Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apology

[Kat]

On Dec. 4, the New York Giants got ahold of a couple of Pittsburgh Steeler footballs and decided to see if they were below the NFL pregame inflation minimum of 12.5 pounds per square inch.

“The PSIs were a little low,” Giants coach Ben McAdoo said.

According to the ProFootballTalk, the balls came in at 11.8 and 11.4 psi. The Giants told the league, although not via a “formal complaint,” whatever that is. The NFL isn’t saying much, but it apparently checked to see if the referees had maintained control of the balls and dismissed the situation quickly.

Why? Because by time the Giants obtained and presumably checked the balls on the sideline, the temperature in Pittsburgh was between 41.0 and 41.2 degrees, according to Weather Underground’s historical data.

Footballs lose air pressure in cold weather. The numbers were explained away by science, not cheating. This was nothing. Nothing happened, nothing at all.

“All footballs were in compliance,” the NFL stated after Fox’s Jay Glazer reported on the incident.

The situation was properly handled. Good job, NFL.

That means given the chance to do deflate-gate all over again – the initial situation with the New England Patriots scandal is nearly identical (even considering whatever happened in the Foxborough bathroom, which we’ll get to below) – the NFL chose to do nearly the exact opposite.

In action, if not words, the league is acknowledging it got it all wrong the first time. So now it’s incumbent upon NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to do the right thing and verbalize it with a simple but noble act.

He should apologize to Tom Brady.

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apology



No let's just keep attacking Brady instead, right? LOL Love it!

 

[Kat]

ChrisL

 

[ChrisL]

ChrisL

Oh yes. I read about this already. Hypocrites!

 

[antiquity]

Are

On Dec. 4, the New York Giants got ahold of a couple of Pittsburgh Steeler footballs and decided to see if they were below the NFL pregame inflation minimum of 12.5 pounds per square inch.

“The PSIs were a little low,” Giants coach Ben McAdoo said.

According to the ProFootballTalk, the balls came in at 11.8 and 11.4 psi. The Giants told the league, although not via a “formal complaint,” whatever that is. The NFL isn’t saying much, but it apparently checked to see if the referees had maintained control of the balls and dismissed the situation quickly.

Why? Because by time the Giants obtained and presumably checked the balls on the sideline, the temperature in Pittsburgh was between 41.0 and 41.2 degrees, according to Weather Underground’s historical data.

Footballs lose air pressure in cold weather. The numbers were explained away by science, not cheating. This was nothing. Nothing happened, nothing at all.

“All footballs were in compliance,” the NFL stated after Fox’s Jay Glazer reported on the incident.

The situation was properly handled. Good job, NFL.

That means given the chance to do deflate-gate all over again – the initial situation with the New England Patriots scandal is nearly identical (even considering whatever happened in the Foxborough bathroom, which we’ll get to below) – the NFL chose to do nearly the exact opposite.

In action, if not words, the league is acknowledging it got it all wrong the first time. So now it’s incumbent upon NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to do the right thing and verbalize it with a simple but noble act.

He should apologize to Tom Brady.

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apology



No let's just keep attacking Brady instead, right? LOL Love it!

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apologyou saying two wrongs make a right?

On Dec. 4, the New York Giants got ahold of a couple of Pittsburgh Steeler footballs and decided to see if they were below the NFL pregame inflation minimum of 12.5 pounds per square inch.

“The PSIs were a little low,” Giants coach Ben McAdoo said.

According to the ProFootballTalk, the balls came in at 11.8 and 11.4 psi. The Giants told the league, although not via a “formal complaint,” whatever that is. The NFL isn’t saying much, but it apparently checked to see if the referees had maintained control of the balls and dismissed the situation quickly.

Why? Because by time the Giants obtained and presumably checked the balls on the sideline, the temperature in Pittsburgh was between 41.0 and 41.2 degrees, according to Weather Underground’s historical data.

Footballs lose air pressure in cold weather. The numbers were explained away by science, not cheating. This was nothing. Nothing happened, nothing at all.

“All footballs were in compliance,” the NFL stated after Fox’s Jay Glazer reported on the incident.

The situation was properly handled. Good job, NFL.

That means given the chance to do deflate-gate all over again – the initial situation with the New England Patriots scandal is nearly identical (even considering whatever happened in the Foxborough bathroom, which we’ll get to below) – the NFL chose to do nearly the exact opposite.

In action, if not words, the league is acknowledging it got it all wrong the first time. So now it’s incumbent upon NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to do the right thing and verbalize it with a simple but noble act.

He should apologize to Tom Brady.

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apology



No let's just keep attacking Brady instead, right? LOL Love it!

Are you implying that two wrongs make a right? Of all the players in this drama, I have yet to hear one word from the ball boys who had control of the balls before the game.. Why is that?

 

[Kat]

Are

On Dec. 4, the New York Giants got ahold of a couple of Pittsburgh Steeler footballs and decided to see if they were below the NFL pregame inflation minimum of 12.5 pounds per square inch.

“The PSIs were a little low,” Giants coach Ben McAdoo said.

According to the ProFootballTalk, the balls came in at 11.8 and 11.4 psi. The Giants told the league, although not via a “formal complaint,” whatever that is. The NFL isn’t saying much, but it apparently checked to see if the referees had maintained control of the balls and dismissed the situation quickly.

Why? Because by time the Giants obtained and presumably checked the balls on the sideline, the temperature in Pittsburgh was between 41.0 and 41.2 degrees, according to Weather Underground’s historical data.

Footballs lose air pressure in cold weather. The numbers were explained away by science, not cheating. This was nothing. Nothing happened, nothing at all.

“All footballs were in compliance,” the NFL stated after Fox’s Jay Glazer reported on the incident.

The situation was properly handled. Good job, NFL.

That means given the chance to do deflate-gate all over again – the initial situation with the New England Patriots scandal is nearly identical (even considering whatever happened in the Foxborough bathroom, which we’ll get to below) – the NFL chose to do nearly the exact opposite.

In action, if not words, the league is acknowledging it got it all wrong the first time. So now it’s incumbent upon NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to do the right thing and verbalize it with a simple but noble act.

He should apologize to Tom Brady.

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apology



No let's just keep attacking Brady instead, right? LOL Love it!

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apologyou saying two wrongs make a right?

On Dec. 4, the New York Giants got ahold of a couple of Pittsburgh Steeler footballs and decided to see if they were below the NFL pregame inflation minimum of 12.5 pounds per square inch.

“The PSIs were a little low,” Giants coach Ben McAdoo said.

According to the ProFootballTalk, the balls came in at 11.8 and 11.4 psi. The Giants told the league, although not via a “formal complaint,” whatever that is. The NFL isn’t saying much, but it apparently checked to see if the referees had maintained control of the balls and dismissed the situation quickly.

Why? Because by time the Giants obtained and presumably checked the balls on the sideline, the temperature in Pittsburgh was between 41.0 and 41.2 degrees, according to Weather Underground’s historical data.

Footballs lose air pressure in cold weather. The numbers were explained away by science, not cheating. This was nothing. Nothing happened, nothing at all.

“All footballs were in compliance,” the NFL stated after Fox’s Jay Glazer reported on the incident.

The situation was properly handled. Good job, NFL.

That means given the chance to do deflate-gate all over again – the initial situation with the New England Patriots scandal is nearly identical (even considering whatever happened in the Foxborough bathroom, which we’ll get to below) – the NFL chose to do nearly the exact opposite.

In action, if not words, the league is acknowledging it got it all wrong the first time. So now it’s incumbent upon NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to do the right thing and verbalize it with a simple but noble act.

He should apologize to Tom Brady.

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apology



No let's just keep attacking Brady instead, right? LOL Love it!

Are you implying that two wrongs make a right? Of all the players in this drama, I have yet to hear one word from the ball boys who had control of the balls before the game.. Why is that?

Now why would you accuse me of that? Never crossed my mind. PLUS I didn't write the article.

 

[Papageorgio]

Brady and the Patriots owe Goodell a big thank you. He gave Brady four weeks to rest and to think about proving how good he really is. That Pats have added motivation, something they didn't need.

 

[antiquity]

Are

On Dec. 4, the New York Giants got ahold of a couple of Pittsburgh Steeler footballs and decided to see if they were below the NFL pregame inflation minimum of 12.5 pounds per square inch.

“The PSIs were a little low,” Giants coach Ben McAdoo said.

According to the ProFootballTalk, the balls came in at 11.8 and 11.4 psi. The Giants told the league, although not via a “formal complaint,” whatever that is. The NFL isn’t saying much, but it apparently checked to see if the referees had maintained control of the balls and dismissed the situation quickly.

Why? Because by time the Giants obtained and presumably checked the balls on the sideline, the temperature in Pittsburgh was between 41.0 and 41.2 degrees, according to Weather Underground’s historical data.

Footballs lose air pressure in cold weather. The numbers were explained away by science, not cheating. This was nothing. Nothing happened, nothing at all.

“All footballs were in compliance,” the NFL stated after Fox’s Jay Glazer reported on the incident.

The situation was properly handled. Good job, NFL.

That means given the chance to do deflate-gate all over again – the initial situation with the New England Patriots scandal is nearly identical (even considering whatever happened in the Foxborough bathroom, which we’ll get to below) – the NFL chose to do nearly the exact opposite.

In action, if not words, the league is acknowledging it got it all wrong the first time. So now it’s incumbent upon NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to do the right thing and verbalize it with a simple but noble act.

He should apologize to Tom Brady.

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apology



No let's just keep attacking Brady instead, right? LOL Love it!

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apologyou saying two wrongs make a right?

On Dec. 4, the New York Giants got ahold of a couple of Pittsburgh Steeler footballs and decided to see if they were below the NFL pregame inflation minimum of 12.5 pounds per square inch.

“The PSIs were a little low,” Giants coach Ben McAdoo said.

According to the ProFootballTalk, the balls came in at 11.8 and 11.4 psi. The Giants told the league, although not via a “formal complaint,” whatever that is. The NFL isn’t saying much, but it apparently checked to see if the referees had maintained control of the balls and dismissed the situation quickly.

Why? Because by time the Giants obtained and presumably checked the balls on the sideline, the temperature in Pittsburgh was between 41.0 and 41.2 degrees, according to Weather Underground’s historical data.

Footballs lose air pressure in cold weather. The numbers were explained away by science, not cheating. This was nothing. Nothing happened, nothing at all.

“All footballs were in compliance,” the NFL stated after Fox’s Jay Glazer reported on the incident.

The situation was properly handled. Good job, NFL.

That means given the chance to do deflate-gate all over again – the initial situation with the New England Patriots scandal is nearly identical (even considering whatever happened in the Foxborough bathroom, which we’ll get to below) – the NFL chose to do nearly the exact opposite.

In action, if not words, the league is acknowledging it got it all wrong the first time. So now it’s incumbent upon NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to do the right thing and verbalize it with a simple but noble act.

He should apologize to Tom Brady.

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apology



No let's just keep attacking Brady instead, right? LOL Love it!

Are you implying that two wrongs make a right? Of all the players in this drama, I have yet to hear one word from the ball boys who had control of the balls before the game.. Why is that?

Now why would you accuse me of that? Never crossed my mind. PLUS I didn't write the article.

Never said you had anything to do with the article. But you're accusing people of attacking Brady because of something that may or may not have happened in Pittsburgh and ignoring the fact, that for some reason, the Patriots ball-boys who had control of the balls prior to the games were, never to my knowledge, called as witness to give their side of the story. That to me is the key issue in the deflategate story that was somehow pushed under the rug. And until that story is revealed I still have my doubts that Brady or the Patriots are just innocent bystanders.

 

[Papageorgio]

Are

On Dec. 4, the New York Giants got ahold of a couple of Pittsburgh Steeler footballs and decided to see if they were below the NFL pregame inflation minimum of 12.5 pounds per square inch.

“The PSIs were a little low,” Giants coach Ben McAdoo said.

According to the ProFootballTalk, the balls came in at 11.8 and 11.4 psi. The Giants told the league, although not via a “formal complaint,” whatever that is. The NFL isn’t saying much, but it apparently checked to see if the referees had maintained control of the balls and dismissed the situation quickly.

Why? Because by time the Giants obtained and presumably checked the balls on the sideline, the temperature in Pittsburgh was between 41.0 and 41.2 degrees, according to Weather Underground’s historical data.

Footballs lose air pressure in cold weather. The numbers were explained away by science, not cheating. This was nothing. Nothing happened, nothing at all.

“All footballs were in compliance,” the NFL stated after Fox’s Jay Glazer reported on the incident.

The situation was properly handled. Good job, NFL.

That means given the chance to do deflate-gate all over again – the initial situation with the New England Patriots scandal is nearly identical (even considering whatever happened in the Foxborough bathroom, which we’ll get to below) – the NFL chose to do nearly the exact opposite.

In action, if not words, the league is acknowledging it got it all wrong the first time. So now it’s incumbent upon NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to do the right thing and verbalize it with a simple but noble act.

He should apologize to Tom Brady.

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apology



No let's just keep attacking Brady instead, right? LOL Love it!

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apologyou saying two wrongs make a right?

On Dec. 4, the New York Giants got ahold of a couple of Pittsburgh Steeler footballs and decided to see if they were below the NFL pregame inflation minimum of 12.5 pounds per square inch.

“The PSIs were a little low,” Giants coach Ben McAdoo said.

According to the ProFootballTalk, the balls came in at 11.8 and 11.4 psi. The Giants told the league, although not via a “formal complaint,” whatever that is. The NFL isn’t saying much, but it apparently checked to see if the referees had maintained control of the balls and dismissed the situation quickly.

Why? Because by time the Giants obtained and presumably checked the balls on the sideline, the temperature in Pittsburgh was between 41.0 and 41.2 degrees, according to Weather Underground’s historical data.

Footballs lose air pressure in cold weather. The numbers were explained away by science, not cheating. This was nothing. Nothing happened, nothing at all.

“All footballs were in compliance,” the NFL stated after Fox’s Jay Glazer reported on the incident.

The situation was properly handled. Good job, NFL.

That means given the chance to do deflate-gate all over again – the initial situation with the New England Patriots scandal is nearly identical (even considering whatever happened in the Foxborough bathroom, which we’ll get to below) – the NFL chose to do nearly the exact opposite.

In action, if not words, the league is acknowledging it got it all wrong the first time. So now it’s incumbent upon NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to do the right thing and verbalize it with a simple but noble act.

He should apologize to Tom Brady.

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apology



No let's just keep attacking Brady instead, right? LOL Love it!

Are you implying that two wrongs make a right? Of all the players in this drama, I have yet to hear one word from the ball boys who had control of the balls before the game.. Why is that?

Now why would you accuse me of that? Never crossed my mind. PLUS I didn't write the article.

Never said you had anything to do with the article. But you're accusing people of attacking Brady because of something that may or may not have happened in Pittsburgh and ignoring the fact, that for some reason, the Patriots ball-boys who had control of the balls prior to the games were, never to my knowledge, called as witness to give their side of the story. That to me is the key issue in the deflategate story that was somehow pushed under the rug. And until that story is revealed I still have my doubts that Brady or the Patriots are just innocent bystanders.

My issue has always been that Minnesota tampered with their footballs and nothing happened. In the NFL rule book the fine for tampering with footballs is $25000. So whether the Pats knew it or not, they should have been fined and that would be it.

The whole thing was a ridiculous issue and non-story.

 

[Kat]

Are

On Dec. 4, the New York Giants got ahold of a couple of Pittsburgh Steeler footballs and decided to see if they were below the NFL pregame inflation minimum of 12.5 pounds per square inch.

“The PSIs were a little low,” Giants coach Ben McAdoo said.

According to the ProFootballTalk, the balls came in at 11.8 and 11.4 psi. The Giants told the league, although not via a “formal complaint,” whatever that is. The NFL isn’t saying much, but it apparently checked to see if the referees had maintained control of the balls and dismissed the situation quickly.

Why? Because by time the Giants obtained and presumably checked the balls on the sideline, the temperature in Pittsburgh was between 41.0 and 41.2 degrees, according to Weather Underground’s historical data.

Footballs lose air pressure in cold weather. The numbers were explained away by science, not cheating. This was nothing. Nothing happened, nothing at all.

“All footballs were in compliance,” the NFL stated after Fox’s Jay Glazer reported on the incident.

The situation was properly handled. Good job, NFL.

That means given the chance to do deflate-gate all over again – the initial situation with the New England Patriots scandal is nearly identical (even considering whatever happened in the Foxborough bathroom, which we’ll get to below) – the NFL chose to do nearly the exact opposite.

In action, if not words, the league is acknowledging it got it all wrong the first time. So now it’s incumbent upon NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to do the right thing and verbalize it with a simple but noble act.

He should apologize to Tom Brady.

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apology



No let's just keep attacking Brady instead, right? LOL Love it!

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apologyou saying two wrongs make a right?

On Dec. 4, the New York Giants got ahold of a couple of Pittsburgh Steeler footballs and decided to see if they were below the NFL pregame inflation minimum of 12.5 pounds per square inch.

“The PSIs were a little low,” Giants coach Ben McAdoo said.

According to the ProFootballTalk, the balls came in at 11.8 and 11.4 psi. The Giants told the league, although not via a “formal complaint,” whatever that is. The NFL isn’t saying much, but it apparently checked to see if the referees had maintained control of the balls and dismissed the situation quickly.

Why? Because by time the Giants obtained and presumably checked the balls on the sideline, the temperature in Pittsburgh was between 41.0 and 41.2 degrees, according to Weather Underground’s historical data.

Footballs lose air pressure in cold weather. The numbers were explained away by science, not cheating. This was nothing. Nothing happened, nothing at all.

“All footballs were in compliance,” the NFL stated after Fox’s Jay Glazer reported on the incident.

The situation was properly handled. Good job, NFL.

That means given the chance to do deflate-gate all over again – the initial situation with the New England Patriots scandal is nearly identical (even considering whatever happened in the Foxborough bathroom, which we’ll get to below) – the NFL chose to do nearly the exact opposite.

In action, if not words, the league is acknowledging it got it all wrong the first time. So now it’s incumbent upon NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to do the right thing and verbalize it with a simple but noble act.

He should apologize to Tom Brady.

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apology



No let's just keep attacking Brady instead, right? LOL Love it!

Are you implying that two wrongs make a right? Of all the players in this drama, I have yet to hear one word from the ball boys who had control of the balls before the game.. Why is that?

Now why would you accuse me of that? Never crossed my mind. PLUS I didn't write the article.

Never said you had anything to do with the article. But you're accusing people of attacking Brady because of something that may or may not have happened in Pittsburgh and ignoring the fact, that for some reason, the Patriots ball-boys who had control of the balls prior to the games were, never to my knowledge, called as witness to give their side of the story. That to me is the key issue in the deflategate story that was somehow pushed under the rug. And until that story is revealed I still have my doubts that Brady or the Patriots are just innocent bystanders.

Sorry. I did not accuse anyone. I made a statement. I think the whole Brady fiasco was a sham. That is my opinion. You have yours. Meaning if they did wrong, as said above, fine them, per usual. WAY too much was made of any of it.................seemingly by very jealous people. (do not mean you....not sure I ever saw your take on things).

 

[Borillar]

Are

On Dec. 4, the New York Giants got ahold of a couple of Pittsburgh Steeler footballs and decided to see if they were below the NFL pregame inflation minimum of 12.5 pounds per square inch.

“The PSIs were a little low,” Giants coach Ben McAdoo said.

According to the ProFootballTalk, the balls came in at 11.8 and 11.4 psi. The Giants told the league, although not via a “formal complaint,” whatever that is. The NFL isn’t saying much, but it apparently checked to see if the referees had maintained control of the balls and dismissed the situation quickly.

Why? Because by time the Giants obtained and presumably checked the balls on the sideline, the temperature in Pittsburgh was between 41.0 and 41.2 degrees, according to Weather Underground’s historical data.

Footballs lose air pressure in cold weather. The numbers were explained away by science, not cheating. This was nothing. Nothing happened, nothing at all.

“All footballs were in compliance,” the NFL stated after Fox’s Jay Glazer reported on the incident.

The situation was properly handled. Good job, NFL.

That means given the chance to do deflate-gate all over again – the initial situation with the New England Patriots scandal is nearly identical (even considering whatever happened in the Foxborough bathroom, which we’ll get to below) – the NFL chose to do nearly the exact opposite.

In action, if not words, the league is acknowledging it got it all wrong the first time. So now it’s incumbent upon NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to do the right thing and verbalize it with a simple but noble act.

He should apologize to Tom Brady.

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apology



No let's just keep attacking Brady instead, right? LOL Love it!

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apologyou saying two wrongs make a right?

On Dec. 4, the New York Giants got ahold of a couple of Pittsburgh Steeler footballs and decided to see if they were below the NFL pregame inflation minimum of 12.5 pounds per square inch.

“The PSIs were a little low,” Giants coach Ben McAdoo said.

According to the ProFootballTalk, the balls came in at 11.8 and 11.4 psi. The Giants told the league, although not via a “formal complaint,” whatever that is. The NFL isn’t saying much, but it apparently checked to see if the referees had maintained control of the balls and dismissed the situation quickly.

Why? Because by time the Giants obtained and presumably checked the balls on the sideline, the temperature in Pittsburgh was between 41.0 and 41.2 degrees, according to Weather Underground’s historical data.

Footballs lose air pressure in cold weather. The numbers were explained away by science, not cheating. This was nothing. Nothing happened, nothing at all.

“All footballs were in compliance,” the NFL stated after Fox’s Jay Glazer reported on the incident.

The situation was properly handled. Good job, NFL.

That means given the chance to do deflate-gate all over again – the initial situation with the New England Patriots scandal is nearly identical (even considering whatever happened in the Foxborough bathroom, which we’ll get to below) – the NFL chose to do nearly the exact opposite.

In action, if not words, the league is acknowledging it got it all wrong the first time. So now it’s incumbent upon NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to do the right thing and verbalize it with a simple but noble act.

He should apologize to Tom Brady.

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apology



No let's just keep attacking Brady instead, right? LOL Love it!

Are you implying that two wrongs make a right? Of all the players in this drama, I have yet to hear one word from the ball boys who had control of the balls before the game.. Why is that?

Now why would you accuse me of that? Never crossed my mind. PLUS I didn't write the article.

Never said you had anything to do with the article. But you're accusing people of attacking Brady because of something that may or may not have happened in Pittsburgh and ignoring the fact, that for some reason, the Patriots ball-boys who had control of the balls prior to the games were, never to my knowledge, called as witness to give their side of the story. That to me is the key issue in the deflategate story that was somehow pushed under the rug. And until that story is revealed I still have my doubts that Brady or the Patriots are just innocent bystanders.

My issue has always been that Minnesota tampered with their footballs and nothing happened. In the NFL rule book the fine for tampering with footballs is $25000. So whether the Pats knew it or not, they should have been fined and that would be it.

The whole thing was a ridiculous issue and non-story.

Agreed that it was a ridiculous issue and blown out of proportion, but what does Minnesota have to do with it?

 

[Papageorgio]

Are

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apology



No let's just keep attacking Brady instead, right? LOL Love it!

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apologyou saying two wrongs make a right?

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apology



No let's just keep attacking Brady instead, right? LOL Love it!

Are you implying that two wrongs make a right? Of all the players in this drama, I have yet to hear one word from the ball boys who had control of the balls before the game.. Why is that?

Now why would you accuse me of that? Never crossed my mind. PLUS I didn't write the article.

Never said you had anything to do with the article. But you're accusing people of attacking Brady because of something that may or may not have happened in Pittsburgh and ignoring the fact, that for some reason, the Patriots ball-boys who had control of the balls prior to the games were, never to my knowledge, called as witness to give their side of the story. That to me is the key issue in the deflategate story that was somehow pushed under the rug. And until that story is revealed I still have my doubts that Brady or the Patriots are just innocent bystanders.

My issue has always been that Minnesota tampered with their footballs and nothing happened. In the NFL rule book the fine for tampering with footballs is $25000. So whether the Pats knew it or not, they should have been fined and that would be it.

The whole thing was a ridiculous issue and non-story.

Agreed that it was a ridiculous issue and blown out of proportion, but what does Minnesota have to do with it?

Minnesota week 13, near zero temperatures, the Vikings were caught heating their footballs during the game to make them easier to catch. That would also affect the PSI in the footballs also.

Nothing was done, a verbal warning and that was it, it happened in Minnesota earlier in the same season.

 

[yiostheoy]

On Dec. 4, the New York Giants got ahold of a couple of Pittsburgh Steeler footballs and decided to see if they were below the NFL pregame inflation minimum of 12.5 pounds per square inch.

“The PSIs were a little low,” Giants coach Ben McAdoo said.

According to the ProFootballTalk, the balls came in at 11.8 and 11.4 psi. The Giants told the league, although not via a “formal complaint,” whatever that is. The NFL isn’t saying much, but it apparently checked to see if the referees had maintained control of the balls and dismissed the situation quickly.

Why? Because by time the Giants obtained and presumably checked the balls on the sideline, the temperature in Pittsburgh was between 41.0 and 41.2 degrees, according to Weather Underground’s historical data.

Footballs lose air pressure in cold weather. The numbers were explained away by science, not cheating. This was nothing. Nothing happened, nothing at all.

“All footballs were in compliance,” the NFL stated after Fox’s Jay Glazer reported on the incident.

The situation was properly handled. Good job, NFL.

That means given the chance to do deflate-gate all over again – the initial situation with the New England Patriots scandal is nearly identical (even considering whatever happened in the Foxborough bathroom, which we’ll get to below) – the NFL chose to do nearly the exact opposite.

In action, if not words, the league is acknowledging it got it all wrong the first time. So now it’s incumbent upon NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to do the right thing and verbalize it with a simple but noble act.

He should apologize to Tom Brady.

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apology



No let's just keep attacking Brady instead, right? LOL Love it!

Brady and his team are the cheating-est team in the NFL.

Why on Earth would anyone owe them anything besides a kick in the azz ??

 

[Kat]

On Dec. 4, the New York Giants got ahold of a couple of Pittsburgh Steeler footballs and decided to see if they were below the NFL pregame inflation minimum of 12.5 pounds per square inch.

“The PSIs were a little low,” Giants coach Ben McAdoo said.

According to the ProFootballTalk, the balls came in at 11.8 and 11.4 psi. The Giants told the league, although not via a “formal complaint,” whatever that is. The NFL isn’t saying much, but it apparently checked to see if the referees had maintained control of the balls and dismissed the situation quickly.

Why? Because by time the Giants obtained and presumably checked the balls on the sideline, the temperature in Pittsburgh was between 41.0 and 41.2 degrees, according to Weather Underground’s historical data.

Footballs lose air pressure in cold weather. The numbers were explained away by science, not cheating. This was nothing. Nothing happened, nothing at all.

“All footballs were in compliance,” the NFL stated after Fox’s Jay Glazer reported on the incident.

The situation was properly handled. Good job, NFL.

That means given the chance to do deflate-gate all over again – the initial situation with the New England Patriots scandal is nearly identical (even considering whatever happened in the Foxborough bathroom, which we’ll get to below) – the NFL chose to do nearly the exact opposite.

In action, if not words, the league is acknowledging it got it all wrong the first time. So now it’s incumbent upon NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to do the right thing and verbalize it with a simple but noble act.

He should apologize to Tom Brady.

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apology



No let's just keep attacking Brady instead, right? LOL Love it!

Brady and his team are the cheating-est team in the NFL.

Why on Earth would anyone owe them anything besides a kick in the azz ??

According to the article in the OP no..they are not and he is not. It has happened before with footballs and it is due to the cold/weather.

 

[yiostheoy]

On Dec. 4, the New York Giants got ahold of a couple of Pittsburgh Steeler footballs and decided to see if they were below the NFL pregame inflation minimum of 12.5 pounds per square inch.

“The PSIs were a little low,” Giants coach Ben McAdoo said.

According to the ProFootballTalk, the balls came in at 11.8 and 11.4 psi. The Giants told the league, although not via a “formal complaint,” whatever that is. The NFL isn’t saying much, but it apparently checked to see if the referees had maintained control of the balls and dismissed the situation quickly.

Why? Because by time the Giants obtained and presumably checked the balls on the sideline, the temperature in Pittsburgh was between 41.0 and 41.2 degrees, according to Weather Underground’s historical data.

Footballs lose air pressure in cold weather. The numbers were explained away by science, not cheating. This was nothing. Nothing happened, nothing at all.

“All footballs were in compliance,” the NFL stated after Fox’s Jay Glazer reported on the incident.

The situation was properly handled. Good job, NFL.

That means given the chance to do deflate-gate all over again – the initial situation with the New England Patriots scandal is nearly identical (even considering whatever happened in the Foxborough bathroom, which we’ll get to below) – the NFL chose to do nearly the exact opposite.

In action, if not words, the league is acknowledging it got it all wrong the first time. So now it’s incumbent upon NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to do the right thing and verbalize it with a simple but noble act.

He should apologize to Tom Brady.

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apology



No let's just keep attacking Brady instead, right? LOL Love it!

Brady and his team are the cheating-est team in the NFL.

Why on Earth would anyone owe them anything besides a kick in the azz ??

According to the article in the OP no..they are not and he is not. It has happened before with footballs and it is due to the cold/weather.

Then the article is junk news.

 

[Kat]

On Dec. 4, the New York Giants got ahold of a couple of Pittsburgh Steeler footballs and decided to see if they were below the NFL pregame inflation minimum of 12.5 pounds per square inch.

“The PSIs were a little low,” Giants coach Ben McAdoo said.

According to the ProFootballTalk, the balls came in at 11.8 and 11.4 psi. The Giants told the league, although not via a “formal complaint,” whatever that is. The NFL isn’t saying much, but it apparently checked to see if the referees had maintained control of the balls and dismissed the situation quickly.

Why? Because by time the Giants obtained and presumably checked the balls on the sideline, the temperature in Pittsburgh was between 41.0 and 41.2 degrees, according to Weather Underground’s historical data.

Footballs lose air pressure in cold weather. The numbers were explained away by science, not cheating. This was nothing. Nothing happened, nothing at all.

“All footballs were in compliance,” the NFL stated after Fox’s Jay Glazer reported on the incident.

The situation was properly handled. Good job, NFL.

That means given the chance to do deflate-gate all over again – the initial situation with the New England Patriots scandal is nearly identical (even considering whatever happened in the Foxborough bathroom, which we’ll get to below) – the NFL chose to do nearly the exact opposite.

In action, if not words, the league is acknowledging it got it all wrong the first time. So now it’s incumbent upon NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to do the right thing and verbalize it with a simple but noble act.

He should apologize to Tom Brady.

Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apology



No let's just keep attacking Brady instead, right? LOL Love it!

Brady and his team are the cheating-est team in the NFL.

Why on Earth would anyone owe them anything besides a kick in the azz ??

According to the article in the OP no..they are not and he is not. It has happened before with footballs and it is due to the cold/weather.

Then the article is junk news.

 

[Borillar]

Are
Roger Goodell owes Tom Brady an apologyou saying two wrongs make a right?
Are you implying that two wrongs make a right? Of all the players in this drama, I have yet to hear one word from the ball boys who had control of the balls before the game.. Why is that?

Now why would you accuse me of that? Never crossed my mind. PLUS I didn't write the article.

Never said you had anything to do with the article. But you're accusing people of attacking Brady because of something that may or may not have happened in Pittsburgh and ignoring the fact, that for some reason, the Patriots ball-boys who had control of the balls prior to the games were, never to my knowledge, called as witness to give their side of the story. That to me is the key issue in the deflategate story that was somehow pushed under the rug. And until that story is revealed I still have my doubts that Brady or the Patriots are just innocent bystanders.

My issue has always been that Minnesota tampered with their footballs and nothing happened. In the NFL rule book the fine for tampering with footballs is $25000. So whether the Pats knew it or not, they should have been fined and that would be it.

The whole thing was a ridiculous issue and non-story.

Agreed that it was a ridiculous issue and blown out of proportion, but what does Minnesota have to do with it?

Minnesota week 13, near zero temperatures, the Vikings were caught heating their footballs during the game to make them easier to catch. That would also affect the PSI in the footballs also.

Nothing was done, a verbal warning and that was it, it happened in Minnesota earlier in the same season.

Was unaware of that. Shouldn't be an issue now with them being back indoors. If this is a big deal to the league, maybe they should provide an equipment crew and game balls along with the officials. If an impartial crew provided the balls and maintained the appropriate air pressure, there would be no question of impropriety.

 

[antiquity]

Now why would you accuse me of that? Never crossed my mind. PLUS I didn't write the article.

Never said you had anything to do with the article. But you're accusing people of attacking Brady because of something that may or may not have happened in Pittsburgh and ignoring the fact, that for some reason, the Patriots ball-boys who had control of the balls prior to the games were, never to my knowledge, called as witness to give their side of the story. That to me is the key issue in the deflategate story that was somehow pushed under the rug. And until that story is revealed I still have my doubts that Brady or the Patriots are just innocent bystanders.

My issue has always been that Minnesota tampered with their footballs and nothing happened. In the NFL rule book the fine for tampering with footballs is $25000. So whether the Pats knew it or not, they should have been fined and that would be it.

The whole thing was a ridiculous issue and non-story.

Agreed that it was a ridiculous issue and blown out of proportion, but what does Minnesota have to do with it?

Minnesota week 13, near zero temperatures, the Vikings were caught heating their footballs during the game to make them easier to catch. That would also affect the PSI in the footballs also.

Nothing was done, a verbal warning and that was it, it happened in Minnesota earlier in the same season.

Was unaware of that. Shouldn't be an issue now with them being back indoors. If this is a big deal to the league, maybe they should provide an equipment crew and game balls along with the officials. If an impartial crew provided the balls and maintained the appropriate air pressure, there would be no question of impropriety.

After the ball problem in New England the on filed officials are now in full control of the balls and test the balls in their locker room before and after the game and the ball boys only get them as the game starts.

 

[Unkotare]

Never said you had anything to do with the article. But you're accusing people of attacking Brady because of something that may or may not have happened in Pittsburgh and ignoring the fact, that for some reason, the Patriots ball-boys who had control of the balls prior to the games were, never to my knowledge, called as witness to give their side of the story. That to me is the key issue in the deflategate story that was somehow pushed under the rug. And until that story is revealed I still have my doubts that Brady or the Patriots are just innocent bystanders.

My issue has always been that Minnesota tampered with their footballs and nothing happened. In the NFL rule book the fine for tampering with footballs is $25000. So whether the Pats knew it or not, they should have been fined and that would be it.

The whole thing was a ridiculous issue and non-story.

Agreed that it was a ridiculous issue and blown out of proportion, but what does Minnesota have to do with it?

Minnesota week 13, near zero temperatures, the Vikings were caught heating their footballs during the game to make them easier to catch. That would also affect the PSI in the footballs also.

Nothing was done, a verbal warning and that was it, it happened in Minnesota earlier in the same season.

Was unaware of that. Shouldn't be an issue now with them being back indoors. If this is a big deal to the league, maybe they should provide an equipment crew and game balls along with the officials. If an impartial crew provided the balls and maintained the appropriate air pressure, there would be no question of impropriety.

After the ball problem in New England the on filed officials are now in full control of the balls and test the balls in their locker room before and after the game and the ball boys only get them as the game starts.

Really?

 

[antiquity]

My issue has always been that Minnesota tampered with their footballs and nothing happened. In the NFL rule book the fine for tampering with footballs is $25000. So whether the Pats knew it or not, they should have been fined and that would be it.

The whole thing was a ridiculous issue and non-story.

Agreed that it was a ridiculous issue and blown out of proportion, but what does Minnesota have to do with it?

Minnesota week 13, near zero temperatures, the Vikings were caught heating their footballs during the game to make them easier to catch. That would also affect the PSI in the footballs also.

Nothing was done, a verbal warning and that was it, it happened in Minnesota earlier in the same season.

Was unaware of that. Shouldn't be an issue now with them being back indoors. If this is a big deal to the league, maybe they should provide an equipment crew and game balls along with the officials. If an impartial crew provided the balls and maintained the appropriate air pressure, there would be no question of impropriety.

After the ball problem in New England the on filed officials are now in full control of the balls and test the balls in their locker room before and after the game and the ball boys only get them as the game starts.

Really?

Really!

 

[Unkotare]