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Any quarterback who handles the ball on every play, knows instantly if the ball is deflated, even if so slightly. A deflated ball is softer, making it much easier to catch and hang on to without a fumble. New England's fumble stats dropped dis-proportionately after they began deflating the balls below legal pressures. It is statistically in "impossible" range. Ted Cruz lost some credibility with me with this pronouncement. Either he does not know football or he is pandering blatantly.

I am also furious over coach Pete Carroline's play calling of throwing the ball on 1 yard line, and bypassing the beast (Marshon Lynch) who was running through Patriot defense all day long like hot knife through butter. It was the all time stupid play calling I have witnessed since Superbowl I. What is even worse is that Carrol refused to accept blame for his asinine call.

1 posted on 06/02/2015 8:56:00 AM PDT by entropy12
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Carrol refused to accept blame —

He did say something, that sounded like it was his fault.

Suprised me.

Don’t remember details.

Brain is overpowered with real news, like Catlin Kardashian.


2 posted on 06/02/2015 9:00:16 AM PDT by Scrambler Bob (an icon of resistance within the oppressed patriots, who represent resilience in the face of SSV)
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“A deflated ball is softer, making it much easier to catch and hang on to without a fumble. “

After the refs pumped up the balls to the max, Brady’s statistics went up through the roof!


3 posted on 06/02/2015 9:00:33 AM PDT by TexasGator
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I do not vet my candidates based on their sports opinions.


4 posted on 06/02/2015 9:00:54 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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A politician pandering to sports fans? Oh, the horrors!

(do I really even need the /s?)


5 posted on 06/02/2015 9:02:36 AM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: entropy12

” Ted Cruz lost some credibility with me with this pronouncement. Either he does not know football or he is pandering blatantly. “

He was just having a little fun with the topic. Open a cold one.

“”And I will say this: I have it on good authority that Hillary Clinton did it. “


6 posted on 06/02/2015 9:03:01 AM PDT by TexasGator
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it's a joke, get over it.

Or are you a Seahawks fan?

9 posted on 06/02/2015 9:04:28 AM PDT by Pietro
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Presidential candidate Hitlery Clinton openly pandered to a South Carolina audience last week by speaking in the godawfulest fake southern country accent ever heart by mankind.


12 posted on 06/02/2015 9:05:30 AM PDT by Resettozero
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What does this have to do with “Finance”???


13 posted on 06/02/2015 9:05:54 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Funny how Hollywood's 'No Nukes' crowd has been silent during Obama's Iranian nuclear negotiations.)
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“... made the bold proclamation to set up a joke...”


14 posted on 06/02/2015 9:07:38 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Funny how Hollywood's 'No Nukes' crowd has been silent during Obama's Iranian nuclear negotiations.)
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I’m a Bills fan and I hate the Pats. Unless they can prove that Brady directed the equipment people to deflate the balls Brady is innocent. And has been stated Brady did much better with regulation inflation.


15 posted on 06/02/2015 9:07:44 AM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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Full Quote:

“Let me start by saying: Tom Brady was framed.

“Now I’m not willing to pander on much, but on that, Tom Brady was framed!

“And I will say this: I have it on good authority that Hillary Clinton did it. Why do you think she deleted her emails?”

Yeah, the libs are scared.


16 posted on 06/02/2015 9:07:50 AM PDT by JJ_Folderol (Diagonally parked in a parallel universe...)
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To: entropy12; Kale; Jarhead9297; COUNTrecount; notaliberal; DoughtyOne; MountainDad; aposiopetic; ...
    Ted Cruz Ping!

    If you want on/off this ping list, please let me know.
    Please beware, this is a high-volume ping list!

    CRUZ or LOSE!

19 posted on 06/02/2015 9:10:27 AM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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He was set up.


21 posted on 06/02/2015 9:10:58 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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An interesting take on Carrol’s decision here:

http://www.economist.com/blogs/gametheory/2015/02/game-theory-american-football

Basically, Belechek is living rent free in his head.


22 posted on 06/02/2015 9:12:22 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (This is known as "bad luck". - Robert A. Heinlein)
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Ted is getting killed on that thread at yahoo... I did my part to support him, its all negative.


23 posted on 06/02/2015 9:13:00 AM PDT by Chauncey Uppercrust (BLUE LIVES MATTER)
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“the beast (Marshon Lynch) who was running through Patriot defense all day long like hot knife through butter.”

LOL! One run of 15 yards and bunch of 0 to 5 yard gains!

In the second half they had him stopped cold.

http://www.app.com/story/sports/nfl/2015/02/01/super-bowl-xlix-play-play/22708687/


25 posted on 06/02/2015 9:13:06 AM PDT by TexasGator
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Full Quote:
“Let me start by saying: Tom Brady was framed. Now I’m not willing to pander on much, but on that, Tom Brady was framed! And I will say this: I have it on good authority that Hillary Clinton did it. Why do you think she deleted her emails?”

New headline:
Hilary Clinton caught handling Tom Brady's balls.

26 posted on 06/02/2015 9:14:03 AM PDT by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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Any quarterback who handles the ball on every play, knows instantly if the ball is deflated, even if so slightly. A deflated ball is softer, making it much easier to catch and hang on to without a fumble. New England's fumble stats dropped dis-proportionately after they began deflating the balls below legal pressures. It is statistically in "impossible" range. Ted Cruz lost some credibility with me with this pronouncement. Either he does not know football or he is pandering blatantly.

Yes, it was foolish of him to go there, unless he was joking about it. Maybe he felt it was too insignificant a thing for it to even matter what he said about it.

28 posted on 06/02/2015 9:15:41 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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Hellloooooooo. He was joking.


30 posted on 06/02/2015 9:16:15 AM PDT by Yaelle ("You're gonna fly away, Glad you're going my way... I love it when we're Cruzin together")
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Since when did the federal government have any say over a sports league.

WTF?!! Is the NFL now a federal agency?

Tell these politcians to stay the #@!& out of sports, because everything that the government get’s involved with turns to shit.


31 posted on 06/02/2015 9:17:09 AM PDT by factoryrat (We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
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