NFL probing Patriots' possible use of deflated balls during AFC Championship

I'm a football, and I lost 2 psi on nutri-system.

 

I agree with everything Aikman said.

 

Ghey!

 

He said probing balls

 

They really need to drop the hammer on these guys to maintain any integrity as league considering the history of cheating and how the league handled the Saints situation. Big fines, loss of picks, and maybe a suspension.

 

I agree with Troy Aikman... This is worst than bounty gate.

 

Hi, I'm Rob Lowe.


And I'm Patriots fan Rob Lowe, and I have cable.

 

I say try the ballboy as an adult and give him the death penalty! That'll make Bill and Tom think twice about cheating again.... Or maybe not.

 

this is the go-to strategy for crisis management

everyone says they know nothing, but they are very upset/concerned, will conduct a thorough investigation

then wait it out until no one is talking about it anymore

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>As a &quot;last resort&quot; to counter Pats' ineligible-eligible receiver game, Tony Dungy would consider faking injuries <a href="http://t.co/1yjfmSWtGQ">http://t.co/1yjfmSWtGQ</a></p>&mdash; ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) <a href="https://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk/status/558815416106352640">January 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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I'm not sure this is the case. The NFL is the one that helped made a big deal of this in the first place. They are the ones hiring forensic investigators and the like. The NFL could easily have done a quick investigation, said there wasn't much evidence left post-game, levied a big fine and made the whole thing disappear. We're getting leaks suggesting that the NFL offices are pissed at the Patriots, and possibly that they might have run a sting operation. None of this suggests the NFL wants it to all go away quietly.

 

This is beginning to look more like the NFL is focusing more on severe long-term punishment of the Pats instead of doing anything prior to the SB.

 

Totally agree - I don't think they want to mess with SB week, but they seem determined to get the Patriots for basically flaunting rules at will. I would guess the whole eligible/ineligible receiver stuff annoyed the front offices too.

 

Best punishment for the Pats would be for the NFL to come out and release a statement: "The Patriots are cheaters."

Just leave it at that. That's enough to taint their entire franchise forever.

 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Bill Belichick says Patriots' process has raised football PSI approximately one pound through simulation preparing footballs</p>&mdash; Aaron Wilson (@RavensInsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/RavensInsider/status/559081221192314881">January 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Belichick says the process in prepping the football raises the PSI about 1 lbs., based on a simulation they did.</p>&mdash; Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/559081300716703745">January 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Normal outdoor use caused footballs to lose 1.5 psi, Belichick says Patriots found in their study.</p>&mdash; MarkMaske (@MarkMaske) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkMaske/status/559081978394595328">January 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Belichick: “We all know air pressure is a function of atmospheric conditions.” …I’m not sure I knew that. But carry on, sir.</p>&mdash; Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffDarlington/status/559081987257147394">January 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Belichick: “At no time were any of our footballs prepared in any place besides our locker room.” Not in a heated place. Didn’t happen.”</p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/559082344288890880">January 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>“The atmospheric conditions as well as the true equilibrium of the ball is critical to the measurement.” — Belichick</p>&mdash; Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AroundTheNFL/status/559082368678379520">January 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Bill Belichick now going after the gauges.</p>&mdash; Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/559082445078011904">January 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>He's blamed everything but solar flares for the loss of air pressure.</p>&mdash; Mike Chappell (@mchappell51) <a href="https://twitter.com/mchappell51/status/559082371295608832">January 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Belichick: &quot;Our quarterbacks were unable to differentiate between 1 PSI difference in footballs, some couldn't tell between 2 PSI difference</p>&mdash; Lee Schechter (@LeeSchechter) <a href="https://twitter.com/LeeSchechter/status/559082928471572480">January 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Belichick: “I can’t tell the difference if there is one pound difference or half pound difference in the footballs.”</p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/559083132969037824">January 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Belichick: &quot;I'm embarrassed to talk about the amount of time I've put into this, relative to the other challenge we have in front of us.&quot;</p>&mdash; Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/559083449953570816">January 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>&quot;This is the end of this subject for me for a long time.... I've spent more than enough time on this,&quot; Belichick said.</p>&mdash; MarkMaske (@MarkMaske) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkMaske/status/559083777151238145">January 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Bill Belichick just said he's no Mona Lisa Vito referencing Marisa Tomei from My Cousin Vinny great movie reference as BB drops knowledge</p>&mdash; Aaron Wilson (@RavensInsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/RavensInsider/status/559083986493145088">January 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Bill Belichick on national TV proclaiming he's not trying to land on the moon. Is it possible for this to get more surreal? Still 8 days ...</p>&mdash; Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/559084033284780032">January 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>&quot;I'm not a scientist. And I'm not a league official,&quot; Belichick said.</p>&mdash; MarkMaske (@MarkMaske) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkMaske/status/559084157935300610">January 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>&quot;We're not polishing fine china here. We're trying to get the football to where the quarterback can grip it.&quot;</p>&mdash; Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AroundTheNFL/status/559085671244001280">January 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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belicheck killed it lol

 

His reasoning made little sense to the situation.
Why weren't the Colts footballs at the same PSI then?

 

Belichick's performance was as strong as possible. Right now, I don't think he was involved in whatever happened. Brady is another story.

If Belichick is guilty of wrongdoing, he is the best liar I've ever heard.

 

Man Belichick, I couldn't stop laughing at that presser. Some of his references were hilarious.