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Again, according to the official that measured the balls "best recollection" and according to basic science, the footballs were never underinflated to begin with. ie no violation even occurred.
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Is it possible Dustin that you are putting total faith into a flawed concept? You act like the science in this scenario is beyond question. So who's responsibility is it to make sure the game day footballs are inflated to the appropriate PSI. I take it that the team is responsible. Then does an NFL official measure them before the game to make sure they are at this level. Then are they returned to equipment handlers? Just want to get this straight. Now if I understand this the ball will of it's own accord in reaction to atmospheric conditions lose some PSI during the game. So according to this science how much PSI will the ball lose during the game. Were the balls in possession of the equipment men ever out of sight in a situation where the equipment men could have taken some air out? When were the balls checked again for PSI level. Why were they checked again for PSI level? Were the PSI levels consistent with what science would expect the Levels to be if not acted upon by any other outside force except for Atmospheric conditions. Why would the NFL be on a witch hunt against one of their most marketable figures and most popular teams. Why would they subject themselves to the ridicule and scorn of fans like you? Educate me please.
Pretty simple. I'll lay out the basics.
1) The NFL was informed by someone that they thought footballs were underinflated before the Colts/Patriots game. This sort of thing happens all the time where complaints are made from team to team before games according to most. Obviously they didn't take this too seriously to start because there was no extra precautions/mentions to the officials for the game, etc.
2) Basic measurements were taken of the footballs' PSI levels, as is standard practice. Though the needles used, according to the Wells report even, have vastly different readings. All footballs were in compliance with the 12.5 minimum range, according to the information we have, though again, we don't know the accuracy of the needles (measuring devices) used.
3) One of the equipment managers of the Patriots took the footballs to the field pregame. On the way, he stopped in the restroom for approximately 90 seconds. That 90 seconds is the ONLY time in entire timeline the footballs are out of plain sight or not in the view of cameras. According to some, that's proof that they cheated and he could easily deflate 12 footballs in 90 seconds to the proper specifications they want. According to others, there's no way he could, and he simply was taking a piss.
4) In-game, a football is complained about by one of the Colts' players on an interception for being "underinflated". They take all of the footballs in at halftime (Colts and Patriots), measure them, and re-inflate them to the proper level, taking readings.
5) Almost all Patriots' footballs, as well as several Colts' footballs, measure under the 12.5 PSI "minimum".
6) The league somehow determines, without any knowledge of science, that the Patriots must have cheated and tampered with the footballs. In doing so, there comes a leak from the NFL that 11 of the 12 Patriots footballs were "significantly" underinflated, some by "as much as 2 PSI". This was a completely erroneous leak that has swayed public sentiment for 7 months now. No balls were "significantly" under the 12.5 PSI minimum.
7) The NFL leads an "investigation" and in doing so, it's clear that both Wells and Troy Vincent do not understand science. In fact they dismiss the science by the vast majority of those that have studied it that all footballs naturally lose about 1 PSI based on the weather change from the room to outside temperature/pressure at the temperature it was in-game.
8) Again, the needles used to measure are in question. The head official claims in the report that he believes he used Needle A. Needle A would point almost conclusively, by science, that the Patriots' footballs were all at the proper range when the initial ratings were taken, and would have lost about the amount of pressure they lost based on the game conditions. However, the NFL presses that official (who is an NFL employee) and asks him "is it possible" that he used Needle B? He says, yes, it's possible, but his recollection is that he used Needle A. The Wells report somehow concludes that they believe he used Needle B. No mention is made of the Colts' "underinflated" footballs, because their pressure was underinflated on some, but still a little more than the Patriots'.
9) The investigation continues with testimony, text message readings, etc. All they are able to string together from hundreds of hours of testimony and thousands of text messages is that some equipment managers with the Patriots know that Brady likes "deflated" footballs. We have no idea what range that "deflation" is at. Whether it's 11 PSI, 12.5 PSI, or 13.5 PSI. None. No proof. No mentions. Nothing.
10) The NFL suspends Brady for 4 games. On appeal, they suspend him again.
11) The NFL leaks/states that Brady "destroyed" his personal cell phone, again biasing public opinion.
12) More news comes out that the NFL has been given ALL Patriot employee cell phones throughout the investigation. And a full list of every number that Brady has had contact with via text or phone over the period in question. Brady has also provided 10,000+ text messages but would not provide his private, personal phone to the investigation, as is his right.
Again, the most likely explanation has always been:
The Patriots' like to have their footballs for Brady at about the minimum of 12.5 PSI
The Colts' like to have their footballs for Luck set at a little bit higher PSI, maybe around 13-13.25 PSI
ALL footballs underwent the PSI change due to the change in conditions, consistent with science.
The NFL, mainly Wells and Vincent, did not understand this (maybe still don't) and hence thought they had "caught" Brady in some act. They use little snippets of information like "deflation" in texts (without any context for how much, etc.) to further their witch hunt.
Knowing that the whole thing is ridiculous, but not wanting to admit their incompetence, they've tried to shift blame as much as possible through erroneous leaks ("detroyed" cell phone, 11 of 12 balls as much as 2 PSI under limit, etc.) onto an organization and player that they know many fans hate anyway.
Not to mention that no advantage has been shown in any way. And the Patriots beat the Colts by far more in the 2nd half than the first.
The whole this is a ridiculous sham.
Listen, I know people hate the Patriots/Brady. I know there was "spygate" before. But look at the FACTS in this case. Just use math/science. There is not even evidence that the footballs were ever underinflated in the first place. Again, everything else is moot if that's the case.
Thanks very much for the more or less concise breakdown. I acknowledge that the Patriots despite many that love them are among the more hated teams in the league. Maybe only second to the Cowboys who are also the most loved team. However, that is among fans. Maybe the league hates them because of the prior cheating.
I definitely question the science here that says a game ball will lose a whole pound PSI from a little before game time to half time. That seems far too much, but that is just me guessing. Will the ball continue losing PSI from half time to the end of the game? When do they go flat? Why does the equipment man in question call himself the Deflator?
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