You missed the point of the question and your own post. I understand why the Colts would say something before the game, it’s a pretty standard thing in sport that if you think a future opponent is fond of violating Rule X you put a bug in the ref’s ear hoping for stricter enforcement. What I’m calling into question is this:
Grigson’s revelation would seem to indicate the NFL had advance knowledge and was trying to catch the Patriots in the act during the first half of the title game, and when Mike Kensil, a former Jets executive who is now the league’s director of football operations, weighed New England’s supply of balls again at halftime.
Why would the league FAIL to enforce the rule during the pregame inspection hoping to “catch the Patriots in the act during the first half”? That simply does not make sense. By properly inspecting the balls before the game that was their chance to catch them in the act AND not have it effect the game.
Good question