Super Bowl hangover!

Coach is Right ^ | 5/12/15 | Ed Wood

[Oldpuppymax]

Just so you loyal readers might know, I do occasionally think about things other than politics. This time it is Tom Brady football, although I admit I would rather forget about the whole thing.

You know the story. Tom Brady, #1 quarterback for the #1 New England Patriots, now accused of having let the pressure out of the footballs he used in the AFC Championship Game against the Indianapolis Colts on January 18, 2015, making them easier to throw and catch. . . especially in cold weather. Brady denies everything, as well she should. He could have won the game using a nurfball! He is just that good — and he knows it. Incidentally, the game was a blowout. The Patriots won 45-7, giving them the right to face the champion Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX.

Big money is involved in pro football. Very big money. Very big shady money. Nobody trusts anybody, so every aspect of the game becomes suspect. Even the footballs.

Now get this:

1. Since 2006, each team brings its own selection of footballs to the game. New England brings theirs; Baltimore brings theirs. And when the offense changes, so does the ball. And vice-versa.

2. They do not use “new” balls in the game. A supply of balls is sent by the manufacturer to each team the week prior to the game. The NFL competition committee says, “We’re going to let the quarterbacks determine which footballs they want, practice with them all week, and do what they want with them, as long as the football is not overly scuffed up. They then submit those balls to the officials, and the officials determine if they want to use them in the game. If so, they measure the inflation pressure, 12.5 PSI, and check...

[dfwgator]

Since 2006, each team brings its own selection of footballs to the game. New England brings theirs; Baltimore brings theirs. And when the offense changes, so does the ball. And vice-versa.

That makes no sense.

[5thGenTexan]

This whole thing begins to make sense if the post on another thread is true:

"Tom Brady was one of the players pushing for the change in pre-game ball handling"

[tumblindice]

“Brady denies everything, as well she should.”

You go grrrl! Scratch their eyes out ......

[LearnsFromMistakes]

Tom Brady...now accused of having let the pressure out of the footballs

We are so far past 'accused'. Up to 'probably' knew and 'definitely' punished.

[Ransomed]

It does if the NFL wants to give the offense any possible edge, no matter how small or large the actual effects on the field might be. Just as long as the average fan doesn’t get riled up about it. Same for not simply checking inflation on play balls during some of the million commercial breaks during the game. NFL ball protocol would be set up way differently otherwise, its a multi billion dollar industry with huge numbers of casual fans. To the casual fan, generally scoring = excitement.

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