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

[Papageorgio]

If this were your favorite team pulling these stunts not a one of you would complain and it would be justified.

 

[Oldstyle]

Some people want to succeed without regard to fair play. Some people don't want to win if that means they must take an unfair advantage.

Maybe the Colts would have lost anyway. Maybe over the course of the season the Patriots don't win enough games to end up with home field advantage without cheating.

Maybe on their own field without the Patriots working an unfair advantage the Colts win.

Belichick and Brady are constantly bragging about knowing the rules better than the other teams. By that admission they obviously knew they were cheating.

Why would the Patriots do such a thing and take the chance they would be caught if it didn't help their team win?

Maybe the Colts would have lost? Seriously? You just made that statement? Seriously?

It's now being reported that the officials re-inflated those balls at half time. So would you like to take a crack at explaining why the Patriots then outscored the Colts 28 to 0 for the rest of the game? I suppose that if they'd had softer balls they would have outscored them 48 to 0 in the second half?

This is the STUPIDEST "scandal" ever!

 

[LA RAM FAN]

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[Oldstyle]

And just to put "Spygate" in context...it's legal to photograph your opponent's sideline...it's illegal to videotape it which is about as STUPID a rule as I've ever heard.

By the way the Patriots went undefeated for that season until they reached the Super Bowl and lost on a miracle play by the Giants. If not they would have been the first team under the current format to go undefeated for the season. They also have the best record in the NFL SINCE Spygate which makes the charge that they only win because they "cheat" laughable!

 

[mudwhistle]

The Colts suspected this from the regular season.

Just heard it on the radio.

 

[Papageorgio]

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You are all for teams cheating and bending rules as long as it is your team.

 

[Mad Scientist]

How can I gamble on these games if there's so much cheating? That the real important question.

 

[Alex.]

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You are all for teams cheating and bending rules as long as it is your team.

Asshole was the coach for the Giants back in the 80 90 I do not look at those victories the same way I do the last two. and this goes across the board for all cheaters on any team. Just sucks.

 

[mudwhistle]

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You are all for teams cheating and bending rules as long as it is your team.

Democrats love cheaters.

 

[Alex.]

The Colts suspected this from the regular season.

Just heard it on the radio.

"Chris Mortensen of ESPN reported that 11 of the 12 balls the Patriots used were found to be under-inflated and Mike Florio of PFT reported Wednesday that the league has found that the balls were properly checked by officials before the game. There’s also a report from Adam Schefter of ESPN that the Colts informed the league of suspicions that balls the Patriots used in a November game between the teams were under-inflated, although there’s no word on whether the league looked into it at that time"

NFL continuing review of under-inflated balls will provide information 8220 as soon as possible 8221 ProFootballTalk

 

[LA RAM FAN]

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You are all for teams cheating and bending rules as long as it is your team.

Asshole was the coach for the Giants back in the 80 90 I do not look at those victories the same way I do the last two. and this goes across the board for all cheaters on any team. Just sucks.

oh yeah thats right,the asshole cheater WAS the coach of the Giants back then.Yeah now that i am reminded of that,i also wont look at those victorys by them the sae way the giants won their last two superbowls either anymore.

 

[Oldstyle]

Do one of you conspiracy "Einsteins" want to take a crack at explaining why the Patriots performed better after the officials re-inflated the balls at halftime? Or would that interrupt your I hate the Patriots rants?

 

[Papageorgio]

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You are all for teams cheating and bending rules as long as it is your team.

Asshole was the coach for the Giants back in the 80 90 I do not look at those victories the same way I do the last two. and this goes across the board for all cheaters on any team. Just sucks.

I was responding to the 911 nutter, and he has already stated that in the Rams go outside the rules of the NFL to move to LA, that it is okay with him.

Cheating is relative.

 

[Alex.]

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You are all for teams cheating and bending rules as long as it is your team.

Asshole was the coach for the Giants back in the 80 90 I do not look at those victories the same way I do the last two. and this goes across the board for all cheaters on any team. Just sucks.

I was responding to the 911 nutter, and he has already stated that in the Rams go outside the rules of the NFL to move to LA, that it is okay with him.

Cheating is relative.

The moment you quailfy cheating is when the integrity of the sport diminishes.

 

[Papageorgio]

New England Patriots Cialis Commercial

You are all for teams cheating and bending rules as long as it is your team.

Asshole was the coach for the Giants back in the 80 90 I do not look at those victories the same way I do the last two. and this goes across the board for all cheaters on any team. Just sucks.

I was responding to the 911 nutter, and he has already stated that in the Rams go outside the rules of the NFL to move to LA, that it is okay with him.

Cheating is relative.

The moment you quailfy cheating is when the integrity of the sport diminishes.

Give me a break, do Seattle fans worry about Carrol and his cheating past? Isn't Sean Payton still coaching and Saint fans were justifying bounties? SF fans still see no wrong in what Barry Bonds did. hell, on this board, 911 inside job is saying moving without league approval is ok.

Every holding call that is not called, is still cheating. That is why there is a penalty if caught. Every pass interference is cheating, every offsides not called. It is all relative.

It matters what team you follow and what you are excusing as behavior.

And you got to love all the NE haters, they yell, take away draft picks, lower their cap limit, like that isn't going to give other teams an advantage?

I'm a Colts fan and no way does the game that is 17-7 at the half, 11 of 12 balls are aired to NFL regulation at halftime. The end of the second half and the ball are checked out to be fine and they only out score the Colts 20-0. Please deflate the ball.

 

[Oldstyle]

New England Patriots Cialis Commercial

You are all for teams cheating and bending rules as long as it is your team.

Asshole was the coach for the Giants back in the 80 90 I do not look at those victories the same way I do the last two. and this goes across the board for all cheaters on any team. Just sucks.

I was responding to the 911 nutter, and he has already stated that in the Rams go outside the rules of the NFL to move to LA, that it is okay with him.

Cheating is relative.

The moment you quailfy cheating is when the integrity of the sport diminishes.

So all "cheating" destroys the "integrity" of the sport? That includes defensive backs getting away with a hold...or an offensive player getting away with a push-off to catch a winning touchdown...pick plays of course should have offensive coordinators banned for life? Kickers shouldn't be able to use different balls than everyone else...

Please explain to me why a "rub" play has more "integrity" than playing with a softer football?

 

[Oldstyle]

You want to stop tampering with balls? Treat it just like any OTHER violation in the game. If one team feels the other is using a ball too soft or too hard...then they should call them on it...have the ball checked and if it is illegal then they lose down and distance. If the ball is legal then the team who challenged loses fifteen yards.

 

[Alex.]

You are all for teams cheating and bending rules as long as it is your team.

Asshole was the coach for the Giants back in the 80 90 I do not look at those victories the same way I do the last two. and this goes across the board for all cheaters on any team. Just sucks.

I was responding to the 911 nutter, and he has already stated that in the Rams go outside the rules of the NFL to move to LA, that it is okay with him.

Cheating is relative.

The moment you quailfy cheating is when the integrity of the sport diminishes.

Give me a break, do Seattle fans worry about Carrol and his cheating past? Isn't Sean Payton still coaching and Saint fans were justifying bounties? SF fans still see no wrong in what Barry Bonds did. hell, on this board, 911 inside job is saying moving without league approval is ok.

Every holding call that is not called, is still cheating. That is why there is a penalty if caught. Every pass interference is cheating, every offsides not called. It is all relative.

It matters what team you follow and what you are excusing as behavior.

And you got to love all the NE haters, they yell, take away draft picks, lower their cap limit, like that isn't going to give other teams an advantage?

I'm a Colts fan and no way does the game that is 17-7 at the half, 11 of 12 balls are aired to NFL regulation at halftime. The end of the second half and the ball are checked out to be fine and they only out score the Colts 20-0. Please deflate the ball.

I do not care who you root for I am talking about the brand and the game as a whole.

 

[Alex.]

You are all for teams cheating and bending rules as long as it is your team.

Asshole was the coach for the Giants back in the 80 90 I do not look at those victories the same way I do the last two. and this goes across the board for all cheaters on any team. Just sucks.

I was responding to the 911 nutter, and he has already stated that in the Rams go outside the rules of the NFL to move to LA, that it is okay with him.

Cheating is relative.

The moment you quailfy cheating is when the integrity of the sport diminishes.

So all "cheating" destroys the "integrity" of the sport? That includes defensive backs getting away with a hold...or an offensive player getting away with a push-off to catch a winning touchdown...pick plays of course should have offensive coordinators banned for life? Kickers shouldn't be able to use different balls than everyone else...

Please explain to me why a "rub" play has more "integrity" than playing with a softer football?

If rule breaking is allowed on any level then it does impact on the integrity of the game

 

[Oldstyle]

You are all for teams cheating and bending rules as long as it is your team.

Asshole was the coach for the Giants back in the 80 90 I do not look at those victories the same way I do the last two. and this goes across the board for all cheaters on any team. Just sucks.

I was responding to the 911 nutter, and he has already stated that in the Rams go outside the rules of the NFL to move to LA, that it is okay with him.

Cheating is relative.

The moment you quailfy cheating is when the integrity of the sport diminishes.

So all "cheating" destroys the "integrity" of the sport? That includes defensive backs getting away with a hold...or an offensive player getting away with a push-off to catch a winning touchdown...pick plays of course should have offensive coordinators banned for life? Kickers shouldn't be able to use different balls than everyone else...

Please explain to me why a "rub" play has more "integrity" than playing with a softer football?

If rule breaking is allowed on any level then it does impact on the integrity of the game

Is it against the rules to run pick plays?