Do you feel the New England Patriots deserve this for a Super Bowl ring?

[7nohitter]

Jealous much?

[Michael B]

And on another note the Seattle Seahawks decided against giving their players NFC championship necklaces. All of the samples came back too small and management was afraid they would choke - again.......

[steve B]

I like the joke. But for 750 he should be able to do a LOT better than that sorry piece of ................Nah, I won't say it maybe he's 10 or has problems and it's the best he could manage.

I did check in the team licensed stuff section of Target to see if there was a package of inflation needles with a Pats logo. I figured if they had some they'd be cheap enough to risk sending for an autograph. (And I'm a pats fan)No luck there, someone must make them.

Steve B

[sports-rings]

I did check in the team licensed stuff section of Target to see if there was a package of inflation needles with a Pats logo. I figured if they had some they'd be cheap enough to risk sending for an autograph. (And I'm a pats fan)No luck there, someone must make them.

I imagine with solder, or glue, or a glue gun, it would be inexpensive to make your own needle ring.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by sports-rings

I imagine with solder, or glue, or a glue gun, it would be inexpensive to make your own needle ring.

That's true. I'm also a member of a makerspace (A co-op shop thing with different stuff, everything from a leather shop to 3-D printers) I could 3D print one, or even have one of the people that has done jewelery cast one for me.

But where's the fun in that?

Oh, wait. That would be fun.........


Steve B

[sports-rings]

Patriots will receive latest Super Bowl rings at Robert Kraft’s house Sunday

Look for social media (ie Twitter) to light up Sunday evening as players will be tweeting pictures of the newest Super Bowl rings:
New England Patriots Super Bowl XLIX ring

According to the Boston Globe, the New England Patriots will receive their Super Bowl XLIX Championship rings at the home of owner Robert Kraft this coming Sunday.

Despite Bill Belichick’s tendency (some would say obsession) to move on to the next game, the members of the Patriots get one more special chance to celebrate their victory over the Seahawks back in February.

This presentation has a drastically different feel than other Super Bowl ring ceremonies of recent past.

The manufacturer of the latest Super Bowl ring, Jostens, has made no mention of being awarded the contract to design and manufacture the ring, and no official announcement was made in the weeks leading up to this event.

It remains to be seen, if the design and size of the latest Super Bowl ring, is affected by the bad feelings and controversy many fans and other teams now feel towards Kraft, Brady, Belichick, and the rest of the Patriots organization.

Will the special occasion be filled with some awkward moments?

The win over the Seattle Seahawks was stunning and miraculous, because of Malcolm Butler’s highly improbable interception on the goal line, which clinched the win for New England. But it might be a bit awkward between Belichick and Butler on Sunday, considering the coach recently had the cornerback benched during OTAs.

Still, Butler will probably be there Sunday, as all the members of the 2014 roster, including Darrelle Revis, were extended an invitation.

Speaking of awkward, I wonder if Rodger Goodell received an invitation, and if he will be present too.

Revis (who signed with the division-rival, New York Jets), Belichick, and Tom Brady all in the same room together might be just as awkward.

Just last month, Revis was asked about Deflategate and he didn’t shy away from the topic. Revis, said that his former team has “a history of doing stuff. You can’t hide that … Tom was there when they did that stuff in the past.”

Looks like it will be a very interesting Sunday evening at the Kraft house.

[Lordstan]

I don't get people defending the Patriots. Since when did cheating become OK if it "didn't matter anyway in the result of the game". or "it was only a half a PSI, or a ton of other excuses Patriots fan will cry. So what they are saying is it's OK to cheat and the only reason people complain is because everyone is jealous. Using the excuse that it doesn't matter because everyone does it, doesn't fly either. If you can prove a team is cheating, prove it and they should be punished evenly across the board.
Perhaps it's my jealousy taking, but didn't the Patriots get caught cheating twice now? When does it stop being jealousy and start being a pattern of behavior? It seems like it would be pretty easy to look like a genius, Belicheck, if you have film of the team's signals and you know what plays the other team is calling. Perhaps he didn't have the videos when he was with the Browns.
Also, please stop with the Peterson and Rice comparisons. Neither of their issues had anything to do with their in game play or cheating. Both committed acts outside of the game, yet both were punished by the game, formally and informally. Rice, IIRC, had his contract terminated and has not been able to find any further employment within the game. Peterson was out for a year and now is having similar issues figuring out where he will play. Both of them suffered severe punishment for their behavior, deservedly so. Brady got a 4 game suspension. Personally, I don't think that is a particularly severe punishment for cheating in a playoff game, regardless of it's effect on the outcome. The crime is the intent of the action not the effect. It is still a crime even if a person is trying to kill someone, but misses the shot. It's a different crime(attempted murder instead of murder), but still a crime.
Brady was involved in deflating balls to gain an advantage. Belicheck videotaped the Jets to get their signals to gain an advantage. Even if neither action resulted in an actual advantage, they still tried to gain an illegal advantage, nonetheless.
Definition of Cheating
1) act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game or examination.
Hmm. Sounds like the Patriots were cheating. I am jealous of the Patriots winning as much as they have. I can admit that, BUT what they did is still CHEATING. When you have a pattern of behavior like this, after a while, you have to start to wonder if all their winning is a result of honest skilled play or habitual cheating.
I didn't video tape opponents signals. I didn't deflate balls. I didn't make them cheat. They only have themselves to blame and deserve what they have gotten.