Very interesting chart. Not surprised to see Hou, Atl, and N O that high based on the fact there play so many games in domes. Surprised to see Cle and G B that high based on they play about 1/3 of home games in potentially crappy weather. But Cheatriots, yah, off the chart.
Originally Posted by The Ref fka Blair Kiel:
Originally Posted by Herschel:
Well, of course Brady didn't do anything to the balls himself. Where was BK's pool boy before the game? It shouldn't have taken much to out-bid for an afternoon of his services.
Miguel knows nothing of American football.
La Pelota........Si!
Perhaps not, but Miguel was mucho impressed that each NFL team were able to use their own balls. That's the main reason soccer sucks besides, you know, the fact that Americans are really bad at it. Those silly saps use the same ball for both teams. Ridiculous! If those stupid foreigners could afford more than one ball...
A bit off topic but I once bowled in an ABC bowling tournament (amateurs) and all of our bowling balls were weighed ,measured, and CHECKED FOR HARDNESS before we could bowl. And none of us bowling were professionals.
Did you scuff your balls for better traction? Or are your balls just hard enough? Not too soft?
Bob, they checked your balls for hardness???? Er,wrong organ.
Someone suggested a Statefarm Hans and Frans SB ad about pumping up balls.
I know that I am rooting for the Pats in the Super Bowl because of this. Because of this we are not really hearing anything about Seattle, and the comeback they had, which makes me throw up a little everytime.
It's kind of a perfect storm for a Pats win.
Seattle loses. Pats win another by cheating again and never hear the end of it. The hoodie might call it a career.
That ain't bad.
Same here guys. Brady's already got 3, 1 more isn't going to change his legacy much and the cheating aspect will always follow him.
Meanwhile, if those clowns from Seattle win we'll continue to hear what a winner Rusty Wilson is plus they'll have a chance to go for 3 in a row. No thanks.
I guess the talking heads could say that R Wilson is a loser.....
WWTCTD
@TonyDungy: Yesterday on ProFootballTalk I said I might tell players 2 fake injury versus Patriots substitutions. TOTALLY wrong on my part. I apologize!
Sort of related, TCTD made this year's semifinalist level for the HoF. Shows what good media relations get you. Undeserving.
Originally Posted by The GBP Rules:
Seems the Patriots are off the charts when it comes to fumbles at home.
This would implicate Belicheat even more so than Brady. Will there be someone shouting out cheater!! at their Hall of Fame induction? Very unpleasant business for Patriot players, ex-players and fans. Stench will never go away.
Billions being made, the league doesn't care.
makes me wonder if the Patriots are really good cheaters, or really bad cheaters
Really good at cheating, really bad at hiding it. What's the saying? As soon as more than one person knows a secret, it is no longer a secret. Or something like that.
Was it Halas or Lombardi was just saying about the rats in the locker room.
@lindsayberra: Gramps on #deflategate: "If you're going to cheat, it's better if you don't get caught." #Yankees #Patriots #ThisIsTrue
Three people can keep a secret, as long as two of them are dead.quote:What's the saying? As soon as more than one person knows a secret, it is no longer a secret.
Not sure if you slipped an Aaron Hernandez quote into a Patriot thread or if you're just fascinated with death.
Patriots about to start a not previously scheduled press conference. Wonder which ball boy is getting fired? Will be streamed at patriots.com
EDIT: It's Billy B. Also on NFL Network
I feel that if the ball hadn't been deflated the Colts probably would've won that game. That being said the Pats played their hearts out!
— Colin Quinn (@iamcolinquinn) January 24, 2015
I disagree with Tom Brady that this is the "next ISIS" as he put it. It's football "get a grip"(which is what the ballboy said to Tom.)
— Colin Quinn (@iamcolinquinn) January 24, 2015
Bizarre Hoodie science class presser to prove he's not a cheater.
League warns Seattle that every time Marshawn Lynch grabs his dick its a 15 yard penalty.
I'd say the lead up to the Super Bowl couldn't possibly be going any worse but these two teams have another week. The NFL would hit the reset button right now if it could.
Throw the Patriots out of the Super Bowl
http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/23/...uper-bowl/index.html
This is the first time I'd seen someone in the national media suggest that the Pats should be banned from the SB.
Remember the SI article in December when Tom wanted SI to know every aspect of his life was planned months in advance. Every meal. Every workout. Sleep. Cognitive brain excersizes. Everything. And that excessive attention to every last detail was going to help him play 10 more years.
But he has no idea how 11 of those 12 footballs he hand picked were under-inflated In a championship game.
Sorry if I think he's completely full of ****.
He's clearly full of ****. Nothing to be sorry about.
Still one of the GOAT though.
I think Tom is more concerned about what the hell happened with that 12th ball?? You just can't get good help today.
 | adbrandt Knew this was coming. RT @KNegandhiESPN "What he said didn't make any sense." - Bill Nye the Science Guy on Belichick's presser. 1/25/15, 6:31 AM |
@BenVolin: Richard Sherman on if he expects Pats to be punished: “Not as long as Roger Goodell & Robert Kraft take pictures at their respective homes.”
I guess there's two ways of looking at this.
Goodell has carefully managed to weave subplots and story lines into one of the most media covered Superbowl weeks of all time leading to record ratings and he's a ****ing genius.
Or he's completely lost control of everything and all of us are watching his one man Multi Billion dollar car crash play out over 15 days and no one can look away.
Either way. everyone involved in the ratings game is winning huge this week.
@Nate_Cohn: I'm not a scientist, but [because of the Nor'Easter] all footballs in the Northeast will cease to exist tomorrow according to the Belichick Theorem
Originally Posted by ChilliJon:
If Brady did what it looks like he did. And he did it on his own. How do you tell Marshawn he's getting tossed over a pair of shoes in the NFC Championship game and turn around and give Brady a hall pass when you know what he did. Assuming again he did what it looks like he did.
^^^ This ^^^
But no, it's not gonna happen.
If we believe Hoodie. Wouldn't every ball in Lambeau playoff history be a flaccid leather mess before Q1 is over?
Originally Posted by The GBP Rules:
Seems the Patriots are off the charts when it comes to fumbles at home.
Very interesting read.
So maybe we shouldn't assume it was done at Brady's request. Fumble reduction could point back to the coaching staff.
There is absolutely no way the footballs would be deflated, inflated, roughed up, buffed, or whatever without Brady approving somehow of the end product. He may not have given the order but no coach in New England is altering game balls without Brady's knowledge. That's more a Cleveland or JAX level of operation.