Joined Jan 2004
Here's to the future
Forum Thread
So What Does Everyone Think About Deflate-Gate?
January 22, 2015 at
12:50 PM
The title says it. What does everyone think about this bizarre "Deflate-Gate" deal that is far more interesting that this year's Super Bowl? Belichick reaffirmed that he knew nothing at all about the football preparation and denied having anything to do with it.
Tom Brady is supposed to be talking publicly very soon and may be admitting to arranging to have the footballs prepped to the way he likes them.
So, is this a big deal? Is this something that happens with pretty much every team and it has just become public?
Tom Brady is supposed to be talking publicly very soon and may be admitting to arranging to have the footballs prepped to the way he likes them.
So, is this a big deal? Is this something that happens with pretty much every team and it has just become public?
About the OP
469 Comments
Your comment cannot be blank.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Or one.
Or a fractional amount of one.
- the penalties for misinflation should be very severe - as in bans and such; after all, the punishment should fit the crime
OR, a much better option IMGO
- rather than the farce of each team having their own balls, let the NFL bring in a set which is entirely under the control of the game refs - that way there is no way they can be fooled with
A friend of mine did quite a bit of coaching - not NFL granted, but he said that all teams engage in shady tactics, which is also why you generally don't see ganging up on a team when one is caught.
Or one.
Or a fractional amount of one.
only thing deflated Sunday night was Luck's ego.
Me personally, I could care less how much air was in those footballs. The Colts scored 7 farking points and the Blount ran for 148 yards and scored 3 TDs on the ground. Brady could have been throwing bricks and the Colts wouldn't have had any chance of winning this game.
only thing deflated Sunday night was Luck's ego.
In my opinion there should be a little broader range on what the team can do with the footballs based on the quarterback's preference. They use a different ball for the kickers that works better for them, why not allow the same for the quarterbacks?
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Me personally, I could care less how much air was in those footballs. The Colts scored 7 farking points and the Blount ran for 148 yards and scored 3 TDs on the ground. Brady could have been throwing bricks and the Colts wouldn't have had any chance of winning this game.
In my opinion there should be a little broader range on what the team can do with the footballs based on the quarterback's preference. They use a different ball for the kickers that works better for them, why not allow the same for the quarterbacks?
there is so much phrasing going in this statement that my mind is about to explode.
there is so much phrasing going in this statement that my mind is about to explode.
Bottom line, if the league didn't want QBs setting up their game balls then they wouldn't give the footballs back to the team after the inspection. Unfortunately they are now stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Bottom line, if the league didn't want QBs setting up their game balls then they wouldn't give the footballs back to the team after the inspection. Unfortunately they are now stuck between a rock and a hard place.
but I'm obviously a Pats fan so ehh
Bottom line, if the league didn't want QBs setting up their game balls then they wouldn't give the footballs back to the team after the inspection. Unfortunately they are now stuck between a rock and a hard place.
I just want it to be over with so I can stop hearing about it.