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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I think every quarterback likes their balls just so, and they all have been playing with them that way for a while, and so no one was getting a competitive edge. As well all remember, the first half of the Patriots-Colts game, when they were playing with supposedly deflated balls (though consider what the investigation ultimately said, as opposed to the "facts" someone leaked to Chris Mortensen after the game), was fairly close, and then the Patriots blew the Colts out in the second half with regulation balls.
What do you think?
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I think there is some logical dissonance in what you're saying.
Quarterbacks like their balls a certain way. There is a legal range within which it is okay to manipulate the footballs. Brady goes below this range. But because the rule allows for a range, Brady was not gaining a competitive edge even though he goes beyond what others are allowed? That makes zero fucking sense.
The fact that the Patriots blew the Colts out is dispositive of nothing. If I prefer a tacky basketball and I play with one that is tackier than regulation and I beat your ass with my ball and a regulation ball, that does not mean I don't have an advantage when I play with my ball. It means I'm much better than you.
And the real question is, how much of an advantage did Brady get when he played with deflated balls the game before against the Ravens in cold weather? How about the receivers?
Whatever. You'll say, "There's no evidence of deflated balls in any other game." I'll say, "Right. This was the first time." I'll point to the fact that Brady's guy's nickname is The Deflator and they seem to have an understanding that he will be rewarded for deflating the footballs. You'll say it makes no difference or it's only because it's the Patriots and they're so successful that anyone cares. I'll say that's ridiculous. You'll quote someone. Hank will lose his mind. And then we'll go around in circles again.
TM
