Thread: Patriots being investigated for using deflated balls.

The NFL sure has a fascination with the Patriots balls, thats ghey.

So wait, deflated balls helped the Pats but hurt the Colts?

Originally Posted by PatriotsGuy

So wait, deflated balls helped the Pats but hurt the Colts?

I would imagine they only gave the refs the deflated balls when NE was on offense.

Vic Lombardi retweeted
Peter King @SI_PeterKing · 9h

RT @bkravitz: Told if a league investigation confirms deflated footballs it will result in lost draft picks. Stay tuned.

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Peter King @SI_PeterKing · 9h

RT @bkravitz: Breaking: A league source tells me the NFL is investigating the possibility the Patriots deflated footballs Sunday night.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

I would imagine they only gave the refs the deflated balls when NE was on offense.

Those damn 17 year old ball boys are so tricky!

Refs are responsible for balls. Stupid non story

So how does that work? At some point dont they both play with the same ball? Or do they always get changed? And what does a deflated ball do vs a fully inflated ball? What is the advantage?

Doesn't it ever get tiresome for the fans of that team to have the team looked at for this kind of stuff all the time? I mean they are a good football team, they really don't need this shit, but Belicheat just can't trust himself or his team that they don't need these shenanigans. Kind of sad really.

Originally Posted by GEM

Doesn't it ever get tiresome for the fans of that team to have the team looked at for this kind of stuff all the time? I mean they are a good football team, they really don't need this shit, but Belicheat just can't trust himself or his team that they don't need these shenanigans. Kind of sad really.

Oh, so they have already been found guilty? I wasn't aware.

Originally Posted by OB

So how does that work? At some point dont they both play with the same ball? Or do they always get changed? And what does a deflated ball do vs a fully inflated ball? What is the advantage?

Better grip when wet is what everyone is claiming.I assume if it's true the pats would have practiced like that all week

Originally Posted by WTE

Oh, so they have already been found guilty? I wasn't aware.

The Patriots taped the Rams practice AND used illegal formations against the Ravens, duh!

Originally Posted by Pudge

Better grip when wet is what everyone is claiming.I assume if it's true the pats would have practiced like that all week

It helps more when you have small hands, of which Brady does not.

USC did this a couple years ago for Matt Barkley in a game against Oregon. Matt Barkley does have small hands. USC lost that game.

Also makes a ball generally easier to throw and to catch...provided you have practice doing it. Which would explain the advantage it would give NE over Indy. Assuming it happened at all, of course.

But how proud are Pats fans that due to their history, even the most inane claims are investigation worthy.

Originally Posted by dogfish

lol. . . DeflateGate!

That will sure take the air out of your sails.

One thing that could salvage this otherwise worst case scenario ever for a SB is if the Pats get busted in some huge cheating scandal(this isn't it by the way this is stupid) and 5 or more Seahawks are busted for PEDs, then the game is a giant stinker ending on a terribly botched call that rips a victory right out of BBs hands and gifts it to a very undeserving Seahawks team. That would be bliss.