Posted on 01/26/2015 5:10:11 AM PST by big'ol_freeper
But what has the NFL really found? As one league source has explained it to PFT, the football intercepted by Colts linebacker D’Qwell Jackson was roughly two pounds under the 12.5 PSI minimum. The other 10 balls that reportedly were two pounds under may have been, as the source explained it, closer to one pound below 12.5 PSI.
(Excerpt) Read more at profootballtalk.nbcsports.com ...
It was “bread and circuses” when the NFL concocted the “scandal” and it's still “bread and circuses”.
The haters need to exhale and get a grip, their heads are going to explode next Sunday night when the Pats win...
Go Pats!!
It’s not about hating. It’s about a team that breaks the rules repeatedly. No other team has had any sort of similar infractions organizationally. While overblown...yes, and no. It’s the Super Bowl and everything is overblown. The fact that this happened is no small deal and needs to be dealt with in the offseason..both in punishment and also rules adjustments.
There is a massive advantage to have a ball that’s easier to grip and hold on to. Easier to catch, less likely to fumble.
With these two teams, the only thing I can root for are injuries and my numbers in the pool.
This is a really pathetic WWE-like attempt at keeping the SB in the news for two weeks because most people couldn’t give a rat’s ass about this game. They probably wrote the script for this BS in July.
Just insrease the range of the allowed pressures.
Just increase the range of the allowed pressures.
I agree.
This is NOT a news story.
It is fake news.
Let’s face it...the NFL combined IQ is borderline moron....except the team owners. We as fans should be able to watch our teams, enjoy the game, have some fun without the total BS press conferences....
PATS = REPEAT CHEATERS / LIARS its part of the NEW ENGLAND dna...
and lady brady likes deflated balls...
hope they sack his girly ass early on and repeatedly because that is how to beat this primadonna...ask the GIANTS
IT WAS THE GUY WHO INTERCEPTED A PASS WHO NOTICED IT RIGHT OFF AND INFORMED THE REF...
what cheat will they come up with next...???
aside form that issue the field looks unfit for a superbowl... pro bowlers were slipping and sliding all over the place and with all the $$$ the league has why play on a mangled unsuitable field ....
Who cares? This really is one of the least consequential stories ever, along with which celebrity is sleeping/splitting up with which celebrity.
WTF, Packer fan still whining about their teams collapse against the Seahawks. Get over it, you lost, Green Bay sucked. Have a nice day.
You have that power already. Don't open up the thread. Easy as changing channels.
Will Goodell be watching the Super Bowl in Kraft’ s Skybox?
Their male counterparts do the same when it comes to sports and what they read in the sports pages.
It was pouring rain during the game. Hasn’t anyone worn leather gloves in the rain? They get wet, soggy, and they STRETCH. When the leather in the ball stretches, the pressure goes down!
“There is a massive advantage to have a ball that’s easier to grip and hold on to. Easier to catch, less likely to fumble.”
If that is truly the case for this sport, why check the balls hours before the game and then let them be under control of the respective teams? For a sport with so many commercial breaks, why not just simply check the balls during the game?
FReegards
aye, there's the rub...
“Indianapolis Colts linebacker D’Qwell Jackson said it wasn’t him who raised the concerns about New England’s footballs being underinflated during Sunday’s AFC Championship Game.”
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