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Patriots' rule-bending goes back decades, to 'snow plow' game in 1982
LATimes.com ^ | Jan. 31, 2015 | Daniel Guss

Posted on 02/01/2015 2:41:07 PM PST by Colofornian

Edited on 02/01/2015 3:21:04 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

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To: sten

good post


41 posted on 02/01/2015 5:11:53 PM PST by Colofornian
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To: Colofornian

Intent counts. If you intend to pass you havevabandonded the run.


42 posted on 02/01/2015 5:23:14 PM PST by TexasGator
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Yes...Luck INTENDRD to run for a gain and not be sacked. The Colts intended to make scrambling RUNS a key part of their overall run game to offset PASS defenses.


43 posted on 02/01/2015 5:42:33 PM PST by Colofornian
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To: Colofornian

I see. If you drop back to pass three times but end up scrabling you are implementing a ground game strategy ...


44 posted on 02/01/2015 5:45:15 PM PST by TexasGator
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To: TBP

Amazing how many so called conservatives on fr support cheating. Makes me sick. Fr folks are always complaining about the low moral character of leftists yet they are more and more showing the same traits. Ronald Reagan would be ashamed of what conservatism has become on so many levels.


45 posted on 02/01/2015 7:21:55 PM PST by Deathtomarxists
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But there are players and coaches still there from the last cheating episode with the Pats, right?

The fact that there are multiple cheating incidents involving your team doesn't say anything to you? The fact that they are the only team in the league that has been fined specifically for cheating (and looks like they will be for the second time) means nothing?

46 posted on 02/01/2015 9:05:02 PM PST by 5thGenTexan
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Well put. Yes, the second half play was due to the lead after the first. Yes, the Colts started trying high risk things like going for picks and not tackles due to the deficit.

Yes, cheating in the first half only mattered.

47 posted on 02/01/2015 9:07:18 PM PST by 5thGenTexan
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"there are multiple cheating incidents involving your team"

My team? The last time I was in Boston was 1968. The only reason I showed a slight preference for the Patriots was BECAUSE of the hype over the air pressure in their footballs. I'm actually a 1st generation Texan. I'm not a football fan, and only watched the last part of the Super Bowl because it was such a good game (and the fact that the room I was in had the game on and I couldn't change the channel) It's the first football game I've even partially watched in years.

It's turning more and more likely that the pressure measurements can be explained by natural variation in pressure, due to temperature changes and wet leather. If you're looking for me to eat crow, write back AFTER the fine is levied. My definition of "multiple" does not include "one plus allegations of another".

48 posted on 02/02/2015 5:32:08 AM PST by norwaypinesavage (The Stone Age did not end because we ran out of stones)
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To: Deathtomarxists

“Amazing how many so called conservatives on fr support cheating.”

Well, Well, Well.

Turns out CM lied. And somebody NOT on NE staff manipulated a football.


49 posted on 02/05/2015 10:23:42 AM PST by TexasGator
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