[ThunderSleeps]

My fundamental question is this. If a psi or two can make a difference in the performance of QB... Then you would reasonably expect the QB to be able to discern that difference, right? I mean, a pro wouldn't be like "man I'm on fire throwing today, I don't know why, maybe it's my new shampoo..." No, you would expect a pro to be able to tell the different feel & grip on the ball if it is actually important enough to make a noticeable difference.

So that's my problem with Brady getting a pass (pardon the pun) on this. He had to know the balls were better/different.

[Sans-Culotte]

My fundamental question is this. If a psi or two can make a difference in the performance of QB... Then you would reasonably expect the QB to be able to discern that difference, right? I mean, a pro wouldn't be like "man I'm on fire throwing today, I don't know why, maybe it's my new shampoo..." No, you would expect a pro to be able to tell the different feel & grip on the ball if it is actually important enough to make a noticeable difference. So that's my problem with Brady getting a pass (pardon the pun) on this. He had to know the balls were better/different.

The problem with that reasoning is that Brady should suck when he is throwing a properly inflated ball; but he doesn't. After "deflategate", he went to the Super Bowl and had another MVP performance.

I'm in Texas and am not a Pats fan by any means. But I think "deflategate" is a non-issue.