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Source tells Bob Kravitz that Patriots may have deflated footballs in DeflateGate scandal
WTHR ^ | Updated: Jan 19, 2015 6:34 AM EST

Posted on 01/19/2015 4:15:01 AM PST by Perdogg

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1 posted on 01/19/2015 4:15:01 AM PST by Perdogg
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2 posted on 01/19/2015 4:16:05 AM PST by Perdogg (I'm on a no Carb diet- NO Christie Ayotte Romney or Bush - stay outta da Bushes)
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To: Perdogg

Didn’t both teams play in the same weather?


3 posted on 01/19/2015 4:16:29 AM PST by fso301
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are you seriously that stupid? The article doesn’t say they cheated by changing the weather, it says they cheated by changing balls when they were on offense.


4 posted on 01/19/2015 4:18:55 AM PST by babble-on
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To: fso301

How much can air weigh?


5 posted on 01/19/2015 4:19:44 AM PST by DainBramage
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To: Perdogg

does a slightly deflated ball weigh less than an inflated one?


6 posted on 01/19/2015 4:20:01 AM PST by mylife
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To: Perdogg

I saw this report earlier. With all the national sports media there for the game, wonder why a league source would seek out a local Indianapolis writer?

If true, it will be interesting to see how a guy some already refer to as “Belicheater” will be dealt with by the league and media.


7 posted on 01/19/2015 4:20:43 AM PST by IamConservative (If fighting fire with fire is a good idea, why do the pros use water?)
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To: Perdogg
The source told Kravitz that officials took a ball out of play at one point and weighed it.

How is a improperly inflated ball going to weigh less than a properly inflated ball since air is weightless?

8 posted on 01/19/2015 4:20:45 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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Whaaaaahhhh....the Pats won.....they must have cheated.


9 posted on 01/19/2015 4:22:08 AM PST by Keeper of the Turf (Fore!!!)
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To: DoodleDawg
Air, even at the same pressure as the environment it is in, isn't weightless - and compressed air weighs more than non-compressed air.

I don't think weighing the ball is the most accurate way to determine the pressure of air in it, but theoretically, the method will work.

10 posted on 01/19/2015 4:25:32 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: Perdogg
Here's the NFL rules pertaining to the game footballs: Link. Assuming the rules were followed then the game balls were delivered to the referees and checked long before the beginning of the game and the Patriots had no chance to fiddle with them.
11 posted on 01/19/2015 4:25:46 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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An NFL ball is supposed to be inflated 12.5 - 13.5 PSI. Each team is responsible for providing game balls. Each team personnel can scuff the scrimmage balls. Balls for Kicking (”K Balls”) cannot be scuffed.

An under-inflated ball would certainly be easier for a RB to hang on to. To a point, an under-inflated ball would be easier for the QB to grip when wet, but if too under-inflated wouldn’t throw as well.


12 posted on 01/19/2015 4:26:21 AM PST by IamConservative (If fighting fire with fire is a good idea, why do the pros use water?)
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A source within the NFL tells wthr.com's Bob Kravitz that the league is investigating the possibility that the Patriots deflated footballs in their 45-7 win over the Colts Sunday night. The source told Kravitz that officials took a ball out of play at one point and weighed it. A deflated football could potentially be easier to throw and catch in poor weather conditions than a properly inflated ball.
But our top story? Redskins have to change their racist name! /s
13 posted on 01/19/2015 4:27:33 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: DoodleDawg

Just thinking out loud, maybe the (or another) suspicion was that the ball was not regulation weight (a separate consideration from how much air is in it). Regulation football has size, weight, and pressure limits.


14 posted on 01/19/2015 4:27:55 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: babble-on

I’d take it the OP’s suggestion that making it easier to grip ball in the poor weather would have helped the two teams equally—as they were both playing in cold weather. (And actually presumably Indy more, since they threw the ball for a far greater portion of their offense.)


15 posted on 01/19/2015 4:28:58 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: DoodleDawg

Yes, and then after the referee checks the ball, then are then given to the home team’s ball attendent who maitinas custody as the balls are rotated in and out of play.


16 posted on 01/19/2015 4:35:49 AM PST by Labyrinthos
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To: Perdogg

I’m not a Patriots fan, but how come fans of teams that lose to them always make these kinds of excuses?


17 posted on 01/19/2015 4:35:58 AM PST by Mr. Jeeves (Heteropatriarchal Capitalist)
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To: Perdogg

Yeah.

Under-inflated balls. That’s why the Pats won by 38.

It has nothing to do with Luck’s overthrows/underthrows.


18 posted on 01/19/2015 4:36:30 AM PST by kidd (What we have now is the federal gruberment)
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To: Labyrinthos
Yes, and then after the referee checks the ball, then are then given to the home team’s ball attendent who maitinas custody as the balls are rotated in and out of play.

Just prior to the start of the game. Timing still makes it hard to figure out how they would tamper with them after that. I'm sure the Pats are loving this. It's the kind of mind game that will give the Seahawks pause.

19 posted on 01/19/2015 4:39:22 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Perdogg

The Colts had enough air, they just ran out of Luck


20 posted on 01/19/2015 4:39:55 AM PST by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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