AP: NFL finds it probable that Patriots deliberately deflated balls
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GitarooMan
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Lol that's like saying lets vacate the 49ers titles with Rice because he was using Stickem on his gloves
Acerac
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The problem is there really is no counterargument other than saying the cheating didn't matter this much.
Not gonna lie, I'm pretty salty my teams don't cheat. Not that it'd necessarily make a positive difference, but apparently it doesn't hurt even if you get caught.
acheron_xl
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Does he have to give back Gisele now?
That's actually their defense mechanism.
You just have to push past it, because once you do, you're left with nothing but a frail, and vulnerable lifelong who is afraid of the world and the truth.
I have seen the true form of these Pats fans, and for that, I pity them.
No, but Julian Edelman staying in the game after he clearly had a concussion did. We lost Avril because we followed protocol
Pats bent the rules in the Super Bowl just like they did in the AFCCG.
Megalosaro
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Interesting that the colts balls were deflated at same rate
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
All this, and they can't even say something actually happened.
This whole thing is stupid.. the ball doesn't matter that much.. get over it.
This whole thing is stupid.. the ball doesn't matter that much.. get over it.
I bet Luck would've gladly handed over his flip phone
"Cheated a bit". Ok, I can go for that. So there's your one Patriots fan who can admit it.
I just think it's totally unreasonable to think that having a few deflated footballs caused them to win the superbowl. Some people literally think this. It's not even a guarantee that it changed the outcome of the 1 game we know for sure the balls were deflated. Remember the Pats dominated the Colts even worse in the 2nd half with properly inflated footballs.
So it's a very, very minor transgression, with no real concrete evidence to back it up, in a league where shady behavior abounds. Players are on all types of PED's and the best wide receiver of all time used stickum adhesive on his gloves. Who knows what else is going on.
It's just not that big of a deal. Sorry.
DoomGyver
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She'll leave Brady sooner or later because of his deflated balls.
The salt is so real... This is coming from a Giants fan.
Clearly the best QB of this era and a top 5 of all time, indisputably.
Perfect opportunity to tag quote me, but yeah I'm surprised. The way everything came out and the conflicting reports it just all didn't add up. Not to mention some of the colts balls are technically under regulation. I'm not saying that's a problem I'm saying it makes sense that the PSI would fluctuate on any given day and Rapaports "few ticks under" report would've made sense given the context.
CassidyIzABeast
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The ball Malcolm Butler picked off was fully inflated though. The Trophy stays with New England.
TheLostBigBoss
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Even if the report came out before the draft, the picks taken away would have been next year.
You don't take away draft picks a week before the draft, that's insane and can change a teams whole plan.
Wow, phone shaming now? Disgusting.
Zvonimir Boban
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Agreed, punishments that inconvenience the offenders are inhuman.
TheLostBigBoss
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You could just use your head.
The Falcons lost a fifth round pick next year. I can't remember a thing where a team was docked draft picks even a month before the draft.
RedAssedApe
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texts are funny lol
Megalosaro
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Damning of what?
A dude deflated balls. And Brady knew, despite what he said earlier. Seems pretty clear cut.
Zvonimir Boban
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Please explain how that should affect what I said?
Give War A Chance
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How much did this investigation cost? That's what I want to know. How much time and money went into basically what we all knew heading in?
"Yeah, they probably did cheat, and who knows who knew how much..." was pretty much most of what I heard after the "scandal" broke.
Investigation provides the same results.
"Yeah, they probably did cheat, and who knows who knew how much..." was pretty much most of what I heard after the "scandal" broke.
Investigation provides the same results.
It's the same standard used for most civil actions -- a preponderance of the evidence
.. lol wtf is this?
That's what I'm wondering.. Are these the actual texts?
CassidyIzABeast
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.. lol wtf is this?
Clearly trolling
.. lol wtf is this?
It sounds like he's upset with Brady always complaining the balls are over inflated, and he's sick of Tom's complaining. It is pretty funny.
That Sunday night game between the Colts and Pats is going to be a massacre.
Kite
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Yeah they're real. Full report is here, page 5:
https://nfllabor.files.wordpress.co...s-re-footballs-used-during-afc-championsh.pdf
Megalosaro
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In the actual report wells says he believes the texts mostly joking around
.. lol wtf is this?
Jastremski and McNally have teenage daughters texting on their phones apparently.
OMG! Spaz! indeed.
Alligatorjandro
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TheLostBigBoss
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I've reached into the future.
"We respect the investigation processes and will accept any punishment that the league deems fit."
The Albatross
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Tom Brady is violatingly handsome.
Epsilon-delta
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This is most likely the case.
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