#DeflateGate (Court of Appeals Reinstates Suspension)

[colincb]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/patriots/2015/01/21/new-england-patriots-deflating-footballs-may-not-as-easy-as-it-sounds/22113343/

Interesting read.  I'm still very skeptical about how this has been leaked with the NFL not being command of all the facts yet.

[Donoghus]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/patriots/2015/01/21/new-england-patriots-deflating-footballs-may-not-as-easy-as-it-sounds/22113343/

Interesting read.  I'm still very skeptical about how this has been leaked with the NFL not being command of all the facts yet.

I wouldn't exactly consider the NFL the most tightly knit organization when it comes to information control. They've bungled item after item under the Goodell regime. 

[Finkelskyhook]

The same league officials who couldn't remember if they saw the Ray Rice elevator tape are investigating this?

[manl_lui]

The same league officials who couldn't remember if they saw the Ray Rice elevator tape are investigating this?

that's an excellent point...the NFL is filled with incompetent people, starting from Goodell

[kozlodoev]

Infowars has pitched in on deflated footballs. My life is now complete.

 

[D.o.s.]

Infowars has pitched in on deflated footballs. My life is now complete.

 

Oooh! Can we play "Alex Jones or Felger & Mazz?"

I'll start.

I don’t think all lotteries are rigged. But there’s evidence some of them are rigged.

[Eja117]

Sometimes I wonder why other teams are always caught doing the exact same stuff as the Patriots and it's always afterwards and they never get in trouble for it. How much can the Pats fine the league for double standards?

[kozlodoev]

#InflateThis is now trending

[ssspence]

Infowars has pitched in on deflated footballs. My life is now complete.

 

Oooh! Can we play "Alex Jones or Felger & Mazz?"

I'll start.

I don’t think all lotteries are rigged. But there’s evidence some of them are rigged.

Felger.

Adam Jones uninformed, whinny overreaction to the Rondo trade the night it was made was laughably stupid -- especially considering he's supposed to be the basketball mind at the station. That he doesn't know jack is bad enough, but then he lays on that stupid preachy tone... they should relieve him of his responsibilities.

[boscel33]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/patriots/2015/01/21/new-england-patriots-deflating-footballs-may-not-as-easy-as-it-sounds/22113343/

Interesting read.  I'm still very skeptical about how this has been leaked with the NFL not being command of all the facts yet.

I wouldn't exactly consider the NFL the most tightly knit organization when it comes to information control. They've bungled item after item under the Goodell regime.

I'm not even going to believe they were inspected prior to the game.  Officials have been messing up a lot more recently.

[hpantazo]

So all reports I've seen so far say all the balls were inspected at half time AND reinflated as needed. The Patriots went on to crush the Colts in the second half, so why is this even an issue? The Colts reported the deflated balls issue to the league after the game , after getting crushed in the second half with reinspected balls. The issue should be that they are displaying unsportsmanlike behavior and defamation after getting beaten fairly on the field.

[Roy H.]

So all reports I've seen so far say all the balls were inspected at half time AND reinflated as needed. The Patriots went on to crush the Colts in the second half, so why is this even an issue? The Colts reported the deflated balls issue to the league after the game , after getting crushed in the second half with reinspected balls. The issue should be that they are displaying unsportsmanlike behavior and defamation after getting beaten fairly on the field.

Does the fact that the Patriots would have won anyway make the cheating any better?

It's like if you're playing poker, and a guy takes an ace out of his sleeve to make 4 of a kind.  Does he get excused for cheating because his 3 aces would have won the pot regardless?

[Fafnir]

Sure we cheated, but we didn't need to cheat to beat you so you're the bad sport is a really strange way to talk about this.

[Celtics4ever]

I think they should check the other teams footballs as well  but maybe everyone deflates in cold  weather.

It is more hype to get people into football than actual advantage.  Patriots would have won anyway.

[Eja117]

Sure we cheated, but we didn't need to cheat to beat you so you're the bad sport is a really strange way to talk about this.

Is it as strange as getting the living snot beaten out of you and then accusing the other team of cheating with balls that were checked and then checked again and handled hundreds of times by refs?

Is it as strange as getting beat when you were up by two TDs and then complaining the other team used totally legal formations?