Congratulations/Condolences

[oldbike54]

Congratulations to Rodekyll  :D , condolences to Chuckie  :(

  Dusty

[rodekyll]

Go Zorn!  Go Largent!

Wooohoooo!

[oldbike54]

Go Zorn!  Go Largent!

Wooohoooo!

We will try to send a few more Okies that way  ;D

  Dusty

[Sasquatch Jim]

  What's with name dropping antique athletes?

[rodekyll]

Because we're being vague and silly.     :BEER:

[Chuck in Indiana]

Ewwwww, that was ugly.. the D line was man handled, and the coaching was abysmal.
In further news of the evil cheaters* if you're not cheatin you're not tryin philosophy..
 

A source within the NFL tells wthr.com's Bob Kravitz that the league is investigating the possibility that the Patriots deflated footballs in their 45-7 win over the Colts Sunday night.

The source told Kravitz that officials took a ball out of play at one point and weighed it.

A deflated football could be easier to throw and catch in poor weather conditions than a properly inflated ball.

Kravitz was told that if a league investigation confirms deflated footballs, it would result in lost draft picks for the Patriots.

More to come on this story.

[rodekyll]

 . . .and as in ALL playoff games, there is only the one ball.    ::)


They weighed it to check for deflation?    ???

Wouldn't checking the pressure make better sense?  And how does deflating it give only one side an advantage?



But kudos to the guy with 'philosophy' enough to blame a 45-7 loss on the ball. :winer


Personally I have no dog in the AFL fight.  Their winner becomes Seahawks fodder.    :food

[Chuck in Indiana]

. . .and as in ALL playoff games, there is only the one ball.    ::)


They weighed it to check for deflation?    ???

Wouldn't checking the pressure make better sense?  And how does deflating it give only one side an advantage?



But kudos to the guy with 'philosophy' enough to blame a 45-7 loss on the ball. :winer


Personally I have no dog in the AFL fight.  Their winner becomes Seahawks fodder.    :food

The home team supplies the footballs for the game. 24 for inside games, 36 for outside games. You would use the deflated ball when your team is on offense. It would have made no real difference in this game's outcome, but bellicheat leaves no stone unturned.. you gotta give the devil his due.
Go Hawks!  ;D

[dilligaf]

I'm slow, I mean really slow.  What am I missing.  :BEER:
Matt

[jas67]

I'm slow, I mean really slow.  What am I missing.  :BEER:
Matt

They're vaguely talking about the outcome of yesterdays AFC championship game.   You know, NFL,  American Football.     ;)

[Rough Edge racing]

I'm slow, I mean really slow.  What am I missing.  :BEER:
Matt

 You're not missing anything other than time better spent  ;D   Our son in law has worked for the Buffalo Bills since the late 1990's and now travels with the team and is in charge of all logistics while on the road. Other than the Bills being a second rate team I have learned from him a lot of facts on how a NFL team functions internally. Believe it or not most or all teams do care about fan support...

[rodekyll]

I think they got a collective concussion.  Kinda like when I woke up on my b-day wondering what the f- just happened.

What I saw was a lot of sloppy playing.  Kinda like what the Seahawks did for the first 58 minutes of their game.   :wife:    The difference is that the 'hawks were just screwing around with GB and put them away when they finally got around to it, but the Colts really were having that bad a day.  Trust me -- NE isn't as good as they looked.  The 'hawks will go through them like bad sushi.


RER -- your kid's a professional football roadie?       ;-T


 . . . . and as far as fan support goes .  . . .  The UW seismology lab has recorded up to mag2.5 disturbances at the stadium during games.  I'd guess it shook at least that hard on Sunday.   That's some fracking good support, right there!

[Chuck in Indiana]

The difference between the best and worst team in the NFL is pretty minor. "You're never as good as you looked when you win, and never as bad as you looked when you lose" is pretty true.
I like watching people that are good at what they do, but never followed pro football until the Colts came to Indy. I went out to training camp the first year and realized that the worst athlete in the NFL is still one hell of an athlete. The Colts had some of the worst in those days.. ;D

[Rough Edge racing]

RER -- your kid's a professional football roadie?       ;-T


 . . . . and as far as fan support goes .  . . .  The UW seismology lab has recorded up to mag2.5 disturbances at the stadium during games.  I'd guess it shook at least that hard on Sunday.   That's some fracking good support, right there!

 Yes a roadie.... His title is Director of Football Administration. He negotiates some details of play-management contracts, makes travel arrangements for road trips,airl line charters,food,security,hotels and so on...

[ridingron]

A 45-7 loss? Yea, it was the balls fault. Let's not consider a non-prepared team either conditioning or coaching-wise. Perhaps they were just a better team? When did he realize the balls were underinflated? Why didn't the QB or the receivers say something during the game? Getting shellacked for a 45-7 loss, they probably wanted the public humiliation over. The sooner the better.

[LowRyter]

yeah...the balls might not have a made a difference.  And the rules should be clear.

But after the video cheating deal, I really can't abide by Bellicheck.  I'm not a fan of the Carrol either but that is just animosity from losing to him in the college game when his team had to vacate their wins because the alums bought R Bush family a freaking house.

So I am routing against them all.

 :wife:

"if you ain't cheatin' you ain't tryin'"

[Chuck in Indiana]

yeah...the balls might not have a made a difference.  And the rules should be clear.

But after the video cheating deal, I really can't abide by Bellicheck.  I'm not a fan of the Carrol either but that is just animosity from losing to him in the college game when his team had to vacate their wins because the alums bought R Bush family a freaking house.

So I am routing against them all.

 :wife:

"if you ain't cheatin' you ain't tryin'"

My favorite team is whoever is playing the cheaters*  ;D Of course, the out manned Colts didn't have much of a chance. They could have used tennis balls, but....
More on this from Sports Illustrated.. http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/01/19/new-england-patriots-deflategate-bill-belichick-tom-brady

[oldbike54]

All slightly reminiscent of another dominant Boston franchise , the Red Auerbach/Bill Russel Celtics . Everyone was sure they were cheating some how , never proved . Simply wanted to tell two of my boys that I was aware of their joy or sadness after yesterday .

  Go Penguins  ;D

  Dusty