Inflategate · PACKERSHOME

PackFanWithTwins
Veteran Member Topic Starter

10 years ago

Why does this rule even exist? As long as each team is only supplying their own balls, why not let them inflate or deflate them how ever much they like. No team would have an advantage or disadvantage so the playing field would be level.

Since the balls are all inspected prior to the game, unless they have video of a team member changing the balls between the inspection and the game, it is going to be pretty hard to show that anything was intentionally done by the Pats.

Unless there is a player safety issue that I can figure out, this rule should be removed. If a team wants to use a completely flat ball why not let them. They would only be impacting their own performance.

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Zero2Cool
Elite Member

10 years ago

The real atrocity is nimrods continuing this abomination on the English language by appending -gate to everything. Unimaginative pricks.

dyeah_gb
Member

10 years ago

The real atrocity is nimrods continuing this abomination on the English language by appending -gate to everything. Unimaginative pricks.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

I agree. Nothing is more egregious to the current Grammargate scandal. #GrammarGate, #BringBackMyWords

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool - R. Feynman

Porforis
Veteran Member

10 years ago

The real atrocity is nimrods continuing this abomination on the English language by appending -gate to everything. Unimaginative pricks.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

Let's call this plague Gategate.

Cheesey
Preferred Member

10 years ago

The Patriots cheating?????
(Is anyone shocked?)

Gilligan
Member

10 years ago

The real atrocity is nimrods continuing this abomination on the English language by appending -gate to everything. Unimaginative pricks.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool

It has become such a cliche that it now seems to minimize the impact of any scandal. People become cynical much too quickly to propagate old comparisons.

It’s like how we add ‘–oholic’ to the ends of things we’re addicted to, even though ‘-oholic’ is not a suffix.

I am chosen by many but taken by no one.

Cheesey
Preferred Member

10 years ago

I'm a "Packeroholic", does that count?
Anyway....they have rules for a reason. If someone does ANYTHING against the rules to try to gain an edge, it's cheating, period. The penalty should be huge, or there will be no reason for them to stop.
Take away draft picks? So what. One SB trophy is worth more then that.
A monetary fine? Big deal. The money they make winning a SB will make them more money the the fine will cost them.
What was it, 11 of 12 footballs that were way under inflated? Belicheats explanation that it was the rubbing of the footballs that caused it? Oh....11 it affects, but one oddball ball it didn't? Who believes that bull?
Again, the rule is in place for a reason. How about taking away their AFC title, and give it to the Colts? That would get their attention.(I know the TOOTHLESS NFL would never do that)

PackFanWithTwins
Veteran Member Topic Starter

10 years ago

Originally Posted by: Cheesey

Packers over inflate the footballs because Rodgers likes them as hard as possible, the officials lower the balls to be within tolerance if they are found to be to high. Does that mean the Packers are trying to cheat and should be punished? The Pats go for the opposite end of the spectrum and push the lower limits of the inflation range. Unless there is proof that the pats removed more air after the balls were inspected, they didn't do anything wrong.

I can see them putting tamper seals on the footballs when inspected like they do with urine samples.

The world needs ditch diggers too Danny!!!

Cheesey
Preferred Member

10 years ago

If it's true? Yes.
Otherwise get rid of the rule, or enforce it.
For EVERY TEAM.

Zero2Cool
Elite Member

10 years ago

#10

Why do they even need more than one ball anyway? I see the value in having some backups just in case of weather conditions or a player tosses it into the end zone or wants to keep it for some reason. Other than that, why not just play with one ball?

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