Tom Brady's reaction to 'deflate-gate.' Scumbag, cheating, liar?

[Hootie]

http://www.csnne.com/new-england-pat...s/deflate-gate

During his weekly appearance on WEEI's Dennis and Callahan Show, Tom Brady was asked by Kirk Minihane if he was aware of the controversy. The Pats' quarterback said he wasn't. When it was explained to him, Brady's reaction was . . .

A deep, hearty laugh.

"I think I've heard it all [now]," Brady said. "Oh, God. It's ridiculous . . .

"That's the last of my worries. I don't even respond to stuff like this."

So, the 'greatest QB ever' (allegedly), is a cheater, and a liar ... and now has been the face of an organization that is in the midst of another cheating scandal.

In the first scandal, it was rumored that Flutie accidentally picked up his helmet and was amazed coaches were talking to him right up until the ball was snapped telling him exactly what to expect on the defensive side (NFL rules dictate all communication is cut off at 15 seconds on the playclock).

Now this?

What an incredible black eye to the New England Patriots and their golden boy, Tom Brady. Just disgusting.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by ndws

Blame the Colts for not having the gumption to let 2 pounds of air out of their footballs as well. Or did they? Nobody has reported what their ball pressures were.

Who gives a shit. Instead of making more rules, take some rules away, allow parity and creativeness to some degree and just let them play a ****ing game. Christ if the kickers have to have their own ball, just go by middle school rules and everybody, both sides included, plays with the same ball.

Funny....the guys who bring up Brad Johnson changing the balls don't bring up the point that he said that he did it to ALL the balls in the Superbowl. Everyone was playing with the same type of ball.

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by eDave

Conceded. But within boundaries. Exceed those boundaries and things get serious.

If a pitcher exceeds the boundaries, the take the ball out of play and give him another. That's not particularly serious.

And here's a little something about footballs

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/not-fo...184104713.html


This is all a tempest in a teapot. The Panthers messed with the balls earlier this season, on the sidelines, after the officials had checked them. I'm still waiting on all the outrage about that. Player after player has come forward, mostly laughing this off or minimizing it. The coaches at the Senior Bowl say it's nonsense.

If the Patriots messed with the ball, the baseline is a 25K fine, according to the rule. Even for the league, it's obviously not that big a deal.

[The Franchise]

Everyone cheats....it's ok.

[Pitt Gorilla]

The broncos used to scuff, muddy, etc. the opposition's footballs. The donx balls were kept dry and in front of a heater.

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by Dicky McElephant

Funny....the guys who bring up Brad Johnson changing the balls don't bring up the point that he said that he did it to ALL the balls in the Superbowl. Everyone was playing with the same type of ball.

Things were done differently back then because the teams used the same balls, and Johnson and Gannon both agreed that they'd get the balls altered. So, in effect, both guys 'cheated'.

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by Dicky McElephant

Funny....the guys who bring up Brad Johnson changing the balls don't bring up the point that he said that he did it to ALL the balls in the Superbowl. Everyone was playing with the same type of ball.

Right, in the game that Rich Gannon threw five picks in.

Look, if nobody cares about Johnson, that's fine. If nobody cares about Rodgers, that's fine. If nobody cares about the Vikings and Jags (or Panthers, whichever one it is), that's fine.

But what makes no sense is that nobody cares about any of that, but everyone is losing their minds over the Patriots. The selective outrage, and selective desire for punishment, is a problem.

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by kysirsoze

Still isn't the same as deflating after the refs checked them. Not even close.

Except we don't (yet) know if that's what the Patriots did.

[MagicHef]

Originally Posted by Amnorix

Right, in the game that Rich Gannon threw five picks in.

Look, if nobody cares about Johnson, that's fine. If nobody cares about Rodgers, that's fine. If nobody cares about the Vikings and Jags (or Panthers, whichever one it is), that's fine.

But what makes no sense is that nobody cares about any of that, but everyone is losing their minds over the Patriots. The selective outrage, and selective desire for punishment, is a problem.

Do you admit that the Rodgers/Johnson issue is not even close to the same as the Brady issue?

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by Donger

Yes, I know SIMMS said that. Like I said, perhaps the refs he refers to want the ball pressure to right in the middle. I take it you don't fill the tires on your vehicle to the maximum recommended?

Good lord.

[MagicHef]

Originally Posted by Amnorix

Except we don't (yet) know if that's what the Patriots did.

They've said that the balls were checked, and were normal before the game. At halftime, the balls were checked again; the Patriot balls were deflated and the Colt balls were normal.

What do you think happened?

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by MagicHef

They've said that the balls were checked, and were normal before the game. At halftime, the balls were checked again; the Patriot balls were deflated and the Colt balls were normal.

What do you think happened?

Look man

The Panthers heated some balls up earlier this year!

DON'T YOU GET IT?

THE PANTHERS!

THE PANTHERS I SAY!

[mdchiefsfan]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

I read something last night by a ref that said, nothing should be done to the balls at all....but he didn't cite a rule for it. Immediately, Eli's balls came to my mind when I read that.

NTTAWWT

[eDave]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

If a pitcher exceeds the boundaries, the take the ball out of play and give him another. That's not particularly serious.

And here's a little something about footballs

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/not-fo...184104713.html


This is all a tempest in a teapot. The Panthers messed with the balls earlier this season, on the sidelines, after the officials had checked them. I'm still waiting on all the outrage about that. Player after player has come forward, mostly laughing this off or minimizing it. The coaches at the Senior Bowl say it's nonsense.

If the Patriots messed with the ball, the baseline is a 25K fine, according to the rule. Even for the league, it's obviously not that big a deal.

What? You spit on a ball and you are GONE. And suspended immediately.

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by eDave

What? You spit on a ball and you are GONE. And suspended immediately.

I didn't say anything about spitting on the ball. Pitchers rub the balls, often using the dirt to help give them a bit of a scuff. If it becomes too much, the officials take the ball out of play.

That's all this is. Don't let Hootie drag you into his fever dreams.

[eDave]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

I didn't say anything about spitting on the ball.

Deflating the ball, outside the boundaries, is spitting on the ball.

Just making analogies.