Slickdeals is community-supported.  We may get paid by brands for deals, including promoted items.
Forum Thread

So What Does Everyone Think About Deflate-Gate?

25,141 707 January 22, 2015 at 12:50 PM in Sporting Goods
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?

469 Comments

Your comment cannot be blank.

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Joined Nov 2005
quick, like a bunny
> bubble2 28,148 Posts
544 Reputation
cav
01-22-2015 at 04:44 PM.
01-22-2015 at 04:44 PM.
Quote from Iaaaiws :
I would like to hear directly from the individual who actually inspected the balls in the first place and see if they seem credible or not.
I am sure he is on his way north right now. just for you, bunny.
Reply
Joined Jan 2004
Here's to the future
> bubble2 25,141 Posts
707 Reputation
Original Poster
Iaaaiws
01-22-2015 at 04:47 PM.
01-22-2015 at 04:47 PM.
Quote from cav :
I am sure he is on his way north right now. just for you, bunny.
Cool. I didn't think he would be so close by. Thanks for sending him this way.Did you get his stamp of approval after he inspected your balls?
Reply
Joined Nov 2005
quick, like a bunny
> bubble2 28,148 Posts
544 Reputation
cav
01-22-2015 at 04:48 PM.
01-22-2015 at 04:48 PM.
the Colts' player who intercepted the ball wasn't the individual who found it under the proper PSI. [go.com]

and so it begins. now an "impartial staff" will handle the balls at the Super Bowl [go.com]. the impartial staff who just got walloped 45-7 in their own house this year by the team under scrutiny. I can see how this is going to so be impartial. this is Goodell Ray Ricing the situation all over again. under-handling the issue at hand not having all the facts and putting in a solution that is half-assed.
Reply
Joined Dec 2006
L10: Grand Master
> bubble2 22,984 Posts
6,520 Reputation
BostonGirl
01-22-2015 at 04:49 PM.
01-22-2015 at 04:49 PM.
Quote from Iaaaiws :
Actually it is a huge difference. Hoping they don't catch the over-inflation during the inspection is far less severe than waiting until after the inspection and then altering the footballs that have already been approved. In that case it would be the refs failing at their job and it is on them. Kind of like a lineman getting away with holding because nobody saw it happen.

In the case at hand, if it turns out the balls were already under-inflated and it was missed during the inspection then I wouldn't fault anybody on the Patriots. I would like to hear directly from the individual who actually inspected the balls in the first place and see if they seem credible or not.
Ok so the Pats are automatically guilty even though theres no proof they did it after, but the officials ballboys or whoever ( sorry )are in the clear even though its been said they took bribes before. Got it. Thumbup

edit to clarify it wasnt officials
Reply
Last edited by BostonGirl January 22, 2015 at 04:57 PM.
Joined Nov 2005
quick, like a bunny
> bubble2 28,148 Posts
544 Reputation
cav
01-22-2015 at 04:50 PM.
01-22-2015 at 04:50 PM.
Quote from Iaaaiws :
Cool. I didn't think he would be so close by. Thanks for sending him this way.Did you get his stamp of approval after he inspected your balls?
oh. it's going to be a couple hour trip having just left Foxborough per your recent inquiry. but they are done working until next year anyhow. so nothing better to do than visit the beautiful UP and its northern lights. he figured it was a win-win to let you hear directly, and the northern Michigan experience. Wink5
Reply
Joined Jan 2004
Here's to the future
> bubble2 25,141 Posts
707 Reputation
Original Poster
Iaaaiws
01-22-2015 at 04:59 PM.
01-22-2015 at 04:59 PM.
Quote from BostonGirl :
Ok so the Pats are automatically guilty even though theres no proof they did it after, but the officials are in the clear even though its been said they took bribes before. Got it. Thumbup
No, they are guilty if they did do it after though, which I haven't seen you admit yet. Unless I missed it. To you the Pats are automatically not guilty because someone said the refs may have been bribed in the past. Still no proof of that happening either.

I'll stick with my opinion that the teams should have more leeway in preparing the footballs the way their quarterback likes them, within reason. But if they are caught breaking current rules then there needs to be a consequence.

Quote from cav :
oh. it's going to be a couple hour trip having just left Foxborough per your recent inquiry. but they are done working until next year anyhow. so nothing better to do than visit the beautiful UP and its northern lights. he figured it was a win-win to let you hear directly, and the northern Michigan experience. Wink5
Turns out he isn't going to show up after all. He found out where the UP was and suddenly his balls went soft and he canceled. Mad
Reply
Last edited by Iaaaiws January 22, 2015 at 05:00 PM.
Joined Dec 2006
L10: Grand Master
> bubble2 22,984 Posts
6,520 Reputation
BostonGirl
01-22-2015 at 05:03 PM.
01-22-2015 at 05:03 PM.
Quote from Iaaaiws :
No, they are guilty if they did do it after though, which I haven't seen you admit yet. Unless I missed it. To you the Pats are automatically not guilty because someone said the refs may have been bribed in the past. Still no proof of that happening either.

I'll stick with my opinion that the teams should have more leeway in preparing the footballs the way their quarterback likes them, within reason. But if they are caught breaking current rules then there needs to be a consequence.
And until its proven I wont say that. I don't play on the team, I have no clue what was done and what wasn't. I don't know why the balls were missing air, nor does anyone else. So why make them guilty when there's no proof they even did it. Oh thats right because they have been guilty in the past, yep. laugh out loud
Reply

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Joined Jan 2004
Here's to the future
> bubble2 25,141 Posts
707 Reputation
Original Poster
Iaaaiws
01-22-2015 at 05:08 PM.
01-22-2015 at 05:08 PM.
Quote from BostonGirl :
And until its proven I wont say that. I don't play on the team, I have no clue what was done and what wasn't. I don't know why the balls were missing air, nor does anyone else. So why make them guilty when there's no proof they even did it. Oh thats right because they have been guilty in the past, yep. laugh out loud
I was just saying it doesn't even seem that you would admit any wrongdoing by the Pats even if it becomes certain they altered the footballs after the inspection.
Reply
Joined Dec 2006
L10: Grand Master
> bubble2 22,984 Posts
6,520 Reputation
BostonGirl
01-22-2015 at 05:11 PM.
01-22-2015 at 05:11 PM.
Quote from Iaaaiws :
I was just saying it doesn't even seem that you would admit any wrongdoing by the Pats even if it becomes certain they altered the footballs after the inspection.
Yeah of course I'm a Pats fan, we're going to deny it even if someone comes out waving a flag saying they did it. You know better then that. Rofl2 We will then just say they got coerced into it. lmao I just like arguing with you guys, I miss the loungers Wink
Reply
Joined Jun 2004
This Space Available
> bubble2 31,118 Posts
3,595 Reputation
vec
01-22-2015 at 07:27 PM.
01-22-2015 at 07:27 PM.
Quote from shhaggy :
What you describe Rodgers as doing isn't illegal. He hasn't tampered with already approved game balls, he has prepped his balls for inspection and they sometimes don't pass. He is unhappy afterwards, he has not said he then TAMPERS with those balls. There's a huge difference.

All in all, I don't think this particular offense is anything to go crazy over, but it's part of an overall pattern of cheating that has come out of this franchise, and I personally think at some point, there has to be penalties that exceed fines and draft picks. Take a win away and watch how they stop cheating.
Actually, no, there isn't a difference. There is no proof that the balls were tampered with after inspection. The league\officials still have not stated that air pressure was even checked during the initial inspection or if it was just a visual inspection. Nobody has stated that the balls were the correct pressure at anytime during the pre-game inspection. The only stated pressure check was during the halftime inspection. You are assuming too much.


This is the most boring, idiotic, waste-of-time scandal in the history of the world.
Reply
Last edited by vec January 22, 2015 at 07:34 PM.
Joined Jun 2006
Jambi-rific in Seattle!
> bubble2 31,436 Posts
2,810 Reputation
Zoe Moon
01-22-2015 at 08:07 PM.
01-22-2015 at 08:07 PM.
Quote from vec :
Actually, no, there isn't a difference. There is no proof that the balls were tampered with after inspection. The league\officials still have not stated that air pressure was even checked during the initial inspection or if it was just a visual inspection. Nobody has stated that the balls were the correct pressure at anytime during the pre-game inspection. The only stated pressure check was during the halftime inspection. You are assuming too much.


This is the most boring, idiotic, waste-of-time scandal in the history of the world.
Iagree

I just came in here because I was hungry, heard there were nuts in this thread. laugh out loud
Reply
Joined Jun 2006
Jambi-rific in Seattle!
> bubble2 31,436 Posts
2,810 Reputation
Zoe Moon
01-22-2015 at 08:09 PM.
01-22-2015 at 08:09 PM.
Oh and DH has lived in the states for 13 years now but today I had to explain Deflategate to him.
Reply
Joined Dec 2006
L10: Grand Master
> bubble2 22,984 Posts
6,520 Reputation
BostonGirl
01-23-2015 at 06:01 AM.
01-23-2015 at 06:01 AM.
And the plot thickens
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/colt...--nfl.html
Quote :
''I don't know how it got to this point,'' Jackson said, ''but somehow I'm in the middle of it.''

Jackson said he doesn't handle the ball enough to know whether it was properly inflated or not.

''The deal about me saying that I noticed anything about it, that's totally false,'' he said.
Reply
Joined Jul 2005
L6: Expert
> bubble2 1,616 Posts
1,298 Reputation
kobe4mvp
01-23-2015 at 06:54 AM.
01-23-2015 at 06:54 AM.
Do each team play with different ball? Os is it all the same?
Reply

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Joined Nov 2003
"Respect my AUTHORITAII!"
> bubble2 6,610 Posts
295 Reputation
LordOfChaos
01-23-2015 at 07:59 AM.
01-23-2015 at 07:59 AM.

laugh out loud

It is funny to see all the Pats fans trying to make excuses. Its just another asterisk that Pats haters will have in their arsenal when downplaying NEs team.

Pats Fan: WE RULE!
H8r: Cant win without cheating
PF: Oh look a hatah
H8r: You cant even beat Eli
PF: Tom Brady, something about God, something about Chowdah, MATT DAMON
H8r: Belicheat, Spygate, Deflate-gate
Reply
Page 4 of 32
Start the Conversation
 

More Sporting Goods Deals & Discounts

Link Copied

The link has been copied to the clipboard.