Fumble recovery tends to be random because once a fumble starts the ball bounces largely at random. Willie Parker had a streak of fumbles that all quickly bounced out of bounds thus keeping possession, that was followed by another streak where he wasn’t so lucky. Yes there’s some skill when the ball bounces to you to help you get possession, but whether or not the ball is going to bounce to you is random. Thus fumble recovery does TEND to be random, just as I said.
Making the observation proves that the data presented is pointless. It’s all based on a false assumption.
There’s no reason to read the whole thing when the excerpts you posted show the rest is quite simply wrong.
Out here in reality a team can DRASTICALLY reduce their fumble rate without any cheating. Just look at the Giants before Tom Coughlin and with him, especially Tiki Barber. Thus anybody thinking that the Pats fumble rate is proof of cheating is, quite frankly, a moron, and their story is not worth reading.
I knew it.
Thanks for wasting another minute of my time.