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[Panzon]

Listening on the radio Brady sounds very calm, cool and collected. Pretty hard not to believe

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

I believe Brady.

 

[Rebel Leader]

After much research and long nights, I have found the culprit.

 

[jmdajr]

Brady: "I'd like to know what happened as you all would too. In the meantime I'm going to do the best I can to get prepared for the seahawks

 

[TTUVAPOR]

Could have been a nancy Kerrigan type inside job...maybe a ball boy was paid to deflate lol.

 

[Slayer-33]

Could cold temps deflate a minimum legal ball over the course of the game to the illegal psi number found?

 

[Derpyduck]

I believe Brady.

He's my team's QB, but I find it hard to believe that he never noticed the balls weren't right. As he said, he chose the footballs and they were perfect. If something happened after that, he was the one guy that should have known.

 

[cwmartin]

Could cold temps deflate a minimum legal ball over the course of the game to the illegal psi number found?

It was a moderate day in January...

 

[Slayer-33]

It was a moderate day in January...

Yep guessing so, I didn't watch the game or check temps beforehand. Wasn't following until this.

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

@darrensands
I can say unequivocally as a fan of this team that I've never seen Brady like this: measured, tentative and uncomfortable

https://twitter.com/darrensands/status/558375426872311810

 

[Cagey]

Anyone else listening to this presser on WFAN via Francesa's show?

His occasional grunt of laughter and "good lawwd" at these obvious non-answers is high comedy.

 

[Fjordson]

Listening on the radio Brady sounds very calm, cool and collected. Pretty hard not to believe

Yeah, I'm watching on ESPN. If he's bullshitting then he's a flawless liar.

https://twitter.com/darrensands/status/558375426872311810

I dunno, I don't see it. Then again this is maybe like the fourth Tom Brady press conference I've ever watched in my life so what do I know.

 

[Tragicomedy]

Could cold temps deflate a minimum legal ball over the course of the game to the illegal psi number found?

No. It wasn't cold enough, and the Colts' ball all stayed within regulation.

There is zero chance this was accidental, or the result of mother nature. All but one football was deflated by the exact same amount.

 

[Kobe24]

This is like a murder scene. Brady probably had million things going in his head, trying to run plays, execute etc... Not worry about some stupid footballs. Getting out of hand

 

[Derpyduck]

Anyone else listening to this presser on WFAN via Francesa's show?

His occasional grunt of laughter and "good lawwd" at these obvious non-answers is high comedy.

I would, but Francesa is a clown who I fear would give me ear cancer if I listened to him.

 

[methodman]

He's bullshitting. He's super uncomfortable.

 

[Arc]

Listening on the radio Brady sounds very calm, cool and collected. Pretty hard not to believe

Yup. He's definitely handling this the right way.

 

[C00kie M0nster]

https://twitter.com/darrensands/status/558375426872311810

I absolutely agree. However I don't think he's ever gone through anything like this particular presser during his career. I'd be nervous as hell knowing the whole country was watching and waiting to judge my character,

 

[Archaix]

This is like a murder scene. Brady probably had million things going in his head, trying to run plays, execute etc... Not worry about some stupid footballs. Getting out of hand

You people are either hilariously naive or just desperately trying to stay ignorant to the truth so you don't have to admit your favorite shirt did something bad.


Both are pretty sad.

 

[Various Artists]

No. It wasn't cold enough, and the Colts' ball all stayed within regulation.

There is zero chance this was accidental, or the result of mother nature. All but one football was deflated by the exact same amount.

So if it was a mystery person acting of their own accord what would you suggest happen? It has been rumored by Shefter that the NFL is having a hard time finding evidence. This is just ruining Super Bowl week.

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

Yup. He's definitely handling this the right way.

 

[Princess Carl]

Incoming conformation for either side.

"He looked so uncomfortable, that lying motherfucker!"

"He looks so calm, I believe him."

"He looks so calm, he must be lying!"

 

[Cagey]

I would, but Francesa is a clown who I fear would give me ear cancer if I listened to him.

Francessr is numbah one in New Yawk, ok? He can't even find you in his rearview mirrah. Never could.

 

[entremet]

After a few days of this stuff, and hearing from vet players, the two press conferences today, I think this stuff has been overhyped.

Hopefully this story dies soon in preparation for the SB.

 

[Vilam]

https://twitter.com/darrensands/status/558375426872311810

Because he's lying out of his ass. Cheating piece of shit.

 

[OSHAN]

Incoming conformation for either side.

"He looked so uncomfortable, that lying motherfucker!"

"He looks so calm, I believe him."

"He looks so calm, he must be lying!"

I am 100% convinced it is Tom Brady speaking up there. 100%.

 

[VeryGooster]

Francessr is numbah one in New Yawk, ok? He can't even find you in his rearview mirrah. Never could.

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[Slayer-33]

No. It wasn't cold enough, and the Colts' ball all stayed within regulation.

There is zero chance this was accidental, or the result of mother nature. All but one football was deflated by the exact same amount.

One to submit to the officials for testing during the game, the others for gametime lol..

 

[RedAssedApe]

Incoming conformation for either side.

"He looked so uncomfortable, that lying motherfucker!"

"He looks so calm, I believe him."

"He looks so calm, he must be lying!"

lol pretty much. confirmation bias

nfl hype...evil empire patriots vs. seahawks and the rest of non-boston fans as the 12th man

 

[Rebel Leader]

I am 100% convinced it is Tom Brady speaking up there. 100%.

Nope, It's my robot.


Pretty damn good if I say so myself.

 

[msdstc]

i honestly have no idea what's going on but i believe Tom, if he's lying hes An unbelievable actor

 

[Tragicomedy]

So if it was a mystery person acting of their own accord what would you suggest happen? It has been rumored by Shefter that the NFL is having a hard time finding evidence. This is just ruining Super Bowl week.

There is no way in hell a ball attendant deflated 11 footballs by exactly 2 PSI without explicit instructions to do so. His or her sole job is to maintain those in a playable state.

The Patriots are circling the wagons and hoping this goes away. They are playing the safe bet that telling the same lie with protect them, and it very well may. But trying to toss blame on some poor person just doing their damn job is laughable.

Brady has been playing professional football since 2000, and he's been playing the game for far longer than that. He is full of shit trying to argue that he couldn't feel the difference in the balls. Full of shit. This is some lawyered-up bullshit. I can't believe folks are falling for it.

 

[Derpyduck]

Francessr is numbah one in New Yawk, ok? He can't even find you in his rearview mirrah. Never could.

Of course he can't. I'm not driving in NY.

What's funny about this situation is how much better he threw the ball after they replaced the balls with regulation, approved footballs.

 

[Cyan]

Tom Brady can't feel his balls.

 

[MetalFearSolid]

Tom Brady is putting on a performance Lance Armstrong would be proud of.

 

[Fjordson]

Francessr is numbah one in New Yawk, ok? He can't even find you in his rearview mirrah. Never could.

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lmao. dead.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

My man sounded like he was going to cry up there. That man is scared something he had no knowledge of is going to tarnish his legacy. I believe folks. I believe.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Brady spent the whole day with the PR team.

 

[Ambient80]

You people are either hilariously naive or just desperately trying to stay ignorant to the truth so you don't have to admit your favorite shirt did something bad.


Both are pretty sad.

And other people are latching on to any teeny tiny little detail and trying to make it sound like Brady and Belichick should be given the death penalty and the NFL abolished and outlawed. Both sides are dumb, as is usually the case on the Internet. They're either totally innocent Angels of Heaven who raise stranded kittens in their spare time, or guilty monsters who throw babies in blenders, freeze them, and pour them over the football to obtain a lower PSI. No in between. And I say this as a life long Chiefs fan.

 

[Tragicomedy]

One to submit to the officials for testing during the game, the others for gametime lol..

That is very likely the reason that ball was left unaltered.

Tom Brady is putting on a performance Lance Armstrong would be proud of.

Yep. The amount of mental gymnastics you have to go through to believe he didn't realize they were deflated, that they didn't feel any different...is staggering.

But Pats fans are in here saying they believe him and he seems so sincere.

 

[ampere]

If you aren't thinking about something you are less likely to notice. Of course if you are handed two things and told they are different you will approach with that bias.

If Tom has never thought about "is the ball under-inflated?" then he's probably not going to notice a slight difference or think anything of it.

 

[Princess Carl]

There is no way in hell a ball attendant deflated 11 footballs by exactly 2 PSI without explicit instructions to do so. His or her sole job is to maintain those in a playable state.

The Patriots are circling the wagons and hoping this goes away. They are playing the safe bet that telling the same lie with protect them, and it very well may. But trying to toss blame on some poor person just doing their damn job is laughable.

Brady has been playing professional football since 2000, and he's been playing the game for far longer than that. He is full of shit trying to argue that he couldn't feel the difference in the balls. Full of shit. This is some lawyered-up bullshit. I can't believe folks are falling for it.

You are really focusing on the wrong people here. But you probably believe that the Patriots are the only team ever to do anything not explicitly in line with the rules ever. Thank you for responding to me btw.

 

[Jazzy Network]

I almost spat out my drink when Brady mentioned the integrity of the game.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

I don't agree with that. I doubt that if the hoop was wider or off a bit that a player would notice.

 

[HeisenbergLannister]

Tom Brady does not squeeze his balls.

This is going to be an SNL skit.

 

[Dragon]

Tom Brady is putting on a performance Lance Armstrong would be proud of.

Bill Romanowski-esque

 

[Beefy]

He's bullshitting. He's super uncomfortable.

So because he is uncomfortable he is bullshitting? Maybe he is a little nervous? Or under pressure? He could also be think shit if I say something in the wrong way ( even if he isn't guilty) then the press will jump all over him. Anything could make a human being nervous or look uncomfortable and it isn't just lying.

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

Brady spent the whole day with the PR team.

Still probably not done, either.

 

[jmdajr]

Tom Brady does not squeeze his balls.

This is going to be an SNL skit.

He should. That's what saved me from testicular cancer!

 

[Derpyduck]

That is very likely the reason that ball was left unaltered.



Yep. The amount of mental gymnastics you have to go through to believe he didn't realize they were deflated, that they didn't feel any different...is staggering.

But Pats fans are in here saying they believe him and he seems so sincere.

It makes it easy to believe him when you look at his performance after the balls were swapped and compare it to the performance before.