Mavric Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 That's an all-time choke by the Packers. Up by 12 with five minutes and have the ball. Against a team that turned it over five times. But really, you don't win championships by kicking field goals from the one yard line. Twice. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Scott Dochterman @ScottDochterman 2h2 hours agoNorth Liberty, IA B1G may not have had a QB drafted in the first round since Kerry Collins, but the league produced both starting Super Bowl QBs this year. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Austen Arnaud @ADArnaud4 2h2 hours ago Incredible stat, Tom Brady has 20 playoff wins. That is more than 21 current NFL franchises. Quote Link to comment
T_O_Bull Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Scott Dochterman @ScottDochterman 2h2 hours agoNorth Liberty, IA B1G may not have had a QB drafted in the first round since Kerry Collins, but the league produced both starting Super Bowl QBs this year. Wilson, only kind of, remember he graduated from NC St. before transferring to Wisc. T_O_B Quote Link to comment
Count 'Bility Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Apparently just a little teeny bit of air is worth 38 points? http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/deflate-gate--report--patriots-being-investigated-for-deflated-footballs-062844133.html Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 The way they do over time in the NFL is just plain stupid. This is one instance where they really need to take a lesson from college. 1 Quote Link to comment
zoogs Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4776728/jim-nantz-phil-simms-discussion-adds-context-to-deflated-football-talk But he said something [that] was unique: 'I like to push the limit to how much air we can put in the football, even go over what they allow you to do and see if the officials take air out of it.' Because he thinks it’s easier for him to grip. He likes them tight. Phill Simms, quoting Aaron Rodgers -- apparently a fan of tight balls. Quote Link to comment
ZRod Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 The way they do over time in the NFL is just plain stupid. This is one instance where they really need to take a lesson from college. Or why couldn't they just run a normal 15 minute period and then once that's up it's sudden death? Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 It appears the Colts were onto something when they believed some of the balls used during Sunday's AFC Championship game were not fully inflated. ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported late Tuesday night that 11 of the football the Patriots used were two pounds underweight in their 45-7 rout of the Colts at Gillette Stadium. Pro Football Talk dug into the rulebook and said all NFL footballs must have 12.5-13.5 pounds of air. The officials inspect 12 footballs from each squad a few hours before the game, PFT says, and they likely would have noticed if they were two pounds below the standard. Logic would lead you to believe New England doctored the footballs after the referees inspected them. Indianapolis likely never would have realized it was even an issue had linebacker D’Qwell Jackson not picked off quarterback Tom Brady in the second quarter. Bob Glauber of Newsday says that's what led to the league's investigation. Coach Bill Belichick did not flatly deny the allegations but said Monday he had not heard anything about it until that morning. The players also acted as if it was the craziest thing they had ever heard. Quarterback Tom Brady said the allegations were "ridiculous." 247 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Stewart Mandel @slmandel 15m15 minutes ago The referee charged with inspecting the footballs at Patriots' game was Walt Anderson. He's also the Big 12's coordinator of officials. Quote Link to comment
StPaulHusker Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 How do the referees handling the football after every play not notice 11 of 12 Patriot footballs are 2 psi underweight but 1 DB who rarely touches a football in a game spotted it in an instant? Quote Link to comment
zoogs Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Reiss: all thoughts in one place on deflated balls I feel compelled to say, as a fan of the Pats, I'd rather not see the team be any part of crap like this. That Aaron Rodgers talks about attempting to sneak overinflated balls through or that Brad Johnson admits to paying to doctor 100 balls in a Super Bowl doesn't really matter. It's not hard to stay far away from it. Why bother? Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Albert Breer @AlbertBreer 5m5 minutes ago Gas station guy in Mobile: "Where you from?" Me: "Boston." Gas station guy: "Were you in charge of deflating the balls?" #TheSearchIsOn Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Deadspin @Deadspin 1h1 hour ago Report: The NFL was aware of Patriots ball-deflation allegations before Sunday. http://deadsp.in/ryxF9Lt Quote Link to comment
zoogs Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 If Belichick was behind this I hope they take away draft picks and suspend him. One of the best coaches in the business with one of the best teams, why? I go back to what Patriots owner Robert Kraft said to Belichick after Spygate. "Did it even help? (No.) Then you're a real schmuck." I mean, the story is unfinished, but how can anyone give the Patriots the benefit of the doubt? What a shame. Quote Link to comment
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