Posted on 05/13/2015 4:46:33 AM PDT by calvincaspian
There can no longer be any doubt — “Deflategate” is not about football. It is about a national affliction — one of the seven deadly sins: Envy. “Envy: the feeling of wanting to have what someone else has.” Exactly. And it’s made unhinged haters out of a lot of you outside New England. Tom Brady took a helicopter to Salem State University. “Arrogant!” detractors from across the country shouted. Collectively, Americans have not been so fixated on a helicopter image since the fall of Saigon.
(Excerpt) Read more at bostonherald.com ...
Sorry, but I got lost on the third or fourth line in that block of text.
I say again, if the Pats broke the rules, they should be punished (within the rules).
If others, including the league office, broke the rules, they should be punished.
If the rule is not to be enforced, rescind the rule.
If the Pats were caught because the other team knew what was happening and got the officials to monitor in “a sting”, I fail to see how this absolves the original breaking of the rule.
We can disagree amiably, I would hope.
Great article on the science of Deflategate.
Explains that the Patriots did not let any air out of the balls and why the Colts balls would measure differently.
The Guy is a PHD Physics guy studying dark matter so he is well equipped to explain to normal people the HS science of Football PSI that escaped the NFL front office and Wells.
http://drewfustin.com/deflategate/
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