I thought that the deflate-gate was not that big a deal. But then I heard that a soft football prevents fumbles. A friend turned me on to the linked blog. If that guy's analysis is correct, the Pats have gotten a HUGE advantage by deflating footballs.
I also noted that fumbles lost -- the NYG are pretty bad. However in his analysis of all fumbles we are near the top of low fumbles per play. I guess we're just crappy at recovering the fumbles we do lose. Tom ought to work on that.
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explains bill's forthcoming presser about detailing how hard they make the ball to hold onto in practice to prevent turnovers. didnt is seem completely out of character to share that information? he knows the data is there - has to explain it.
this is a smoking gun.
Anyone who thinks this is going away or thinks it should go away are wrong. If this is a longterm thing and can be proven so, the fallout ould be tremendous.
they are repeat offenders, liars, and cheaters
If not, I bet lil bill will have some nonsense planned for Super Sunday to show everyone how clever and untouchable he is
Looks accurate
And yes, it makes a difference if your fingers can bear down and get a better grip. Listen to what JBettis has to say in the video.
Green Bay from the last '50s to the mid-60s. Dallas, Miami, Pittsburgh, and Oakland in the '70s. The 49ers in the '80s and into the middle of the '90s. Dallas for most of the '90s.
My intuition is there may be similar dominance.
But I think this is less about the ball's "grippiness" and more about a well coached team, with one of the greatest QBs in history, during a phenomenal run of winning...
Jesus Christ, it's like people don't read anything.
Each team provides 12 balls that will be used ONLY WHEN THEY HAVE POSSESSION.
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wouldn't both teams have the same advantage in terms of fumbling?
Jesus Christ, it's like people don't read anything.
Each team provides 12 balls that will be used ONLY WHEN THEY HAVE POSSESSION.
Are you the pot or the kettle?
And Yes, the sustained excellence of the Pats has everything to do with a great coach, great QB, talented team -- but if they can steal a few games each season because they didn't fumble and the other team did, apparently they're not above doing so...
No. The kicking balls are provided by the league and have a "K" on them.
How many times a game do the officials grip the ball hard enough to throw it 30 yards?