FireChan Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Bob Kravitz @bkravitz 9m9 minutes ago Breaking: A league source tells me the NFL is investigating the possibility the Patriots deflated footballs Sunday night. More to come. Bob Kravitz @bkravitz 8m8 minutes ago I'm told at one point the officials took a ball out of play and weighed it. Should hear more tomorrow on this subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Weighed it? What could they have done to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffHead Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Ground up and in the freezer! Weighed it? What could they have done to it?Deflating the ball is an advantage to the ball handlers (hehe) particularly in poor weather@bkravitz: Told if a league investigation confirms deflated footballs it will result in lost draft picks. Stay tuned. Edited January 19, 2015 by FluffHead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 If they find it true, they should take the win away from the Pats immediately and send Indy to the SB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 SteveStojan said we need to ignore this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickelCity Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Is this a real thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg F Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 If they find it true, they should take the win away from the Pats immediately and send Indy to the SB If true Belichick should receive a Sean Payton type suspension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffHead Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 At the start of the second half there was a delay after Indy kicked off to New England. The refs switched a ball out and then went on with the game. That had to be it. Phil Simms stated he thought there was still a kicking ball on the field and that was the delay, but he was clueless. It makes sense as the heavy precipitation was coming in in the second half and the pats could have deflated the ball at halftime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 wouldnt colts and pats use the same balls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffHead Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 wouldnt colts and pats use the same balls? High school/college/NFL each team brings their own game balls that they use when on offense. The balls are switched out after change of possession. Refs always check the footballs pre game to make sure they are properly inflated and not altered or scuffed up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 If true Belichick should receive a Sean Payton type suspension. I'd agree with that too. It isn't so much that it helped the Pats win. It didn't, it's an integrity issue. Billy will get somebody to fall on the sword for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 They took some air out of their balls!? NO WONDER The Colts couldn't stop LaGarret Blount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffHead Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 They took some air out of their balls!? NO WONDER The Colts couldn't stop LaGarret Blount. Not saying it is the reason they won. It clearly is not. But it is cheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Not saying it is the reason they won. It clearly is not. But it is cheating. I !@#$ing hate those guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) USC got in trouble for doing this in 2012: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/08/usc-fined-deflating-footballs-oregon-student-manager_n_2091987.html And the Raiders used to do it too: "*The Raiders often sneaked underinflated footballs into home games, because soft-tosser Stabler could handle an underinflated ball more easily than a big-armed quarterback like Terry Bradshaw." http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/NFP-Sunday-Blitz-7445.html Would be shocking if true since everyone knows they stopped cheating after SpyGate. Edited January 19, 2015 by reddogblitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Is this a real thing?Yes - google it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaadThingsMan Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Boy Belichek digs deep. Is there anything he won't do, allegedly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Cubed Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 And this is why they are the Patriots*. If true say goodbye to some draft picks and $$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Never ceases to amaze me what belicheat will do to gain an advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8prisoner Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 A lot of drops in the first half .. They fixed that . If it's tru . It could swing the score quite a bit if colts couldn't function well with properly inflated footballs. We should turn our backs and cost em real money by ignoring any game the pats play in and find someone to admit they taped walk thrus. Baltimore should be playin, those three plays won them the game as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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