Patriots being investigated after Colts game (4 Viewers)

[kyoun1e]

It's over.

You people are all morons.

And you just provided NE fuel.

Thanks everyone.

 

[greenroom]

So Pats fans are saying end of story. Don't think so. This cover up is going to cost the Pats big time. Next round will be a different set of "experts" that debunk the Pats "story". Bottom line the Colts balls did not deflate like the Pats.

This has gone beyond the game and it's on the ego of the Pats organization. Let's see if the NFL has the stones to stand up to the Pats.

 

[amnesiac]

Having watched that, honestly, I think I'm siding with the Patriots on this one.

Me too -- with the exception that I don't believe they weren't aware of what was happening to the PSI and am not ready to rule out that "the process" was more about temporarily increasing the PSI than it was about "getting the feel" right. And obviously we're taking BB's word that "the process" only added one temporary PSI.But if there's nothing else to it, it'll be really hard to prove shenanigans and I'm not sure what the NFL can do except say cut it out.

I'll still say they should just simply require the teams to be held accountable for being compliant at all times during the game regardless of temperature.

sounds like Bill was saying that they hand the balls to the refs and "request" it at a certain psi. If that is the case are you saying alll the teams need to recheck them after the refs did them?

they should recheck the pressure after EVERY PLAY.

 

[belljr]

I like BB

 

[Old Smiley]

Having watched that, honestly, I think I'm siding with the Patriots on this one.

Me too -- with the exception that I don't believe they weren't aware of what was happening to the PSI and am not ready to rule out that "the process" was more about temporarily increasing the PSI than it was about "getting the feel" right. And obviously we're taking BB's word that "the process" only added one temporary PSI.But if there's nothing else to it, it'll be really hard to prove shenanigans and I'm not sure what the NFL can do except say cut it out.

I'll still say they should just simply require the teams to be held accountable for being compliant at all times during the game regardless of temperature.

sounds like Bill was saying that they hand the balls to the refs and "request" it at a certain psi. If that is the case are you saying alll the teams need to recheck them after the refs did them?

they should recheck the pressure after EVERY PLAY.

In the SPACE SHUTTLE

 

[Anarchy99]

So Pats fans are saying end of story. Don't think so. This cover up is going to cost the Pats big time. Next round will be a different set of "experts" that debunk the Pats "story". Bottom line the Colts balls did not deflate like the Pats.

This has gone beyond the game and it's on the ego of the Pats organization. Let's see if the NFL has the stones to stand up to the Pats.

Like BB, I am not a scientist either. But if his math and science is accurate, why the Colts footballs didn't drop PSI also needs to be explained.

 

[Morton Muffley]

So Pats fans are saying end of story. Don't think so. This cover up is going to cost the Pats big time. Next round will be a different set of "experts" that debunk the Pats "story". Bottom line the Colts balls did not deflate like the Pats.

This has gone beyond the game and it's on the ego of the Pats organization. Let's see if the NFL has the stones to stand up to the Pats.

I don't think you are following this closely enough. It definitely isn't over but it has NOTHING to do with any comparison to what did or did not happen to Indy's footballs. Please go back and try again, perhaps see my talking points from a few posts ago if you need help.

 

[Anarchy99]

The absurdity of this whole thing is mindblowing. It's like The Gods Must Be Crazy with the Coke bottle.

I agree with Al Michaels. With everything going on in the world, people are fixated on how much air was in a bunch of footballs. Really?

And as hard as all the BB haters there are out there (and there are plenty). Nice job. You actually made his stock GO UP (and this through this act of the story).

 

[AngryPatriot]

lol, the Pats ARE the NFL, everyone should be used to that by now. Brady is the face of the NFL, Bellichick is the brains, Kraft one of the founding fathers. Beautiful thing, the model franchise, the embodiment of success. Deflated footballs, how ridiculous. It's not even a football story let alone news, what a media crap hole we live in, it's laughable. They didn't mess with the football, go back to whatever life you have.

 

[jonessed]

####### Heath Evans just compared the science approach from BB to this ordeal, to ####### creationism vs evolution

You are going to see a lot of people in the media make some really dumb statements this evening.

Especially the ones that aren't that smart and don't realize that BB just ended the whole controversy.

 

[bostonfred]

Let's revisit brady's press conference, where he has a closed door team meeting then took a half hour, visibly shaken, explaining that he hand picks the footballs he wants. That was him taking full responsibility for something he doesn't even understand. He stood up there, took way more questions than anyone expected, and took it like a man.

And then ESPN trots out a team of experts, every single one nof whom lost to the patriots in the superbowl or afc championship game, and had them all call him a liar.

Shameful.

 

[TheAristocrat]

This non-story is just absurd.

On to Seattle.

 

[Steelers4Life]

Its hilarious to me that a head coach and franchise that paid the biggest fine and penalty in the history of professional sports for cheating holds that kind of press conference and the fans of that franchise treat his word as gospel and the case is closed.

Of course he presented another alternative story. That's what he needed to do to get people off their backs in the short term so that they can focus on the Super Bowl.

Newsflash - its not over and the idea that they rubbed down the balls with enough force without using a dryer or tumbling machine to raise the PSI by a full pound while the ball was at room temperature sounds a bit far fetched. The NFL will surely have a response.

 

[BustedKnuckles]

The Slogan ''ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL'' has never sounded so good and had so much meaning...im soooo done with this bullcrap....lets get ready for a great game next sunday

 

[BustedKnuckles]

The Slogan ''ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL'' has never sounded so good and had so much meaning...im soooo done with this bullcrap....lets get ready for a great game next sunday

 

[Ghost Rider]

To use another movie analogy, Bill Belichick is Tommy Boy's father selling ketchup and Patriots fans are wearing white gloves.

 

[jonessed]

So they heated the balls? Simply rubbing the balls up obviously wouldn't increase the psi much unless there was substantial heat added. That was a possibility pointed out early on.

 

[shader]

Its hilarious to me that a head coach and franchise that paid the biggest fine and penalty in the history of professional sports for cheating holds that kind of press conference and the fans of that franchise treat his word as gospel and the case is closed.

Of course he presented another alternative story. That's what he needed to do to get people off their backs in the short term so that they can focus on the Super Bowl.

Newsflash - its not over and the idea that they rubbed down the balls with enough force without using a dryer or tumbling machine to raise the PSI by a full pound while the ball was at room temperature sounds a bit far fetched. The NFL will surely have a response.

You may not think the story is over now....but it's over. We are a couple days away from people getting annoyed if you even bring up #deflategate, that's how over this story is.

 

[kyoun1e]

Let's see if ESPN has the balls to roll out a Bruschi vs. a Dawkins or Brunell or Bettis Sunday morning...

 

[((Morpheus))]

So Pats fans are saying end of story. Don't think so. This cover up is going to cost the Pats big time. Next round will be a different set of "experts" that debunk the Pats "story". Bottom line the Colts balls did not deflate like the Pats.

This has gone beyond the game and it's on the ego of the Pats organization. Let's see if the NFL has the stones to stand up to the Pats.

Like BB, I am not a scientist either. But if his math and science is accurate, why the Colts footballs didn't drop PSI also needs to be explained.

Of course they dropped, we just don't know if the league measured them before or after the game.

 

[12punch]

Newsflash - its not over and the idea that they rubbed down the balls with enough force without using a dryer or tumbling machine to raise the PSI by a full pound while the ball was at room temperature sounds a bit far fetched. The NFL will surely have a response.

newsflash -- it'll be over a week from sunday

then it's on to 2015!!!!!!!

I mean for us -- it was over for you a long time ago

 

[shader]

So Pats fans are saying end of story. Don't think so. This cover up is going to cost the Pats big time. Next round will be a different set of "experts" that debunk the Pats "story". Bottom line the Colts balls did not deflate like the Pats.

This has gone beyond the game and it's on the ego of the Pats organization. Let's see if the NFL has the stones to stand up to the Pats.

Like BB, I am not a scientist either. But if his math and science is accurate, why the Colts footballs didn't drop PSI also needs to be explained.

Of course they dropped, we just don't know if the league measured them before or after the game.

We don't know anything, except that PSI's can vary based on a number of factors.

Another thing any member of the sports media with a brain will quickly realize, is that PSI's in extremely cold weather games are likely FAR under the 12.5-13.5 PSI range that the media has made out to be the holy grail of football perfection.....meaning every team in the NFL has played with "under-inflated footballs" on a regular basis.

 

[jonessed]

So Pats fans are saying end of story. Don't think so. This cover up is going to cost the Pats big time. Next round will be a different set of "experts" that debunk the Pats "story". Bottom line the Colts balls did not deflate like the Pats.

This has gone beyond the game and it's on the ego of the Pats organization. Let's see if the NFL has the stones to stand up to the Pats.

Like BB, I am not a scientist either. But if his math and science is accurate, why the Colts footballs didn't drop PSI also needs to be explained.

Of course they dropped, we just don't know if the league measured them before or after the game.

We don't know anything, except that PSI's can vary based on a number of factors.

Another thing any member of the sports media with a brain will quickly realize, is that PSI's in extremely cold weather games are likely FAR under the 12.5-13.5 PSI range that the media has made out to be the holy grail of football perfection.

Unless they are used by the Colts?

 

[Ned]

So Pats fans are saying end of story. Don't think so. This cover up is going to cost the Pats big time. Next round will be a different set of "experts" that debunk the Pats "story". Bottom line the Colts balls did not deflate like the Pats.

This has gone beyond the game and it's on the ego of the Pats organization. Let's see if the NFL has the stones to stand up to the Pats.

Like BB, I am not a scientist either. But if his math and science is accurate, why the Colts footballs didn't drop PSI also needs to be explained.

Of course they dropped, we just don't know if the league measured them before or after the game.

We don't know anything, except that PSI's can vary based on a number of factors.

Another thing any member of the sports media with a brain will quickly realize, is that PSI's in extremely cold weather games are likely FAR under the 12.5-13.5 PSI range that the media has made out to be the holy grail of football perfection.

Unless they are used by the Colts?

 

[((Morpheus))]

So Pats fans are saying end of story. Don't think so. This cover up is going to cost the Pats big time. Next round will be a different set of "experts" that debunk the Pats "story". Bottom line the Colts balls did not deflate like the Pats.

This has gone beyond the game and it's on the ego of the Pats organization. Let's see if the NFL has the stones to stand up to the Pats.

Like BB, I am not a scientist either. But if his math and science is accurate, why the Colts footballs didn't drop PSI also needs to be explained.

Of course they dropped, we just don't know if the league measured them before or after the game.

We don't know anything, except that PSI's can vary based on a number of factors.

Another thing any member of the sports media with a brain will quickly realize, is that PSI's in extremely cold weather games are likely FAR under the 12.5-13.5 PSI range that the media has made out to be the holy grail of football perfection.....meaning every team in the NFL has played with "under-inflated footballs" on a regular basis.

Bingo.

 

[BustedKnuckles]

This is still a thing????

 

[Tanner9919]

Suddenly Belicheat is a physics professor schooled in atmospheric pressure?? Theyre going to get killed on media day this os NOT going away.question for the Professor...how come all Colts balls were at the absolute correct weight throughout the entite game???

Dopes gonna be dopes..and Belicheat is the master..

Sinple answer to him and Tommy Asterisk: take a polygraph .if youre as innocent as you claim put it all to rest right now, nice and quick..take a polygraph..and i hope a reporter asks both of these clowns this very question..

Stay clasdy Pats fans you're backing the biggest bunch of cheaters in pro sports history.theyve been doing for a decade since they cheated the Rams Eagles Panthers out of SB victories..

 

[General Tso]

Unless the NFL comes out with some compelling evidence quickly, this thing is over. What Belichik did today was slap a beat down on the NFL and the media the likes of which I've never seen. If this were a prize fight the refs would have stepped in and put a stop to it.

The NFL has knowingly allowed a franchise, a fan base, it's greatest coach, and maybe it's greatest quarterback - to be dragged through the mud for 6 days while they should be preparing for a Superbowl. After what Belichik did today, Goodell has to respond with something. The fact that he hasn't seems to point to what I've suspected all along - that the NFL has nothing here, and that once again Roger Goodell is showing how incompetent and incapable he is - hopefully for the last time.

 

[shader]

So Pats fans are saying end of story. Don't think so. This cover up is going to cost the Pats big time. Next round will be a different set of "experts" that debunk the Pats "story". Bottom line the Colts balls did not deflate like the Pats.

This has gone beyond the game and it's on the ego of the Pats organization. Let's see if the NFL has the stones to stand up to the Pats.

Like BB, I am not a scientist either. But if his math and science is accurate, why the Colts footballs didn't drop PSI also needs to be explained.

Of course they dropped, we just don't know if the league measured them before or after the game.

We don't know anything, except that PSI's can vary based on a number of factors.

Another thing any member of the sports media with a brain will quickly realize, is that PSI's in extremely cold weather games are likely FAR under the 12.5-13.5 PSI range that the media has made out to be the holy grail of football perfection.

Unless they are used by the Colts?

Irrelevant. The "what about the Colts" argument will subside quickly when people realize that the NFL's documentation of the PSI readings of the Colts' footballs is extremely....lacking.

But it won't come to that, as the NFL is about to quickly close the investigation and scurry away from Foxboro quite quickly

 

[shader]

Suddenly Belicheat is a physics professor schooled in atmospheric pressure?? Theyre going to get killed on media day this os NOT going away.question for the Professor...how come all Colts balls were at the absolute correct weight throughout the entite game???

Dopes gonna be dopes..and Belicheat is the master..

Sinple answer to him and Tommy Asterisk: take a polygraph .if youre as innocent as you claim put it all to rest right now, nice and quick..take a polygraph..and i hope a reporter asks both of these clowns this very question..

Stay clasdy Pats fans you're backing the biggest bunch of cheaters in pro sports history.theyve been doing for a decade since they cheated the Rams Eagles Panthers out of SB victories..

 

[cstu]

It's over.

You people are all morons.

And you just provided NE fuel.

Thanks everyone.

Like the last two Super Bowls post-Spygate?

 

[ROCKET]

This whole thing will be as clear as mud when it's over. It will be like getting a group of scientists together to debate global warming. We'll put one group from the oil companies on one one side and another from Al Gore's billion dollar enterprise on the other and let them come to a conclusion.

Nothing will be admitted by either side and no one will be deemed right in the end. The Pats will skate and the NFL will pray this goes away as I'm sure they are doing right now. And people on each side will claim they were right all along. The only thing I believed from the beginning was that the Pats wouldn't be penalized and I stand by it as there is no proof of guilt. Everything else is irrelevant.

 

[kyoun1e]

Suddenly Belicheat is a physics professor schooled in atmospheric pressure?? Theyre going to get killed on media day this os NOT going away.question for the Professor...how come all Colts balls were at the absolute correct weight throughout the entite game???

Dopes gonna be dopes..and Belicheat is the master..

Sinple answer to him and Tommy Asterisk: take a polygraph .if youre as innocent as you claim put it all to rest right now, nice and quick..take a polygraph..and i hope a reporter asks both of these clowns this very question..

Stay clasdy Pats fans you're backing the biggest bunch of cheaters in pro sports history.theyve been doing for a decade since they cheated the Rams Eagles Panthers out of SB victories..

He stated that is exactly what he is NOT.

And he encourage anyone to conduct these tests themselves.

You are going to be disappointed.

Like everyone else.

 

[Old Smiley]

It's over.

You people are all morons.

And you just provided NE fuel.

Thanks everyone.

Like the last two Super Bowls post-Spygate?

Yup lots riding on this one.

 

[shader]

Unless the NFL comes out with some compelling evidence quickly, this thing is over. What Belichik did today was slap a beat down on the NFL and the media the likes of which I've never seen. If this were a prize fight the refs would have stepped in and put a stop to it.

The NFL has knowingly allowed a franchise, a fan base, it's greatest coach, and maybe it's greatest quarterback - to be dragged through the mud for 6 days while they should be preparing for a Superbowl. After what Belichik did today, Goodell has to respond with something. The fact that he hasn't seems to point to what I've suspected all along - that the NFL has nothing here, and that once again Roger Goodell is showing how incompetent and incapable he is - hopefully for the last time.

Yep. One of the greatest smackdowns I've seen. Kudos to BB for taking the fight to the league and a ridiculous media.

I've always been a huge Brady fan, and while I've been an admirer of Belichick, I've never considered myself a full-fledged Patriots fan. But I think that's finally changed today. Proud of the Pats organization and the way they've handled this ridiculous week. Pats gained a new fan today. Too bad I'm finally joining the fanbase at the likely end of the Brady/Belichick era.

 

[cstu]

Belichick say he followed the 'letter of the law'...and I believe him. He didn't violate the 'letter of the law' if he heated the balls to 12.5 in a hot room knowing they'd rapidly lose pressure once they hit the cold.

 

[kyoun1e]

Unless the NFL comes out with some compelling evidence quickly, this thing is over. What Belichik did today was slap a beat down on the NFL and the media the likes of which I've never seen. If this were a prize fight the refs would have stepped in and put a stop to it.

The NFL has knowingly allowed a franchise, a fan base, it's greatest coach, and maybe it's greatest quarterback - to be dragged through the mud for 6 days while they should be preparing for a Superbowl. After what Belichik did today, Goodell has to respond with something. The fact that he hasn't seems to point to what I've suspected all along - that the NFL has nothing here, and that once again Roger Goodell is showing how incompetent and incapable he is - hopefully for the last time.

And the NFL blew it.

The keystone cops that they are dragged their feet all over the place and did didly to get out in front of it.

Now they are behind it.

Unless they find a ball boy somewhere this is done.

 

[General Tso]

Suddenly Belicheat is a physics professor schooled in atmospheric pressure?? Theyre going to get killed on media day this os NOT going away.question for the Professor...how come all Colts balls were at the absolute correct weight throughout the entite game???

Dopes gonna be dopes..and Belicheat is the master..

Sinple answer to him and Tommy Asterisk: take a polygraph .if youre as innocent as you claim put it all to rest right now, nice and quick..take a polygraph..and i hope a reporter asks both of these clowns this very question..

Stay clasdy Pats fans you're backing the biggest bunch of cheaters in pro sports history.theyve been doing for a decade since they cheated the Rams Eagles Panthers out of SB victories..

Ironically what may come out of this is a complete re-evaluation of Belichik, including Spygate. I've been of the opinion for many years that he and the Pats got a very raw deal in Spygate and in other subsequent accusations. History may wind up being much more kind to Belichik. I wouldn't rule it out.

 

[kyoun1e]

Belichick say he followed the 'letter of the law'...and I believe him. He didn't violate the 'letter of the law' if he heated the balls to 12.5 in a hot room knowing they'd rapidly lose pressure once they hit the cold.

Keep grasping at straws.

That's all everyone has.

 

[ROCKET]

Unless the NFL comes out with some compelling evidence quickly, this thing is over. What Belichik did today was slap a beat down on the NFL and the media the likes of which I've never seen. If this were a prize fight the refs would have stepped in and put a stop to it.

The NFL has knowingly allowed a franchise, a fan base, it's greatest coach, and maybe it's greatest quarterback - to be dragged through the mud for 6 days while they should be preparing for a Superbowl. After what Belichik did today, Goodell has to respond with something. The fact that he hasn't seems to point to what I've suspected all along - that the NFL has nothing here, and that once again Roger Goodell is showing how incompetent and incapable he is - hopefully for the last time.

Yep. One of the greatest smackdowns I've seen. Kudos to BB for taking the fight to the league and a ridiculous media.

I've always been a huge Brady fan, and while I've been an admirer of Belichick, I've never considered myself a full-fledged Patriots fan. But I think that's finally changed today. Proud of the Pats organization and the way they've handled this ridiculous week. Pats gained a new fan today. Too bad I'm finally joining the fanbase at the likely end of the Brady/Belichick era.

Welcome aboard!

 

[The Kerminator]

Suddenly Belicheat is a physics professor schooled in atmospheric pressure?? Theyre going to get killed on media day this os NOT going away.question for the Professor...how come all Colts balls were at the absolute correct weight throughout the entite game???

Dopes gonna be dopes..and Belicheat is the master..

Sinple answer to him and Tommy Asterisk: take a polygraph .if youre as innocent as you claim put it all to rest right now, nice and quick..take a polygraph..and i hope a reporter asks both of these clowns this very question..

Stay clasdy Pats fans you're backing the biggest bunch of cheaters in pro sports history.theyve been doing for a decade since they cheated the Rams Eagles Panthers out of SB victories..

If they were so confident in their little science experiment to figure out what happened, why didn't they document it by video recording it and releasing the video to the media today? That would have put an end to it. Instead they came up with a lame cover story to try to cover their tracks, hoping the media would buy it. Instead, only the gullible and blinded Pats fans are going, "See, told you so"

I am assuming they know how to run a video recorder

 

[General Tso]

Belichick say he followed the 'letter of the law'...and I believe him. He didn't violate the 'letter of the law' if he heated the balls to 12.5 in a hot room knowing they'd rapidly lose pressure once they hit the cold.

Well, you obviously didn't watch the press conference because he specifically said they did not heat the balls in a room.

 

[Steelers4Life]

Newsflash - its not over and the idea that they rubbed down the balls with enough force without using a dryer or tumbling machine to raise the PSI by a full pound while the ball was at room temperature sounds a bit far fetched. The NFL will surely have a response.

newsflash -- it'll be over a week from sunday

then it's on to 2015!!!!!!!

I mean for us -- it was over for you a long time ago

Nah, it was over for the Steelers a long while ago. They never had the defense this year to compete in the playoffs and weren't a serious contender. Having two Super Bowls since the Pats won their last Spygate tainted one has been pretty nice though.

My guess is the NFL won't issue any statements before the Super Bowl because they won't want to turn this into a pissing match this week. But they'll conclude their investigation and the results will come out in a few weeks. And they'll end up changing a rule or two based on whatever the Patriots did to either break or bend a rule this time.

Granted, Pats fans will disregard anything that comes out that contradicts Belicheck's words today, but we'll end up knowing what they know unless the NFL chooses to sweep this under the rug.

 

[kyoun1e]

Suddenly Belicheat is a physics professor schooled in atmospheric pressure?? Theyre going to get killed on media day this os NOT going away.question for the Professor...how come all Colts balls were at the absolute correct weight throughout the entite game???

Dopes gonna be dopes..and Belicheat is the master..

Sinple answer to him and Tommy Asterisk: take a polygraph .if youre as innocent as you claim put it all to rest right now, nice and quick..take a polygraph..and i hope a reporter asks both of these clowns this very question..

Stay clasdy Pats fans you're backing the biggest bunch of cheaters in pro sports history.theyve been doing for a decade since they cheated the Rams Eagles Panthers out of SB victories..

If they were so confident in their little science experiment to figure out what happened, why didn't they document it by video recording it and releasing the video to the media today? That would have put an end to it. Instead they came up with a lame cover story to try to cover their tracks, hoping the media would buy it. Instead, only the gullible and blinded Pats fans are going, "See, told you so"

He encouraged anyone to do exactly the same test.

What more do you want?

I'd say NE would want to stay away from any video recordings...don't you?

 

[BustedKnuckles]

Suddenly Belicheat is a physics professor schooled in atmospheric pressure?? Theyre going to get killed on media day this os NOT going away.question for the Professor...how come all Colts balls were at the absolute correct weight throughout the entite game???

Dopes gonna be dopes..and Belicheat is the master..

Sinple answer to him and Tommy Asterisk: take a polygraph .if youre as innocent as you claim put it all to rest right now, nice and quick..take a polygraph..and i hope a reporter asks both of these clowns this very question..

Stay clasdy Pats fans you're backing the biggest bunch of cheaters in pro sports history.theyve been doing for a decade since they cheated the Rams Eagles Panthers out of SB victories..

If they were so confident in their little science experiment to figure out what happened, why didn't they document it by video recording it and releasing the video to the media today? That would have put an end to it. Instead they came up with a lame cover story to try to cover their tracks, hoping the media would buy it. Instead, only the gullible and blinded Pats fans are going, "See, told you so"

Dude ...he has a SB to prepare for ...he even said he was

embarrassed by the amount of time he has spent on this already...he welcomed anyone to do what he did ...what more do you want ...blood ??? jesus people ...let it go.

 

[shader]

Belichick say he followed the 'letter of the law'...and I believe him. He didn't violate the 'letter of the law' if he heated the balls to 12.5 in a hot room knowing they'd rapidly lose pressure once they hit the cold.

Keep grasping at straws.

That's all everyone has.

Last night when I realized that MIT professors and anyone with a YouTube account were proving that psi changes due to weather, I knew the patriots were one press conference away from ending the whole controversy, which is what they did today.

All they had to prove is that psi levels don't remain constant and can fluctuate based on weather. That's it. That's what they did and so there is nothing left, unless of course you get a confession from the mythical rogue ball boy.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

I agree with Al Michaels. With everything going on in the world, people are fixated on how much air was in a bunch of footballs. Really?

Always cracks me up when people say this. You could apply this to almost anything. Heck, you could even say "With everything going on in the world, people care about a couple journalists getting lit up with AK-47s?" I mean, wasn't an entire Nigerian village massacred on the same day?

"With everything going on in the world", this forum shouldn't even exist. Or any other forum. Because no one is allowed to talk about anything except the single most important thing.

 

[Old Smiley]

You watch "A Football Life" and you see this presser, and you see why guys play for the guy.

People had said Belichick "threw Brady under the bus" in his earlier press conference. I thought there was a comfortable fraternity expressed when he talked about "Tom" in this one.

(tired of things getting thrown under the bus. trite and worn out)

 

[General Tso]

Suddenly Belicheat is a physics professor schooled in atmospheric pressure?? Theyre going to get killed on media day this os NOT going away.question for the Professor...how come all Colts balls were at the absolute correct weight throughout the entite game???

Dopes gonna be dopes..and Belicheat is the master..

Sinple answer to him and Tommy Asterisk: take a polygraph .if youre as innocent as you claim put it all to rest right now, nice and quick..take a polygraph..and i hope a reporter asks both of these clowns this very question..

Stay clasdy Pats fans you're backing the biggest bunch of cheaters in pro sports history.theyve been doing for a decade since they cheated the Rams Eagles Panthers out of SB victories..

If they were so confident in their little science experiment to figure out what happened, why didn't they document it by video recording it and releasing the video to the media today? That would have put an end to it. Instead they came up with a lame cover story to try to cover their tracks, hoping the media would buy it. Instead, only the gullible and blinded Pats fans are going, "See, told you so"

LOL. Now they are being called out for not videotaping their investigation? When the NFL, who is making the accusation and has the burden of proof here, has released NOTHING?The only one blind here Pawn is you. Always have been when it comes to the Pats.

 

[BustedKnuckles]

Belichick say he followed the 'letter of the law'...and I believe him. He didn't violate the 'letter of the law' if he heated the balls to 12.5 in a hot room knowing they'd rapidly lose pressure once they hit the cold.

Keep grasping at straws.

That's all everyone has.

Last night when I realized that MIT professors and anyone with a YouTube account were proving that psi changes due to weather, I knew the patriots were one press conference away from ending the whole controversy, which is what they did today.

All they had to prove is that psi levels don't remain constant and can fluctuate based on weather. That's it. That's what they did and so there is nothing left, unless of course you get a confession from the mythical rogue ball boy.

right...i think it time to shift the attention to the people who made this an issue to begin with...and find out what there agenda was