Are These 5 Patriots Championship Rings Now Tarnished?

[pgellis]

Originally Posted by gnaz01

All this talk and no one has even mentioned that the refs handle the balls not once, but twice, every single play!!! Why would they not have noticed it. The head ref was a 12 year veteran and the others were 7+ years, and you are telling me they couldn't feel it?? They handle the ball more than Brady.

My buddy is an official in the NFL and he said that you are moving so quickly with the ball, that you could not tell if the balls were under-inflated........just saying.

Plus, that still doesn't excuse the Patriots for cheating to begin with.

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by pgellis

My buddy is an official in the NFL and he said that you are moving so quickly with the ball, that you could not tell if the balls were under-inflated........just saying.

Plus, that still doesn't excuse the Patriots for cheating to begin with.

Phil, I agree that it is moving fast, but aren't the QB's moving just as fast if not faster??

[pgellis]

I don't know how it's on the officials........

Brady came out yesterday and said that his preferred level of pressure is exactly 12.5 PSI. So if that is the case, why didn't he say something about the first half balls that were at least 2 lbs. PSI under that?

Total liar and the NFL cover-up is disgusting.......

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by pgellis

I don't know how it's on the officials........

Brady came out yesterday and said that his preferred level of pressure is exactly 12.5 PSI. So if that is the case, why didn't he say something about the first half balls that were at least 2 lbs. PSI under that?

Total liar and the NFL cover-up is disgusting.......

Don't get me wrong, it's not only on the officials, I feel they have some ownership as well though. Brady is wrong if he did it............but it hasn't been proven yet.

[btcarfagno]

http://www.sharpfootballanalysis.com/blog/?p=2932

So their performance in home fumbles lost is beyond great. It is historic. They fumble so much less at home than any other outdoor team in the league it isn't funny. It is statistically a near impossibility that this is just some sort of "numbers glitch". Guess what a more deflated ball leads to?

Fewer fumbles.

What if their use of these type of balls leads to two extra home wins this year than they would have otherwise had? What if that gives the Steelers home field and a one week bye......giving Leveon Bell an extra week to rest and maybe get healthy? I don't understand anyone who says this is meaningless.

Tom C

[sports-rings]

I had a feeling it was only a matter of time before we saw Patriots Super Bowl Ring humor make its way to the internet.

This photo showed up this week on Twitter. Kind of says it all:

[steve B]

The rings won't be tarnished, but the market may be a bit soft

Steve B