New England Patriots’ Path of Destruction Unequaled in Sports History
deflategate
Over the last three days, I’ve digested the 243-page Wells report reading it multiple times, and with its bias and lack of fairness in certain areas, I truly can’t believe what the commissioner has done to the legacy and reputation of one of the greatest quarterbacks and ambassadors in the history of the game – all over air pressure in a football and without definitive proof he had anything to do with it.
Mike Reiss (Quick-hit thoughts around the New England Patriots – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN)
Strong statement from one of the down-the-middle and fair Patriots beat writers you’ll find.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/over-the-last-three-days-ive-digested-the/
Wells persuaded Anderson to admit that it’s “certainly possible” he used the other gauge. And the company hired to provide technical support for the Wells report concluded based on a convoluted explanation appearing at pages 116-17 of the report that it is “more probable than not” that Anderson used the other gauge.
In other words, the Wells report concludes on this critical point that it’s “more probable than not” that Anderson’s “best recollection” was wrong.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/wells-persuaded-anderson-to-admit-that-its/
Did NFL’s inattention to PSI lead to Deflategate?
Did NFL’s inattention to PSI lead to Deflategate?
Tom E. brings up a great point that has been on my mind. What’s more plausible – that Brady wanted the balls at 11.5 and made sure they were always deflated after being inspected, or that the ball boys were told to make sure they stayed at 12.5 when inattentive refs would overinflate them while inspecting them? Doesn’t seem unreasonable to think the McNally would do whatever necessary after bring reamed by Brady after the Jets game.
So how, if this was the first time the refs ever recalled losing track of the balls between PSI check and the field, was McNally deflating the balls at Brady’s behest every game?
And is it a coincidence that the one time the NFL specifically told the refs to look out for the ball pressure they lose track of them?
So many things don’t add up, especially when it comes to drawing a clear line from Brady to ordering the code red to deflate balls below 12.5.
A quarterback can only deflate a football so much. Eventually the ball becomes completely flat. No quarterback would choose to play with a completely flat ball. So why does the NFL have to tell Tom Brady how much (or little) air can be in the football when the laws of physics already do?
Just about every recent rules change in professional football has centered around making the game more comfortable for the offense. Fans want to see big gains and points. A ball that is easier to throw and easier to catch is a great avenue to this—and an avenue that in itself is not intrusive to the integrity of the game.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/a-quarterback-can-only-deflate-a-football-so-much/
Again, there is no proof of uber-cheating by the Patriots. There’s no proof that they are bigger offenders than any other team. But what is clear is that almost every team in football believes the Patriots are, and that belief was one of the impetuses behind the chain reaction that got this entire sordid case started.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/again-there-is-no-proof-of-uber-cheating-by-the/
And there’s a very human element to this, and that is that the equipment managers largely toil in their jobs in anonymity,“ Yee continued. "And the next thing they know, the morning after the AFC championship game, there’s this giant spotlight on this matter involving their job. And Tom’s human. He’s very connected and very supportive of all the staff there. And for example, it was pointed out to all the lawyers, ‘Look, he’s just checking on their status, how they’re doing. These people are not used to being the subject of a national spotlight.’
https://www.patspropaganda.com/and-theres-a-very-human-element-to-this-and-that/
