Deflate-gate? Report: Patriots being investigated for using deflated footballs

[ChrisL]

 

[ChrisL]

 

[rightwinger]

The REAL reason why people hate the Patriots. So true, so true.

31 Reasons why NFL teams hate the Patriots - NFL.com

A couple of excerpts:

1. Buffalo Bills

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The Patriots had a surplus of quarterbacks after the 2001 season, so, of course, the Bills ended up with Drew Bledsoe and not Tom Brady.

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2. Miami Dolphins

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The obvious rivalry aside, to find the true root of the Dolphins’ fans hatred, you have to go back to the 1985 AFC Championship Game. The Patriots took apart the Dolphins in Miami, 31-14. The Patriots would go on to lose in Super Bowl XX to the Chicago Bears. You know, the team the Dolphins beat in the regular season and would have had a good chance of beating again in the rematch.

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3. New York Jets

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Outside of the recent beatings, Bill Belichick was the coach of the Jets, for like a day. And then he ended up with the New England Patriots. I’m not saying the Jets would have ended up with Tom Brady and three Super Bowls but, oh wait, that’s exactly what I’m saying.

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4. Baltimore Ravens

————————————————————————————————————————————–

You know, for a team that just won the Super Bowl, guys like Terrell Suggs sure are talking a lot about a team they beat in the playoffs. Apparently Brady and Co. still has space rented out between Suggs’ ears.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

5. Cincinnati Bengals

————————————————————————————————————————————–

The Bengals have no real reason to hate the Patriots, but much like how your younger siblings like the things you like and hate the things you hate, the Bengals likely hate the Patriots because the big brothers of the AFC North do. If anything, the Bengals might actually like the Patriots. If not for the Patriots, the Bengals would have the universally recognized worst uniform in the NFL. So they have that going for them.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

6. Cleveland Browns

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Belichick coached the Browns and was poised for a big 1995 season (the team started 3-1) until rumors of an impending move surfaced to ruin the team. Now, I’m not trying to say the Browns would have ended up with Tom Brady and three Super Bowl titles, but wait, that’s exactly what I’m saying.

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7. Pittsburgh Steelers

————————————————————————————————————————————–

The Patriots won two AFC Championship Games in Pittsburgh during the Brady-Belichick era. Bledsoe came off the bench to lead the Patriots over the Steelers in the 2001 AFC Championship Game (please don’t bring up the spot, Steelers fan). Brady engineered a blowout in the 2004 AFC Championship Game, with a 41-27 romp at Heinz Field.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

8. Houston Texans

————————————————————————————————————————————–

Somebody convinced the Texans it would be a cool idea to wear letterman’s jackets for a huge showdown in New England on Monday night football in Week 14. And then the Patriots made them look like a freshman squad in a 42-14 beat down. Now those jackets live in infamy in the dark closets of those Texans players or on the shelves of the Sugar Land, Texas Goodwill center.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

9. Indianapolis Colts

————————————————————————————————————————————–

Whenever the debate for best quarterback of the era heats up, Patriots fans will point out Brady has three rings to Manning’s single Super Bowl win. The Colts did exercise a matter of revenge in the 2006 AFC Championship Game, but you still get the sense Indy fans are still smarting from the dismissiveness of the Patriots fans. And judging by the number of Manning jerseys still in Indianapolis, this one isn’t going away any time soon.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

10. Jacksonville Jaguars

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The Jaguars have made the playoffs just twice since the year 2000, and both times they were eliminated by the Patriots. New England got Jacksonville, 28-3, in the 2005 wild card playoffs. The Jags were a little more competitive in the 2007 divisional round, but still lost, 31-20.

Want to know why the NY Football Giants LOVE the Patriots?

Well actually, the Giants are irrelevant. Did they even make the playoffs this year? Oh, and Eli Manning. Lol.


17. New York Giants

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The Giants really have no reason to hate Tom Brady’s Patriots since they have the distinction of being the only team to beat him in the Super Bowl. And they did it twice. However, legendary Giants head coach Bill Parcells retired from coaching after winning his second Super Bowl with the Giants in 1991. His retirement was short, however, as just two years later he returned to coach the New England Patriots, leading them to a Super Bowl in just three years, while the Giants stumbled through the 90s.

Where would the Giants be without the Patriots folding in two Superbowls?

18-0 Patriots walk in as 13 point favorites over the lowly Giants. They had already printed those undefeated t shirts. They left Phoenix with their tail between their legs

Where is this years Superbowl?

 

[ChrisL]

The REAL reason why people hate the Patriots. So true, so true.

31 Reasons why NFL teams hate the Patriots - NFL.com

A couple of excerpts:

1. Buffalo Bills

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The Patriots had a surplus of quarterbacks after the 2001 season, so, of course, the Bills ended up with Drew Bledsoe and not Tom Brady.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

2. Miami Dolphins

————————————————————————————————————————————–

The obvious rivalry aside, to find the true root of the Dolphins’ fans hatred, you have to go back to the 1985 AFC Championship Game. The Patriots took apart the Dolphins in Miami, 31-14. The Patriots would go on to lose in Super Bowl XX to the Chicago Bears. You know, the team the Dolphins beat in the regular season and would have had a good chance of beating again in the rematch.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

3. New York Jets

————————————————————————————————————————————–

Outside of the recent beatings, Bill Belichick was the coach of the Jets, for like a day. And then he ended up with the New England Patriots. I’m not saying the Jets would have ended up with Tom Brady and three Super Bowls but, oh wait, that’s exactly what I’m saying.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

4. Baltimore Ravens

————————————————————————————————————————————–

You know, for a team that just won the Super Bowl, guys like Terrell Suggs sure are talking a lot about a team they beat in the playoffs. Apparently Brady and Co. still has space rented out between Suggs’ ears.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

5. Cincinnati Bengals

————————————————————————————————————————————–

The Bengals have no real reason to hate the Patriots, but much like how your younger siblings like the things you like and hate the things you hate, the Bengals likely hate the Patriots because the big brothers of the AFC North do. If anything, the Bengals might actually like the Patriots. If not for the Patriots, the Bengals would have the universally recognized worst uniform in the NFL. So they have that going for them.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

6. Cleveland Browns

————————————————————————————————————————————–

Belichick coached the Browns and was poised for a big 1995 season (the team started 3-1) until rumors of an impending move surfaced to ruin the team. Now, I’m not trying to say the Browns would have ended up with Tom Brady and three Super Bowl titles, but wait, that’s exactly what I’m saying.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

7. Pittsburgh Steelers

————————————————————————————————————————————–

The Patriots won two AFC Championship Games in Pittsburgh during the Brady-Belichick era. Bledsoe came off the bench to lead the Patriots over the Steelers in the 2001 AFC Championship Game (please don’t bring up the spot, Steelers fan). Brady engineered a blowout in the 2004 AFC Championship Game, with a 41-27 romp at Heinz Field.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

8. Houston Texans

————————————————————————————————————————————–

Somebody convinced the Texans it would be a cool idea to wear letterman’s jackets for a huge showdown in New England on Monday night football in Week 14. And then the Patriots made them look like a freshman squad in a 42-14 beat down. Now those jackets live in infamy in the dark closets of those Texans players or on the shelves of the Sugar Land, Texas Goodwill center.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

9. Indianapolis Colts

————————————————————————————————————————————–

Whenever the debate for best quarterback of the era heats up, Patriots fans will point out Brady has three rings to Manning’s single Super Bowl win. The Colts did exercise a matter of revenge in the 2006 AFC Championship Game, but you still get the sense Indy fans are still smarting from the dismissiveness of the Patriots fans. And judging by the number of Manning jerseys still in Indianapolis, this one isn’t going away any time soon.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

10. Jacksonville Jaguars

————————————————————————————————————————————–

The Jaguars have made the playoffs just twice since the year 2000, and both times they were eliminated by the Patriots. New England got Jacksonville, 28-3, in the 2005 wild card playoffs. The Jags were a little more competitive in the 2007 divisional round, but still lost, 31-20.

Want to know why the NY Football Giants LOVE the Patriots?

Well actually, the Giants are irrelevant. Did they even make the playoffs this year? Oh, and Eli Manning. Lol.


17. New York Giants

————————————————————————————————————————————–

The Giants really have no reason to hate Tom Brady’s Patriots since they have the distinction of being the only team to beat him in the Super Bowl. And they did it twice. However, legendary Giants head coach Bill Parcells retired from coaching after winning his second Super Bowl with the Giants in 1991. His retirement was short, however, as just two years later he returned to coach the New England Patriots, leading them to a Super Bowl in just three years, while the Giants stumbled through the 90s.

Where would the Giants be without the Patriots folding in two Superbowls?

18-0 Patriots walk in as 13 point favorites over the lowly Giants. They had already printed those undefeated t shirts. They left Phoenix with their tail between their legs

Where is this years Superbowl?

Yup, wallow in your HISTORY.

 

[Alex.]

 

[rightwinger]

I guess Eli did eliminate the Patriots.....TWICE

The Patriots have put Eli into the Hall of Fame

I'm sure he appreciates it

 

[Alex.]

The REAL reason why people hate the Patriots. So true, so true.

31 Reasons why NFL teams hate the Patriots - NFL.com

A couple of excerpts:

1. Buffalo Bills

————————————————————————————————————————————–

The Patriots had a surplus of quarterbacks after the 2001 season, so, of course, the Bills ended up with Drew Bledsoe and not Tom Brady.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

2. Miami Dolphins

————————————————————————————————————————————–

The obvious rivalry aside, to find the true root of the Dolphins’ fans hatred, you have to go back to the 1985 AFC Championship Game. The Patriots took apart the Dolphins in Miami, 31-14. The Patriots would go on to lose in Super Bowl XX to the Chicago Bears. You know, the team the Dolphins beat in the regular season and would have had a good chance of beating again in the rematch.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

3. New York Jets

————————————————————————————————————————————–

Outside of the recent beatings, Bill Belichick was the coach of the Jets, for like a day. And then he ended up with the New England Patriots. I’m not saying the Jets would have ended up with Tom Brady and three Super Bowls but, oh wait, that’s exactly what I’m saying.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

4. Baltimore Ravens

————————————————————————————————————————————–

You know, for a team that just won the Super Bowl, guys like Terrell Suggs sure are talking a lot about a team they beat in the playoffs. Apparently Brady and Co. still has space rented out between Suggs’ ears.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

5. Cincinnati Bengals

————————————————————————————————————————————–

The Bengals have no real reason to hate the Patriots, but much like how your younger siblings like the things you like and hate the things you hate, the Bengals likely hate the Patriots because the big brothers of the AFC North do. If anything, the Bengals might actually like the Patriots. If not for the Patriots, the Bengals would have the universally recognized worst uniform in the NFL. So they have that going for them.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

6. Cleveland Browns

————————————————————————————————————————————–

Belichick coached the Browns and was poised for a big 1995 season (the team started 3-1) until rumors of an impending move surfaced to ruin the team. Now, I’m not trying to say the Browns would have ended up with Tom Brady and three Super Bowl titles, but wait, that’s exactly what I’m saying.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

7. Pittsburgh Steelers

————————————————————————————————————————————–

The Patriots won two AFC Championship Games in Pittsburgh during the Brady-Belichick era. Bledsoe came off the bench to lead the Patriots over the Steelers in the 2001 AFC Championship Game (please don’t bring up the spot, Steelers fan). Brady engineered a blowout in the 2004 AFC Championship Game, with a 41-27 romp at Heinz Field.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

8. Houston Texans

————————————————————————————————————————————–

Somebody convinced the Texans it would be a cool idea to wear letterman’s jackets for a huge showdown in New England on Monday night football in Week 14. And then the Patriots made them look like a freshman squad in a 42-14 beat down. Now those jackets live in infamy in the dark closets of those Texans players or on the shelves of the Sugar Land, Texas Goodwill center.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

9. Indianapolis Colts

————————————————————————————————————————————–

Whenever the debate for best quarterback of the era heats up, Patriots fans will point out Brady has three rings to Manning’s single Super Bowl win. The Colts did exercise a matter of revenge in the 2006 AFC Championship Game, but you still get the sense Indy fans are still smarting from the dismissiveness of the Patriots fans. And judging by the number of Manning jerseys still in Indianapolis, this one isn’t going away any time soon.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

10. Jacksonville Jaguars

————————————————————————————————————————————–

The Jaguars have made the playoffs just twice since the year 2000, and both times they were eliminated by the Patriots. New England got Jacksonville, 28-3, in the 2005 wild card playoffs. The Jags were a little more competitive in the 2007 divisional round, but still lost, 31-20.

Want to know why the NY Football Giants LOVE the Patriots?

Well actually, the Giants are irrelevant. Did they even make the playoffs this year? Oh, and Eli Manning. Lol.


17. New York Giants

————————————————————————————————————————————–

The Giants really have no reason to hate Tom Brady’s Patriots since they have the distinction of being the only team to beat him in the Super Bowl. And they did it twice. However, legendary Giants head coach Bill Parcells retired from coaching after winning his second Super Bowl with the Giants in 1991. His retirement was short, however, as just two years later he returned to coach the New England Patriots, leading them to a Super Bowl in just three years, while the Giants stumbled through the 90s.

Where would the Giants be without the Patriots folding in two Superbowls?

18-0 Patriots walk in as 13 point favorites over the lowly Giants. They had already printed those undefeated t shirts. They left Phoenix with their tail between their legs

Where is this years Superbowl?

Yup, wallow in your HISTORY.

Speaking of history..
“I think that Belichick will be remembered as one of the best coaches ever in the NFL -- but perhaps with an asterisk,” Corinne Farneti, an assistant professor of sport management at Maryland’s Mount St. Mary’s University, said in an e-mail to Sports Line.


“It’s his arrogance that he can knowingly, and repeatedly , break NFL rules -- combined with his less-than-gregarious public persona -- that will lead to that asterisk,” Farneti said."

Beli-Cheat Legacy Earns an Asterisk With Deflategate - Businessweek



Beli-cheat did it to himself.

 

[ChrisL]

I guess Eli did eliminate the Patriots.....TWICE

The Patriots have put Eli into the Hall of Fame

I'm sure he appreciates it

Ancient history.

 

[ChrisL]

The REAL reason why people hate the Patriots. So true, so true.

31 Reasons why NFL teams hate the Patriots - NFL.com

A couple of excerpts:

1. Buffalo Bills

————————————————————————————————————————————–

The Patriots had a surplus of quarterbacks after the 2001 season, so, of course, the Bills ended up with Drew Bledsoe and not Tom Brady.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

2. Miami Dolphins

————————————————————————————————————————————–

The obvious rivalry aside, to find the true root of the Dolphins’ fans hatred, you have to go back to the 1985 AFC Championship Game. The Patriots took apart the Dolphins in Miami, 31-14. The Patriots would go on to lose in Super Bowl XX to the Chicago Bears. You know, the team the Dolphins beat in the regular season and would have had a good chance of beating again in the rematch.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

3. New York Jets

————————————————————————————————————————————–

Outside of the recent beatings, Bill Belichick was the coach of the Jets, for like a day. And then he ended up with the New England Patriots. I’m not saying the Jets would have ended up with Tom Brady and three Super Bowls but, oh wait, that’s exactly what I’m saying.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

4. Baltimore Ravens

————————————————————————————————————————————–

You know, for a team that just won the Super Bowl, guys like Terrell Suggs sure are talking a lot about a team they beat in the playoffs. Apparently Brady and Co. still has space rented out between Suggs’ ears.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

5. Cincinnati Bengals

————————————————————————————————————————————–

The Bengals have no real reason to hate the Patriots, but much like how your younger siblings like the things you like and hate the things you hate, the Bengals likely hate the Patriots because the big brothers of the AFC North do. If anything, the Bengals might actually like the Patriots. If not for the Patriots, the Bengals would have the universally recognized worst uniform in the NFL. So they have that going for them.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

6. Cleveland Browns

————————————————————————————————————————————–

Belichick coached the Browns and was poised for a big 1995 season (the team started 3-1) until rumors of an impending move surfaced to ruin the team. Now, I’m not trying to say the Browns would have ended up with Tom Brady and three Super Bowl titles, but wait, that’s exactly what I’m saying.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

7. Pittsburgh Steelers

————————————————————————————————————————————–

The Patriots won two AFC Championship Games in Pittsburgh during the Brady-Belichick era. Bledsoe came off the bench to lead the Patriots over the Steelers in the 2001 AFC Championship Game (please don’t bring up the spot, Steelers fan). Brady engineered a blowout in the 2004 AFC Championship Game, with a 41-27 romp at Heinz Field.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

8. Houston Texans

————————————————————————————————————————————–

Somebody convinced the Texans it would be a cool idea to wear letterman’s jackets for a huge showdown in New England on Monday night football in Week 14. And then the Patriots made them look like a freshman squad in a 42-14 beat down. Now those jackets live in infamy in the dark closets of those Texans players or on the shelves of the Sugar Land, Texas Goodwill center.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

9. Indianapolis Colts

————————————————————————————————————————————–

Whenever the debate for best quarterback of the era heats up, Patriots fans will point out Brady has three rings to Manning’s single Super Bowl win. The Colts did exercise a matter of revenge in the 2006 AFC Championship Game, but you still get the sense Indy fans are still smarting from the dismissiveness of the Patriots fans. And judging by the number of Manning jerseys still in Indianapolis, this one isn’t going away any time soon.

————————————————————————————————————————————–

10. Jacksonville Jaguars

————————————————————————————————————————————–

The Jaguars have made the playoffs just twice since the year 2000, and both times they were eliminated by the Patriots. New England got Jacksonville, 28-3, in the 2005 wild card playoffs. The Jags were a little more competitive in the 2007 divisional round, but still lost, 31-20.

Want to know why the NY Football Giants LOVE the Patriots?

Well actually, the Giants are irrelevant. Did they even make the playoffs this year? Oh, and Eli Manning. Lol.


17. New York Giants

————————————————————————————————————————————–

The Giants really have no reason to hate Tom Brady’s Patriots since they have the distinction of being the only team to beat him in the Super Bowl. And they did it twice. However, legendary Giants head coach Bill Parcells retired from coaching after winning his second Super Bowl with the Giants in 1991. His retirement was short, however, as just two years later he returned to coach the New England Patriots, leading them to a Super Bowl in just three years, while the Giants stumbled through the 90s.

Where would the Giants be without the Patriots folding in two Superbowls?

18-0 Patriots walk in as 13 point favorites over the lowly Giants. They had already printed those undefeated t shirts. They left Phoenix with their tail between their legs

Where is this years Superbowl?

Yup, wallow in your HISTORY.

Speaking of history..
“I think that Belichick will be remembered as one of the best coaches ever in the NFL -- but perhaps with an asterisk,” Corinne Farneti, an assistant professor of sport management at Maryland’s Mount St. Mary’s University, said in an e-mail to Sports Line.


“It’s his arrogance that he can knowingly, and repeatedly , break NFL rules -- combined with his less-than-gregarious public persona -- that will lead to that asterisk,” Farneti said."

Beli-Cheat Legacy Earns an Asterisk With Deflategate - Businessweek



Beli-cheat did it to himself.

Lol. Do you think I care about Bill's legacy? I don't. I like to watch the Patriots win games.

 

[ChrisL]

I find it all suspect, I see those officials squeezing them, I would think a two pound difference would be noticeable. Just saying, I can tell when a basketball or football are over or under inflated pretty quickly.

That's because it probably was not noticeable. The whole thing is retarded and is being blown out of proportion by the haters, as per usual.

 

[ChrisL]

.

PV=nRT

A ball inflated to 13 lbs, at room temperature, will have a pressure of 10.7 lbs when taken outside and cooled to 32 degrees..

It is not a mystery, nor a conspiracy. It is physics.

.

To people like Huggy and Alex...physics IS a conspiracy!

Why include me in this? I just want a good Super Bowl. Seattle is not responsible for this situation in any way what so ever.

I am satisfied that the Patriots will be under so much scrutiny up to and including the game that to a Seahawks players, coaches or us fans it's a non issue.

As for physics?? Why cool the balls to 32 degrees? It was raining in New England during their game with the Colts. SOOoo... OBVIOUSLY the temperature was above freezing. The reported game time temp in Foxburough/Gillette stadium was in the low 50's.

The temperature had rapidly dropped into the low 40s. That is how NE weather is. It can go from 60 to 30 in just a few hours.

 

[ChrisL]

So . . . show of hands, who thinks that Brady or Belichick are on the sidelines deflating balls? Or maybe it was the ball boy, hmmm. He must be the devil.

 

[Freewill]

the Ravens ratted out the Pats.

Apparently, it wasn't just that. Seems the Colts already had suspicions from their game back in November, which they had already communicated to the league.

Well, that's an interesting comment, considering that the Colts coach said he didn't notice an issue with the balls, according to the link Alex posted. Why would he say that?

"Colts coach Chuck Pagano said he did not notice issues with the footballs and didn't specify when asked whether the Colts had reported the issue to officials."

Sounds like the cover 2 defense to me.

 

[Freewill]

And the pats should have lost to the Ravens.

 

[ChrisL]

the Ravens ratted out the Pats.

Apparently, it wasn't just that. Seems the Colts already had suspicions from their game back in November, which they had already communicated to the league.

Well, that's an interesting comment, considering that the Colts coach said he didn't notice an issue with the balls, according to the link Alex posted. Why would he say that?

"Colts coach Chuck Pagano said he did not notice issues with the footballs and didn't specify when asked whether the Colts had reported the issue to officials."

Sounds like the cover 2 defense to me.

Whatever it "sounds like," the Colts coach says he knows nothing about deflated balls.

 

[ChrisL]

And the pats should have lost to the Ravens.

Nope, they won fair and square. Even Brady scored a touch down on them. Lol. That guy can't run worth anything, and he was able to score a TD.

 

[Freewill]

Chuck Pagano knows that the pressure in the balls had ZERO to do with who won that football game. He's too classy an individual to use that as an excuse for losing that game.

Even John Harbaugh backed off on his claim that the Patriots were breaking the rules with their tackle eligible formation. Why? Because he knew that it wasn't illegal and he knew that claiming it was would only make him look like a whiny loser.

What does breaking the rules have to do with who won the AFC Championship game?

Sean Peyton was suspended a year for just being the coach on a team that supposedly had a bounty on other teams players. He just looked the other way. How many games did New Orleans win because of that?

Tom Brady obviously decided to break the rules in instructing the equipment manager the characteristics he wanted in a game-ready prepared football. Tom Brady knows what the rules are in the allowable pressure of an OFFICIAL NFL football. Both Tom and Bill have bragged on TV interviews that they thoroughly know all the rules and that's what gives them an advantage preparing for games with other teams.

Now Tom claims he knows nothin about nothin. Bill knows nothin about nothin.

Cant wait till the Pats kick the shit outta Seattle who should have lost the last game

The Patriots coaching staff throws the Ravens a curve ball with a "tackle eligible" formation that Harbaugh doesn't know how to counteract...and suddenly the Patriots are "cheaters"? Hey, it's the Patriots...people like Alex don't need anything else. Bill Belichick is Darth Vader in a hoodie and Foxboro Stadium is the Death Star.

The Pats used a trick pure and simple. There is a convention to how games are run. Other then special teams players have no reason to report ineligible. So yeah it was within the rules but there is a reason that people wear the numbers they do.

Come on, wearing a receiver number and lining up in the slot, that is just trickery which they used once. They tried it against the colts and it didn't work. It only worked because they took advantage of the rules and bent them.

 

[SwimExpert]

And the pats should have lost to the Ravens.

Perhaps. I don't comprehend how the Ravens managed to do as well as they did, considering the nightmare they've dealt with this season in the secondary. They were half a step away from signing kids off of high school squads.

 

[ChrisL]

Chuck Pagano knows that the pressure in the balls had ZERO to do with who won that football game. He's too classy an individual to use that as an excuse for losing that game.

Even John Harbaugh backed off on his claim that the Patriots were breaking the rules with their tackle eligible formation. Why? Because he knew that it wasn't illegal and he knew that claiming it was would only make him look like a whiny loser.

What does breaking the rules have to do with who won the AFC Championship game?

Sean Peyton was suspended a year for just being the coach on a team that supposedly had a bounty on other teams players. He just looked the other way. How many games did New Orleans win because of that?

Tom Brady obviously decided to break the rules in instructing the equipment manager the characteristics he wanted in a game-ready prepared football. Tom Brady knows what the rules are in the allowable pressure of an OFFICIAL NFL football. Both Tom and Bill have bragged on TV interviews that they thoroughly know all the rules and that's what gives them an advantage preparing for games with other teams.

Now Tom claims he knows nothin about nothin. Bill knows nothin about nothin.

Cant wait till the Pats kick the shit outta Seattle who should have lost the last game

The Patriots coaching staff throws the Ravens a curve ball with a "tackle eligible" formation that Harbaugh doesn't know how to counteract...and suddenly the Patriots are "cheaters"? Hey, it's the Patriots...people like Alex don't need anything else. Bill Belichick is Darth Vader in a hoodie and Foxboro Stadium is the Death Star.

The Pats used a trick pure and simple. There is a convention to how games are run. Other then special teams players have no reason to report ineligible. So yeah it was within the rules but there is a reason that people wear the numbers they do.

Come on, wearing a receiver number and lining up in the slot, that is just trickery which they used once. They tried it against the colts and it didn't work. It only worked because they took advantage of the rules and bent them.

No they did not. The NFL has said the play is perfectly legal. You just don't like it. Well, keep crying because it's too bad, and it's too late. Your team lost, and it was not because of a football being 1 or 2 PSI off of guidelines either. That is stupid as all hell.

 

[Papageorgio]

I find it all suspect, I see those officials squeezing them, I would think a two pound difference would be noticeable. Just saying, I can tell when a basketball or football are over or under inflated pretty quickly.

IIRC Brady stated he could not feel the difference which lead lead Jerome Bettis to have this reaction.

So then you think the refs knew about it all along?