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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I thought your backflips were amusing at first. Now they just seem pathetic.
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I have to say that I haven't been reading Burger's and Ty's posts as overly defensive on this topic. But maybe that's just because I inadvertently engaged a rabid Patriots fan on this topic and this was the result:
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rabid pats fan (rpf): [stuff about Beckham]
ncs: [stuff about Beckham] How many games do you think Brady will actually miss? Any?
rpf: none
rpf: I've read the report twice. it's shit.
ncs: those texts were pretty embarrassing for him. ha ha.
rpf: for who?
ncs: Brady. Those guys do not like him. They think he's a total douche.
rpf: eh...in the heat of the game who isn''t? two jabronis on text. whatever. there's nothing there and its not going to stand. I could run diown the holes for an hour
rpf: the hilarious thing about the report is that it unknowingly has the Colts admitting to cheating
rpf: p 35 footnote 11 regarding official rules of preparation of balls: The guidelines stated that: “Prior to each game, a team‟s equipment manager will prepare 12 footballs to be used for non-kicking downs. The footballs will have the prior approval of the team‟s quarterback, who can briefly test them the preceding week, but the balls cannot be used during midweek or pregame practice sessions.
rpf: p 41 footnote 21: During our investigation, we also obtained information concerning the football preparation process used by the Colts. Colts personnel informed us that, like the Patriots, they take new footballs and rub them with a wet or warm towel to remove the outer preservative, followed by brushing with the same brushes provided by Wilson. Footballs are then used during practice, with the expectation that normal wear and tear on the footballs, and their interaction with players‟ sweat, will help break in the balls. Sean Sullivan, the Colts Equipment Manager, explained that, in his view, the best way to soften the leather is for the footballs to interact with sweat during practice and then get baked in the sun. The Colts repeat the brushing and baking process, and continue to practice with the footballs as they are broken in, until they reach a certain point, when they will be set aside for potential game use.
rpf: So there you go...the rules explicitly state that you can't use balls used in practice for the game and then here we have the Colts admitting that they use the balls in practice for games
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Oy. Really my level of engagement on this issue is that I sort of enjoy watching Tom be embarrassed. I'm glad that I'll never be that person who is double-checking and quoting footnotes of official NFL reports.
Relatedly, have you guys ever looked at yourteamcheats.com? That's a lot of research and cataloging.
