Belichick could get suspended from the Super Bowl
- Thread starter MadJack
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Ahhh, sorta like with entitled kids/parents theses day.....Just give all the NFL Teams a Lombardi Trophy and call it a year......We don't need no stinking rules.....:0008
"The balls are required to be inflated between 12.5 and 13.5 pounds per square inch and weigh between 14 and 15 ounces. No alteration of footballs is allowed once they are approved, under league rules and regulations."
seriously?......the balls have to be between 12.5 and 13.5 psi...if brady has trouble throwing correctly inflated footballs in cold/wet weather and the pats tampered with the footballs to give brady 'some help" that`s illegal.....
blowout or not,rules don`t count if you`re brady and the pats?...
the only thing that could save the pats would be if the nfl finds that the balls were inflated incorrectly by accident,deflated naturally due to weather conditions (or mortensen`s full of shit and the reporting with "unnamed sources" is bogus)....which may happen...they certainly don`t need another scandal...
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It is getting ridiculous. I wonder if they had anything on the eagles in 2004
What's ridiculous about it?
If the NFL finds that the Pats intentionally deflated the footballs because Brady is more comfortable with a ball that is not a regulation ball, what should the penalty be and since it's a second offense of manipulating the rules should the penalty be more severe or not?
It is getting ridiculous. I wonder if they had anything on the eagles in 2004
I have Bleedingpurple reviewing tape of the Vikings Super Bowl and NFC Championship Game loses as well......I think we may be on to something here.....:SIB
I guess I just don't see it being as bad. I have no dog in the fight, my Steelers are long gone. It's funny how nobody is complaining about Aaron Rodgers saying he has them over inflate the balls past the limits.
preach it bro !!!!...jack has the moral high ground to bitch about this... I happen to know for a fact that jack`s balls are always in spec !....(don`t ask)...
there could very well be a rational explanation,l.w........I doubt the nfl wants to find that this was a deliberate breaking of the rules....
we`ll see...
I`ve decided to do my own investigation and have been researching the issue with a renowned expert on the subject...
I find it laughable the NFL dictates shoe color,end zone celebrations, virtually every aspect of the game, yet apparently doesn't control the
sanctity of the game balls....
What if the balls were properly inflated in a 75 degree environment and sat on the sidelines for hours in a game time 40 something conditions?
Ever looked closely at your summer inflated tires on the first cold day of fall?
sanctity of the game balls....
What if the balls were properly inflated in a 75 degree environment and sat on the sidelines for hours in a game time 40 something conditions?
Ever looked closely at your summer inflated tires on the first cold day of fall?
If they checked the Colts footballs after the game that question could be answered. I have not seen anything saying that they checked the Colts.
I was just referring to the pats cheating multiple times over the years. That's ridiculous. There was a time when I thought they were just that great but I don't know what to believe anymore..:shrug:
I remember admiring them after the St. Louis Super Bowl victory
As far as deflated footballs are concerned...
If you've ever played at any level you'd have to agree that in a ball carriers hands it has to easier to keep it in your hands especially in cold wet conditions..
Can't remember how Blunt did in that game? Was he beast? :0002
If you've ever played at any level you'd have to agree that in a ball carriers hands it has to easier to keep it in your hands especially in cold wet conditions..
Can't remember how Blunt did in that game? Was he beast? :0002
Sorry, misread it.
Right. I wonder what else they have been doing? They even tried some weird shit with eligible or ineligible players vs the Ravens the week before. Always some angle with this team.
Colts alerted the refs before the game to check the balls because they suspected something fishy when they played them in Indy. Refs checked the balls. The balls were fine. Then a few hours later, after the Pats had the balls, they are not fine. WTF? Who tampered with them?
Brady has said in the past that he prefers a ball that has less air. He can grip it better. So they change the official equipment to suit him? That's like doctoring a baseball or baseball bat. It's cheating, plain and simple.
A $25,000 fine is not enough of a penalty for Billichick.
It definitely didn't change the outcome of the game as they clearly beat the Colts but what about the week before when they beat the Ravens on the last drive? I think they should take away the Pats AFCC title and give it to the Ravens and the Ravens play Seattle in the SB. :0003
There's no way of knowing how many extra plays/drives the Colts D had to potentially stay on the field by the Pats using an altered ball.....What a mess
inflate-gate
inflate-gate
I keep listening to media.....while most people admit the balls probably had some influence on the game although its debatable how much.....some people keep saying the outcome wasnt changed... I know theres already discussions on it but I am bored at work..
I know its not worth much, but my opinion is w/the majority that it matters. ..
the weather in foxboro that night was not fun....and brady had a much easier time slingin the rock then did luck...because of the alterations they had made....cheating....period...you made secret alterations that helped your team win by creating an unfair advantage.....because they hid it, makes me personally think they obviously knew it was wrong
And if it really isnt an advantage, and doesnt matter, then why in the world would the pats risk it and also t1rent dilfer pay nearly 10 k to make it happen 10 yrs ago....
To take that kind of risk, there is obviously a significant reward. ...like being able to accuratley throw the rock when your opponent struggles gripping the legit rock because of weather.....
What if w/the regulation filled balls even just one play was changed...just one... ....Tom Brady, because of bad grip, throws a INT that the colts take to the house when it was 7-0....instead of 14-0 and all mojo w/ pats, its a tie game that would have meant a colts lead at half by a score of 14-10....huge....just from one play.....a 10 point deficit is now a 4 point lead....
The fact that people say it's crazy to think the balls used changed the outcome, is just as crazy as the statement they think is crazy....
We never know what woulda happened w/o spygate and now this.....because of that they are all tainted to me....
But more importantly, I still think brady and hoodie couldve had similar if not equal success w/o being cheaters...which is the most confusing part to me...
Either they werent confident they could win fairly, or they dont realize how good these teams are regardless of rules....because these pats teams past few years and the early 2000's are loaded.. ...perhaps they felt the pressure of not winning one in 12 years and this was the first time cheating since the last time.....more likely however is that they have found advantages by bending/breaking rules elsewhere...but either way I dont think they needed to...
But my point and question.....pats cant be only one doing this right? Either they are, or they are the worst at hiding it and just are only ones who get caught...have any others recently been accused?
inflate-gate
I keep listening to media.....while most people admit the balls probably had some influence on the game although its debatable how much.....some people keep saying the outcome wasnt changed... I know theres already discussions on it but I am bored at work..
I know its not worth much, but my opinion is w/the majority that it matters. ..
the weather in foxboro that night was not fun....and brady had a much easier time slingin the rock then did luck...because of the alterations they had made....cheating....period...you made secret alterations that helped your team win by creating an unfair advantage.....because they hid it, makes me personally think they obviously knew it was wrong
And if it really isnt an advantage, and doesnt matter, then why in the world would the pats risk it and also t1rent dilfer pay nearly 10 k to make it happen 10 yrs ago....
To take that kind of risk, there is obviously a significant reward. ...like being able to accuratley throw the rock when your opponent struggles gripping the legit rock because of weather.....
What if w/the regulation filled balls even just one play was changed...just one... ....Tom Brady, because of bad grip, throws a INT that the colts take to the house when it was 7-0....instead of 14-0 and all mojo w/ pats, its a tie game that would have meant a colts lead at half by a score of 14-10....huge....just from one play.....a 10 point deficit is now a 4 point lead....
The fact that people say it's crazy to think the balls used changed the outcome, is just as crazy as the statement they think is crazy....
We never know what woulda happened w/o spygate and now this.....because of that they are all tainted to me....
But more importantly, I still think brady and hoodie couldve had similar if not equal success w/o being cheaters...which is the most confusing part to me...
Either they werent confident they could win fairly, or they dont realize how good these teams are regardless of rules....because these pats teams past few years and the early 2000's are loaded.. ...perhaps they felt the pressure of not winning one in 12 years and this was the first time cheating since the last time.....more likely however is that they have found advantages by bending/breaking rules elsewhere...but either way I dont think they needed to...
But my point and question.....pats cant be only one doing this right? Either they are, or they are the worst at hiding it and just are only ones who get caught...have any others recently been accused?
