Originally
posted by
mrford:
Originally
posted by
mdevol:
What does that say about the team that lost to the team with small balls?
You do understand the advantage afforded by under inflated balls in the rain right?
Don't be stupid.
Yes, easier to catch but much more difficult to throw. I have played my fair share of football. It was a joke. Continuing the pun of small balls...
My main issue with this is that the refs went all game long handing the game balls and it was never noticed by them. So either they were in on it as well, or it just wasn't noticeable enough for it to warrant concern or raise an eyebrow from them during the game. Which is more alarming to me. These guys threw the balls to each other more than Brady did all game and for half the game they used less inflated balls. It would be nearly impossible for me to catch a fully inflated ball and a less inflated ball 30 seconds later and not notice the difference.
Yes, if they in fact cheated they should be punished and severely. And they will.
Why are the refs not getting any of the flack? Is it because everyone loves to hate the Patriots so they get a pass? The NFL was ALLL over Marshawn Lynch not wearing league certified color shoes, the refs completely handed the game to the Cowboys vs the Lions, they have been awful all season long, you would think they would have refs competent enough to notice a 2-3 psi difference in footballs during the game. Right?
As for the videos of "spy gate" being deleted. They were shown in a loop prior to and during the NFL press Conference addressing it. Rich Eisen even made a joke pointing it out. Something along the lines of the only time he has ever been in a hotel and not had to pay 9.99 to watch a movie. So they were seen by the media, they weren't mysteriously discarded.
I would like to see the results of this investigation and see where it went wrong. Were they properly checked before the game? We don't know a lot of this situation right now.