Baseless accusations tbh, seems like people have nothing better to do .
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-sh...062844133.html
The NFL will investigate the possibility that the New England Patriots deflated footballs during the AFC championship game, which they won 45-7 over the Indianapolis Colts, according to Bob Kravitz of WTHR.com.
Breaking: A league source tells me the NFL is investigating the possibility the Patriots deflated footballs Sunday night. More to come.
Bob Kravitz (@bkravitz) January 19, 2015
It rained constantly on Sunday in Foxborough, Mass., which made gripping the ball challenging. Obviously, a less-inflated ball is easier to grip than a fully inflated one.
I'm told at one point the officials took a ball out of play and weighed it. Should hear more tomorrow on this subject.
Bob Kravitz (@bkravitz) January 19, 2015
The league has guidelines on how much pressure the ball must have between 12.5 and 13.5 pounds per square inch, weighing between 14 and 15 ounces.
Kravitz says the fine could be a stiff one if the Patriots are found guilty.
There was a delay before the third-quarter-opening kickoff that might have included game officials investigating the balls the Patriots were using.
Told if a league investigation confirms deflated footballs it will result in lost draft picks. Stay tuned.
Bob Kravitz (@bkravitz) January 19, 2015
Nobody is suggesting this is why the colts lost obviously. They were manhandled.
Bob Kravitz (@bkravitz) January 19, 2015
Although there hasn't been an NFL team accused or found guilty of this recently, former USC head coach Lane Kiffin who, coicindentally, was named the front-runner in several reports to become the San Francisco 49ers' offensive coordinator was accused of doing the same against Oregon in 2012 before losing his job during that season.
The Patriots have faced accusations that they've skirted the rules for years, and they were penalized for spying on the New York Jets during the 2007 season with the loss of a first-round draft pick and a hefty fine paid not by the team but by Bill Belichick himself.
Oh look, a patriots fan downplaying their cheating, again. I'm shocked.
I'll be legitimately shocked if the Patriots are found guilty, tbh. The football and any evidence against them has probably already been destroyed. The NFL has been letting them cheat for over a decade, why stop now?
Cowboys
If you're not cheating, you're not trying.
Pats are just compe ive
They do what it takes to win
And I want more. Bribe refs. Frame Pete Carroll for robbery. Send Marshawn Lynch to China without a passport. One way or another, everyone is going to be *****ing, give them a reason and win a damn Super Bowl.
If we have to listen to it during every game, at least it'll have some merit instead of the usual, "Hurr, can't touch Brady LOL, look, the referee even helped him get up!"
Belicheat and Patriots fans reminding me why I started rooting against them in the first place, tbh.
if only the balls were properly inflated, the Colts would have lost 41-28 instead!
Nobody is suggesting this is why the colts lost obviously.
Bob Kravitz (@bkravitz) January 19, 2015
So the NFL's procedure on game balls is...
-team provides balls two hours prior to the start of the game that the referees can test
-balls are under referee supervision prior to kickoff
-balls are then under custody of NFL-supplied ball attendant during the game
So when exactly would the Patriots have been able to deflate the balls? Was the NFL's ball attendant in on this? Were the refs? Did the Patriots have someone deflate balls when the ball attendant wasn't looking
deflated ball gave Blount extra grip to not fumble the ball while running over Colts players tbhSo the NFL's procedure on game balls is...
-team provides balls two hours prior to the start of the game that the referees can test
-balls are under referee supervision prior to kickoff
-balls are then under custody of NFL-supplied ball attendant during the game
So when exactly would the Patriots have been able to deflate the balls? Was the NFL's ball attendant in on this? Were the refs? Did the Patriots have someone deflate balls when the ball attendant wasn't looking
Each team supplies its own game balls to use on offense, so no matter what, this has nothing to do with the Colts only scoring 7 points
I'm sure it has everything to do with the Colts getting murdered by the run though
This story is absolutely hilarious.
My thoughts. Balls being held and inflated in warm room somewhere in the stadium and then being brought to colder enviroment outside. Air pressure is related to temperature. So maybe this caused ball being deflated too much ?
Nope. It's a ball deflating conspiracy.
It's not like the exact same thing happens to everyone's tire pressure whenever a cold front hits
sounds like a got butthurt Colts fan making excuses to me.
Oh well, at least the NFL got rid of the "tuck rule"
Not sure why Pats fans are getting so defensive, Goodell will find a way to "protect the shield" and make the story go away even if it's true, tbh
I'm just stating facts about game ball proceduresNot sure why Pats fans are getting so defensive, Goodell will find a way to "protect the shield" and make the story go away even if it's true, tbh
Still waiting to hear when the Patriots deflated the game balls and who was involved
I'm waiting for the Robert Mueller "investigation" that concludes that Goodell has never seen a football or an air pump in his life
Do what it takes to win, good move.
Pretty easy tbh.So the NFL's procedure on game balls is...
-team provides balls two hours prior to the start of the game that the referees can test
-balls are under referee supervision prior to kickoff
-balls are then under custody of NFL-supplied ball attendant during the game
So when exactly would the Patriots have been able to deflate the balls? Was the NFL's ball attendant in on this? Were the refs? Did the Patriots have someone deflate balls when the ball attendant wasn't looking
Brady, Blount, and the center all had mini air needles taped to their fingers. Wonder why they would run the ball so often on 1st? Yep... gives them more time to deflate the ball so Brady can then sling it downfield when it really mattered. Also, the punter had a mini inflater. So when they had to give the ball back, they would make sure that they inflated it back to an unusable state.
The only investigation here should be whether or not ref(s) ed up by not checking the pressure of the ball as diligently as they should have, which has nothing to do with the Pats. A team supplies 24 balls and a pump to the refs, and after that the NFL has full control over them.
Aaron Rodgers even said a few weeks ago that GB regularly over-inflate balls and hopes the refs don't notice because that's how he prefers them.
Where was all the outrage when he said that
I know you're joking but the Colts supply their own balls to use on offense, so the ball the punter is inflating wouldn't be the same ball Indy is using
damn, colts overtaking the Cuckboys as the most butthurt team in the playoffs
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