Pats Cheating Comfirmed

[PizzaDoughz]

According to the report, the league sources say the NFL determined 11 of the 12 footballs used by the Patriots were under-inflated by two pounds per square inch each. Per NFL rules, footballs are required to be inflated between 12.5 and 13.5 PSI and weigh between 14 and 15 ounces.

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/1/2...bill-belichick

Discuss.

[eDave]

Don't **** with the ball. The game is named after it FFS.

[TimBone]

Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

11 of the 12 balls were all exactly under-inflated by the same amount...

so either the Patriots cheated after the balls were inspected ... or the Patriots cheated, knowing the balls weren't going to be properly inspected

if it's the latter? Well, I guess I'd be more ok with it.

Yeah....I would like the NFL to come out and say whether the refs failed to do their pregame inspection. Thats a huge part of the equation, IMO. If thats the case, then I'll go along with Dane and put it off on the refs.

[unlurking]

Originally Posted by TimBone

You absolutely are excusing the Patriots though.

Unless he believes it was an accident, then yes. He most definitely is promoting cheating. Apparently the only thing the Pats did wrong was get caught.

[GoChargers]

Originally Posted by TimBone

Yeah....I would like the NFL to come out and say whether the refs failed to do their pregame inspection. Thats a huge part of the equation, IMO. If thats the case, then I'll go along with Dane and put it off on the refs.

Let's be real, given how the NFL bungled the Ray Rice thing, Bountygate, etc., if the final verdict is that the refs are somehow responsible, there's a good chance that they're just being thrown under the bus by the league to "protect the shield."

[Hootie]

since the Chiefs beat the Pats and the Seahawks ... the only reasonable thing to do is have the Chiefs replace the Pats in the Super Bowl as punishment

[DaneMcCloud]

[DementedLogic]

It really comes down to when the balls were deflated. Aaron Rodgers has admitted that he prefers an over inflated ball for throwing, and that he will bump up the pressure in their balls and hope the ref doesn't notice during inspection. If the Refs failed to do their job, its on them.

[TimBone]

Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

since the Chiefs beat the Pats and the Seahawks ... the only reasonable thing to do is have the Chiefs replace the Pats in the Super Bowl as punishment

Why should we Chiefs fans be punished?

[eDave]

Originally Posted by DementedLogic

It really comes down to when the balls were deflated. Aaron Rodgers has admitted that he prefers an over inflated ball for throwing, and that he will bump up the pressure in their balls and hope the ref doesn't notice during inspection. If the Refs failed to do their job, its on them.

Demented logic indeed.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by TimBone

You absolutely are excusing the Patriots though.

The NFL tests for PED's, steroids and illegal substances along with the height, weight, length and speed of its players. They have Instant Replay of scoring plays and challenge plays, which are checked onsite and overseen in New York.

Yet, their rules for the football itself goes unchecked in a Conference Championship, and I am supposed to feel anger or that justice hasn't been served or that an injustice has occurred?

[SPchief]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

The NFL tests for PED's, steroids and illegal substances along with the height, weight, length and speed of its players. They have Instant Replay of scoring plays and challenge plays, which are checked onsite and overseen in New York.

Yet, their rules for the football itself goes unchecked in a Conference Championship, and I am supposed to feel anger or that justice hasn't been served or that an injustice has occurred?

So the logic is to blame the NFL for not following their procedure for checking balls and not the Pats for doing the cheating knowing the NFL wouldn't be checking the balls?

[Jerm]

At this rate, I'm gonna be let down that if they don't announce in the next few days that Belichick has been spiking the Gatorade at Gillette.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by SPchief

So the logic is to blame the NFL for not following their procedure for checking balls and not the Pats for doing the cheating knowing the NFL wouldn't be checking the balls?

The NFL is checking for cheating at every turn.

But they don't check the actual ball itself? Something so easy? Something that doesn't cost millions of dollars?

How is that not their fault?

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by unlurking

JFC this is stupid. They checked pre-game. Would you prefer an extra 2 minute timeout before each drive while they check all the balls again? This is absolute bullshit and you know it.

For someone who has had massive hissie fits about people pirating media you should just shut the **** up since you didn't catch them.

[SPchief]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

The NFL is checking for cheating at every turn.

But they don't check the actual ball itself? Something so easy? Something that doesn't cost millions of dollars?

How is that not their fault?

So we're gonna exonerate the Pats for actually doing the cheating?