Re: The 2013 New England Patriots
OK, I am seeing how this works out. Ball deflated explains why other team specialist can't field the punt and doinks off his helmet to Pats defender. Pats D recovers because it was an easy ball to reclaim given it is deflated. Also, Pats deflated it to a point where their full back and offensive tackle can catch it for tds, yet their receivers(and Colts receivers) can't. And it must have made it very easy for Blount to hold on to that football. And Pats DB can pick of Luck... not without good deflation. I mean, how else could we explain the Colts defender intercepting Brady?
It is either all that, OR....
The Pats had a game plan where they were going to take away the tendencies of the other team and then rely on a battle in the trenches. Rely on OL and fullback to road grade, and rely on DL and LB to get a lead against the other team's substandard run game.
Not sure I know which one of those happened.
I have to think that's full of snark... what gets me is I assumed the league had control of the balls and things like that. If it was that big of a deal then wouldn't deal with it themselves.
Things not worth getting worked up over...
OK, I am seeing how this works out. Ball deflated explains why other team specialist can't field the punt and doinks off his helmet to Pats defender. Pats D recovers because it was an easy ball to reclaim given it is deflated. Also, Pats deflated it to a point where their full back and offensive tackle can catch it for tds, yet their receivers(and Colts receivers) can't. And it must have made it very easy for Blount to hold on to that football. And Pats DB can pick of Luck... not without good deflation. I mean, how else could we explain the Colts defender intercepting Brady?
It is either all that, OR....
The Pats had a game plan where they were going to take away the tendencies of the other team and then rely on a battle in the trenches. Rely on OL and fullback to road grade, and rely on DL and LB to get a lead against the other team's substandard run game.
Not sure I know which one of those happened.