"But but the Patriots deflated balls derp derp derp.."

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

what kind of logic is this?

Simple: Checking the make sure properly inflated balls are used during the game isn't even remotely New England's responsibility.

[unleashbaynes]

don't mind cat . toxoplasmosis destroyed the few brain cells he started with.

[monosylab1k]

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

Not defensiveness as much as a general annoyance with every little who can't take a Patriots victory like a man, and instead has to search for some way to prove they cheated.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

damn, colts overtaking the Cuckboys as the most butthurt team in the playoffs

To be fair no one on the Colts is crying about this, just some butthurt Indy reporter who's been crying about the Pats for years.

[Arcadian]

This is dumb, but still, spygate...and still no les in 11 years.

[JMarkJohns]

Only reason we still know about Tom Brady is because he plays with his deflated balls, TBH...

- Ray Lewis

[JoeTait75]

So all the Browns have to do is deflate the footballs and they'd be good? I didn't realize it was that easy.

[FromWayDowntown]

It's remarkable that anyone is trying to make this a story.

It's also remarkable that so many are willing to believe that the only thing that drives the Patriots success (or, at least, that a major factor in that success) is petty little things like this. They've been killing the AFC for years for reasons that have a lot more to do with smart coaching and talent than with bending (or even breaking) the rules.

[JoeTait75]

Even if they are deflating the footballs, it's more gamemanship than "cheating." This kind of stuff has gone on forever in sports.

[MultiTroll]

I'm waiting for the Robert Mueller "investigation" that concludes that Goodell has never seen a football or an air pump in his life

[MultiTroll]

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 Where? Somebody sit over them for the whole 2 hours?
-balls are then under custody of NFL-supplied ball attendant during the game

Where is the Aaron Rodgers has the Pack over inflate link?

[MultiTroll]

It's remarkable that anyone is trying to make this a story.

It's also remarkable that so many are willing to believe that the only thing that drives the Patriots success (or, at least, that a major factor in that success) is petty little things like this. They've been killing the AFC for years for reasons that have a lot more to do with smart coaching and talent than with bending (or even breaking) the rules.

Talk about twisting the takes.

a) no one is attributing the Pattys win yesterday to inflation/deflation.
b) "petty little things" like knowing in advance with cheating cameras which play your opponent is going to run. Please.

[lefty]

U mad?

[TampaDude]

The New England Patriots: ZERO rings since Spygate!

[lefty]

The New England Patriots: ZERO rings since Spygate!

Wrong

1 in 2015



RG3

[TampaDude]

Wrong

1 in 2015

Hasn't happened yet, brah. Still ZERO since Spygate. Of course, now we have "Ballgate". Man, Belicheat never quits, does he?

[lefty]

Hasn't happened yet, brah. Still ZERO since Spygate. Of course, now we have "Ballgate". Man, Belicheat never quits, does he?

Isnt the news source from Indy?

[cantthinkofanything]

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

hmmm...IDK then...why would the Colts over inflate their balls to up their offense so bad?

[RD2191]

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?

[lefty]

[jeebus]

To be fair no one on the Colts is crying about this, just some butthurt Indy reporter who's been crying about the Pats for years.

true, but there are some coltfan out there who are gullible enough to believe it

http://forums.colts.com/topic/35066-...ootballsmerge/

[FromWayDowntown]

b) "petty little things" like knowing in advance with cheating cameras which play your opponent is going to run. Please.

This clearly explains why the Patriots have barely been able to break .500 since Spygate.

They're the elite of the elite not because they cheat, but because they're really, really good.

[Kool Bob Love]

This is dumb, but still, spygate...and still no les in 11 years.

I use to get killed for this when it came to the Spurs. 7 years plus 6. Not anymore.

[TampaDude]

They're the elite of the elite not because they cheat, but because they're really, really good.

Yeah, the Patriots are a model franchise for the NFL like the Spurs are a model franchise for the NBA. They are well-coached, their system works, and they have been very good for a long time.

I am a New York guy, so I've been brought up to root against all Boston teams. Thus, I enjoy giving to Pats fans.

It's just good-natured ribbing from one sports fan to another, folks...no personal disrespect intended. Brady is one of the greatest QBs of all time...I'll still root for him to lose, though.

[MultiTroll]

This clearly explains why the Patriots have barely been able to break .500 since Spygate.

They're the elite of the elite not because they cheat, but because they're really, really good.

Without the cameras they were still playoff material a lot of those years. No problem.
If you can't see how knowing the other teams play in advance doesn't give a huge cheating advantage......