Deflategate and All Things Superbowl

I suspect Robert Kraft didn't do anybody any favors when he announced very publicly prior to the Superbowl that he would expect an apology to the entire organization if the investigation cleared them of any wrongdoing.





And wtf, is that deflator ring on a dead person?
 
Just when I thought this topic couldn't get weirder... the Patriots organization has now started a "truther" blog:





http://wellsreportcontext.com/
 
just to add some context - the patriots have a low fumble rate because they bench people who fumble. 1lb less psi does not make a ball "fumble proof" this shit is hilarous
 
djtopcat said:The Cheatriots and Brady got off easy on this. They could have suspended him for the Super Bowl, or submitted the Wells report before the draft and really fucked them over.


Brady is caught in a catch 22 right now. If he fights the suspension legally then he will be forced to hand over all evidence in discovery. They can also then dredge up all the old Spygate case files, and bring even more scrutiny to the organization. If he's really smart he'll tell his idiot agent Don Yee to take a hike, because that fool is only making things worse for him at this point. If he comes clean and admits to ordering the Code Red (asking for deflated footballs) he does the right thing, but tarnishes his legacy and proves the NFL was right. He can't win either way. He should have cooperated. Bummer lol




Your perfect record of stupid comments on this topic continues.





There is no scenario under which Spygate would play any role in Brady's appeal. Stop the idiocy
 
Bon Vivant said:JRoot said:At this point, Brady's best course is to accept the punishment with a public statement like, "The NFL has meted out a very severe punishment. Their conclusion disregards information provided to them by the Patriots and by my agent Don Yee. Although I do not agree with the punishment, I think it is best for the organization and for me to accept it and move on. I am grateful to our fans for their many messages of support for me and for the organization and look forward to taking the field in the pre-season and being back under center for game 5 against the Colts. I hope it turns out as well as the AFC Championship game."
















Wholeheartedly agree. He'd be smart to move on.




Why would he even consider not appealing? He could easily get 2 games knocked off the suspension even without going to court.





If he gave up that easily he wouldn't be Tom Brady. He'd be Peyton Manning.
 
Fred_Garvin said:Just when I thought this topic couldn't get weirder... the Patriots organization has now started a "truther" blog:





http://wellsreportcontext.com/







It has actual science in it so most Americans will get hives if they read it.
 
LazarusOblong said:Fred_Garvin said:Just when I thought this topic couldn't get weirder... the Patriots organization has now started a "truther" blog:





http://wellsreportcontext.com/







It has actual science in it so most Americans will get hives if they read it.




Every non-Patriots fan:


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Evidence on the since-destroyed Brady cellphone suggested that perhaps Tom was Aaron Hernandez's weed man and Bubblicious handler? Could that be true?
 
LazarusOblong said:Bon Vivant said:JRoot said:At this point, Brady's best course is to accept the punishment with a public statement like, "The NFL has meted out a very severe punishment. Their conclusion disregards information provided to them by the Patriots and by my agent Don Yee. Although I do not agree with the punishment, I think it is best for the organization and for me to accept it and move on. I am grateful to our fans for their many messages of support for me and for the organization and look forward to taking the field in the pre-season and being back under center for game 5 against the Colts. I hope it turns out as well as the AFC Championship game."
















Wholeheartedly agree. He'd be smart to move on.




Why would he even consider not appealing? He could easily get 2 games knocked off the suspension even without going to court.





If he gave up that easily he wouldn't be Tom Brady. He'd be Peyton Manning.




More evidence has come out, and I've dug a little deeper into this issue, so I change my position.



 
PatrickCrazy said:Justice delivered and upheld.




If you think this is over you're even dumber than i think you are. And I've cleaned things out of cat litter boxes that I think could beat you at checkers.
 
LazarusOblong said:





If you think this is over you're even dumber than i think you are. And I've cleaned things out of cat litter boxes that I think could beat you at checkers.




Cool. Keep fighting the good fight Patriot stans. It'll be worth it in the end, right...?
 
rain103 said:LazarusOblong said:





If you think this is over you're even dumber than i think you are. And I've cleaned things out of cat litter boxes that I think could beat you at checkers.




Cool. Keep fighting the good fight Patriot stans. It'll be worth it in the end, right...?




You bet your ass.





I hate to say I told you so, but...





Ah, who the hell am I kidding?





I TOLD YOU SO.
 
LazarusOblong said:Rockadelic said:The atmospheric pressure explanation was the biggest crock of bullshit ever.





Pats should haved come out and just said that it was obvious someone had fucked with the air pressure and they hope the NFL gets to the bottom of it.





If I was an Olympic Shot Putter and I shaved one lousy pound off the shot and won the Gold Medal would anyone care that I cheated?


Would they let me keep my Gold Medal?




I love that this site's leading climate change denialist is now denying that a ball inflated at 70 degrees will lose pressure if brought into an environment at 40 degrees.





That's just perfect.





I also like how the league is releasing information by dribs and drabs via the highly scientific method of the LEAK. That's also perfect.





Let's see the exact PSI readings for all balls used or available for the game pre-game, at halftime, and after the game. No more nonsense, no more bullshit. If Mr. Rock is aware of some reason why the laws of physics don't apply to footballs let's see it. Of course he's a right-wing Texan, so he believes in magic, so maybe that's his reason.





Eventually all sane, educated adults will realize Deflategate was a national mania driven by poor education and intense jealousy of the only football team based in the best-educated part of the country.





I'm also unfamiliar with an NFL team that hasn't "cheated." But the mania only seems to apply to the century's most successful franchise. Grow up, America. Embrace science. Resist popular manias.




When I'm right, I'm right. Which is 99% of the time.
 
Great news. I would hate to think that if the Cowboys beat the Pats in week 4 they would have a built in excuse.