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Patriots Probably Deflated Footballs on Purpose, Report Says
New York Times ^ | 5-6-15 | Ken Belson

Posted on 05/06/2015 10:54:02 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic

An N.F.L. investigation has found that “it is more probable than not” that New England Patriots personnel intentionally deflated footballs to gain an advantage in the A.F.C. championship game last season, and that Tom Brady, the Super Bowl most valuable player, was probably aware of it.

No penalties have been announced.

The long-awaited report into so-called deflategate, released on Wednesday, concluded that it was probable that Patriots personnel were “involved in a deliberate effort to circumvent the rules.”

The report said that Jim McNally, a locker room attendant, and John Jastremski, an equipment assistant, released air from the footballs. It said that besides those two and Brady, no other Patriots personnel, including Coach Bill Belichick, were aware of the wrongdoing. The report separately determined that the Patriots had not deliberately tried to introduce an improper football for kicking and cleared kicker Stephen Gostkowski of any wrongdoing.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Sports; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: footballs; goodell; inflated; nfl; patriots; superbowl
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1 posted on 05/06/2015 10:54:02 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Marlyn Mosby should charge them with 2nd degree ball defleating with depraved heart.


2 posted on 05/06/2015 10:57:19 AM PDT by chris37 (Heartless)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

No real penalty, a couple of low-wage schmucks get fired, all is good.

Who says CHEATING DOESN’T PAY???

They are walking away with tens of millions of dollars from this, exactly as I predicted when it happened.


3 posted on 05/06/2015 10:58:52 AM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Not much of a Patriots fan but I really don’t see why this is a big deal, in NASCAR they play with air pressure in the tires all the time. lol


4 posted on 05/06/2015 11:00:19 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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5 posted on 05/06/2015 11:01:11 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: tcrlaf

Seattle passing with 26 seconds to play didn’t help either.


6 posted on 05/06/2015 11:03:22 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: afraidfortherepublic

A 243 page summary on deflated footballs??? That’s one hell of a thorough investigation...


7 posted on 05/06/2015 11:03:31 AM PDT by jasbd1985
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1 word per page!


8 posted on 05/06/2015 11:05:56 AM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (The last suit you wear has no pockets!)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Don’t have a dog in this fight, could care less about pro football.

That said, shame on those that minimize this cheating. It is only the biggest game in the sport of American Football. Perhaps it is only cheating if their opponent is caught. True Conservatives loath cheating on all levels.


9 posted on 05/06/2015 11:06:28 AM PDT by LowOiL ("Abomination" sure sounds like "ObamaNation" to me.)
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To: tcrlaf
"more probable than not that....personnel intentionally deflated footballs....and that Tom Brady....was probably aware of it."

"Probable"?
Well heck, one could say it was "probable" that Romney threw the Presidential election, or that Seattle threw the Super Bowl.
"Probable" doesn't mean squat.

10 posted on 05/06/2015 11:06:33 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
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To: V_TWIN

“in NASCAR they play with air pressure in the tires all the time. lol”

Ha! They don’t to much anymore. In the old days? Do a search for Smokey Yunick;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_Yunick

The stuff he pulled was classic,,,, and hilarious!


11 posted on 05/06/2015 11:07:56 AM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

The Pats cheat? I’m stunned, absolutely stunned. Who could have thought it?


12 posted on 05/06/2015 11:09:20 AM PDT by VOR78
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13 posted on 05/06/2015 11:10:20 AM PDT by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
The solution will be to make footballs out of the same material as hockey pucks! :)

-PJ

14 posted on 05/06/2015 11:10:28 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

An N.F.L. investigation has found that “it is more probable than not”

Well now that’s a definitive statement, probably.


15 posted on 05/06/2015 11:12:43 AM PDT by McGruff (What did Hillary know and when did she know it?)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

I skimmed the full report. Aside from the actual pressure data on the balls, the evidence all revolved around cell phone records and text messaging. In addition to records that were created beginning the day after the game, they went back to at least October to establish whether the parties communicated before the game. Interesting to note they got transcripts of text messages but no voice recordings of calls.

You’d think Brady and the two locker room attendants would have been smart enough to avoid generating more evidence the day after the game. Cell phone evidence is a big part of the case against Hernandez.


16 posted on 05/06/2015 11:13:05 AM PDT by IamConservative (If fighting fire with fire is a good idea, why do the pros use water?)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
Absolutely stunning, shocking news!
I don't know if ever be the same after learning of this.
Yawn .....
17 posted on 05/06/2015 11:13:10 AM PDT by StormEye
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18 posted on 05/06/2015 11:13:34 AM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

I think it was Junior Johnson that once said (and I’m paraphrasing) “if you cheat on 10 things and NASCAR tech inspection only finds 5......well, your 5 to the good”. Priceless.


19 posted on 05/06/2015 11:14:22 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Patriots caught cheating again, just as I thought.


20 posted on 05/06/2015 11:14:30 AM PDT by FamiliarFace
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