 yds 4 tds and 100+ passer rating is pedestrian?


You think balls you have no evidence were under inflated having half a pound more air in them would have helped the ravens diagnose formations that they nor the league had ever seen before?


it's amazing how many people forget the fact that the guy won three superbowls before the rule change in 06.

How many balls in the ravens game did the cheaters cough up on the turf? I think I remember two... both of which had fortunate bounces that the cheaters recovered. You're a fan of the cheaters, you remember those fumbles, don't you? Regulation balls, and 4th those mistakes could have been turnovers that results in a win for the ravens.


Also, I didn't pull the stats from the super bowl, but I was sober enough to remember Brady checking down in most of the big plays of the have. His receivers were helping him out. Again, pedestrian.

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My take on Deflategate is a little different. Yes, the softer balls were a little easier to throw and catch, but the whole scheme was hatched to prevent fumbles. The whole focus on Brady is a bit of a red herring to keep the heat off of BB and Ernie Adams.


BB is the most detail oriented coach in the NFL and I don't find it plausible that he had zero knowledge of how the balls were prepped. BB has an extreme disdain for fumbling and nothing happens in that organization without his knowledge.

 

I agree.  I think Brady and Belichick were on the same page here.  Brady wanted softer balls to throw, Belichick knew the softer ball would reduce fumbles, and Brady's lobbying efforts to the NFL brought the rule change where teams provide their own game balls.  It appears the deflation would normally occur in the officials' locker room after the officials went onto the field.  McNally usually had 10-15 minutes between the officials leaving and the kickoff.

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My take on Deflategate is a little different. Yes, the softer balls were a little easier to throw and catch, but the whole scheme was hatched to prevent fumbles. The whole focus on Brady is a bit of a red herring to keep the heat off of BB and Ernie Adams.


BB is the most detail oriented coach in the NFL and I don't find it plausible that he had zero knowledge of how the balls were prepped. BB has an extreme disdain for fumbling and nothing happens in that organization without his knowledge.

 

The thing I find interesting is Belichick getting off scot-free.  Sean Payton was told "Ignorance is not an excuse."  I guess that's only true if you're not buddies with Goodell. 

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I was wrong about Trent Baalke. 

The thing I find interesting is Belichick getting off scot-free. Sean Payton was told "Ignorance is not an excuse." I guess that's only true if you're not buddies with Goodell.

That's an interesting take. I can see why some would agree with that idea.


However, personally I believe that a "Bounty" program to reward players for knockout hits and injuries is quite different from deflating footballs to be just under the PSI guideline. JMO

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How many balls in the ravens game did the cheaters cough up on the turf? I think I remember two... both of which had fortunate bounces that the cheaters recovered. You're a fan of the cheaters, you remember those fumbles, don't you? Regulation balls, and 4th those mistakes could have been turnovers that results in a win for the ravens.

Also, I didn't pull the stats from the super bowl, but I was sober enough to remember Brady checking down in most of the big plays of the have. His receivers were helping him out. Again, pedestrian.

But I was told the deflation was so they wouldn't fumble at all. Now it's so the fumbles would bounce back into the fumblers hands? I wish someone would deflate the goalposts that keep being moved.

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“An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.”. - Plato

2001-06, Brady was sacked 182 times and fumbled 59 times.

2007-14, Brady was sacked 182 times and fumbled 36 times.

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Not surprising that Kraft and the patriots are full of hope again wishing taking the penalty will benefit Brady. Unreal. If anything, it will benefit the NFL.

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I agree.  I think Brady and Belichick were on the same page here.  Brady wanted softer balls to throw, Belichick knew the softer ball would reduce fumbles, and Brady's lobbying efforts to the NFL brought the rule change where teams provide their own game balls.  It appears the deflation would normally occur in the officials' locker room after the officials went onto the field.  McNally usually had 10-15 minutes between the officials leaving and the kickoff.

I think if anyone watches the 2009 Patriots/Titans game, they'll notice something is really odd. Seriously, it's as lopsided as a Harlem Globetrotter game against the Washington Generals. The Titans are fumbling all over the place while the Cheats don't fumble. Brady's taking snaps from shotgun, doing flea flickers, and has record setting day while Collins, taking snap under center, had 2-12 pass attempt. 

 
Here are the game's highlights:
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highl...9-Titans-0
 
This game also indicates to me that the coaching knows very well about the ball being deflated. Calling for a gimmick plays in game conditions like that??? C'mon...
 
The 2010 Patriots/Bears games is nearly as bad. The Bears are fumbling and really can't get anything going while the Patriots are easily moving the ball. The Bears are no stranger to snow and the Patriots offense are making one of the best defenses in the league look like a high school JV team. Is Brady and the rest of the Patriots immune to the snow or is something else going on?
 
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highl...highlights
 
I believe ball deflation is why the Shady and the Cheats always play better late in the year when it starts getting colder and snowing. Playing with a deflated ball becomes an even bigger advantage then. When an ENTIRE offense has an advantage like that, yes, it can make an average QB look great.

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lol, The tacks took quite the beat down in that one.

 

59-0 OUCH!!!!!!!!!

 

Were the Pats really that good or were the tacks really that bad?????

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I survived the Gus Bradley Error.

lol, The tacks took quite the beat down in that one.

 

59-0 OUCH!!!!!!!!!

 

Were the Pats really that good or were the tacks really that bad?????

8-8 team that year. They were not as bad as the score of that game would suggest.

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But I was told the deflation was so they wouldn't fumble at all. Now it's so the fumbles would bounce back into the fumblers hands? I wish someone would deflate the goalposts that keep being moved.

Having a hard time thinking critically?


You realize there are multiple advantages to deflated footballs, don't you chief?

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That's an interesting take. I can see why some would agree with that idea.


However, personally I believe that a "Bounty" program to reward players for knockout hits and injuries is quite different from deflating footballs to be just under the PSI guideline. JMO

I agree that they are quite different.


Bountygate provided no real advantage to the Saints, only incentive.  While Deflategate provided a real (or imagined, and therefore intended) advantage)

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I was wrong about Trent Baalke. 

Those snow games are illustrative.  LOL at the Pats running flea-flickers in the snow while the other team has trouble making a handoff. 

 

The advantages of the soft ball are usually much more subtle, but many games come down to 1 turnover or 1 completed pass.

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Those snow games are illustrative.  LOL at the Pats running flea-flickers in the snow while the other team has trouble making a handoff. 

 

The advantages of the soft ball are usually much more subtle, but many games come down to 1 turnover or 1 completed pass.

 

Yeah, I think it's these cold weather/snow games where it gives them the biggest advantage. They have a reputation being a team that always play better late in the year when the weather changes. in warmer weather, the advantage is not as much. 

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Having a hard time thinking critically?

You realize there are multiple advantages to deflated footballs, don't you chief?

I didn't know that remote control of a bouncing oblong object was one of them. I think your critcal thinker needs calibration.

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“An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.”. - Plato

I didn't know that remote control of a bouncing oblong object was one of them. I think your critcal thinker needs calibration.

A deflated ball won't bounce around as much or as far as a normally inflated ball.

 

Just sayin'...

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A deflated ball won't bounce around as much or as far as a normally inflated ball.


Just sayin'...

I think we need some experiments to see just how much difference a half pound of pressure makes. Otherwise we have "deflated balls are the reason Pattiots lead the league in won coin tosses" and the like.

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“An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.”. - Plato