[Hot Tabasco]

So a running team could deflate it more to eliminate fumbles?

Perhaps, but then it would apply to both teams and thus neither one would have an advantage over the other one, right?

[mmichaels1970]

Perhaps, but then it would apply to both teams and thus neither one would have an advantage over the other one, right?

Not according to what I'm getting from your logic. You'd let each team determine their own standard. A team with a crappy QB and good RB could completely deflate to eliminate fumbles in their run game. That would mitigate the advantage a team may have by having a better QB.