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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft denies any wrongdoing from the Boston side in the 'deflate-gate' row.
Deflate-gate: New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft defends side
Super Bowl XLIX
Date: Sunday, 1 February
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has denied any wrongdoing by his team as NFL's 'deflate-gate' rumbles on.
The Super Bowl finalists are under investigation after being found to have used under-inflated balls in their 45-7 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.
Kraft believes "unconditionally" that the Patriots have "done nothing inappropriate" or violated NFL rules.
He also wants the NFL to apologise if his side, who face the Seattle Seahawks in Sunday's Super Bowl, are cleared.
Kraft went on to defend Patriots coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady, the two men at the centre of the saga.
"I am disappointed in how this entire matter has been handled and reported upon," said Kraft.
"I would expect and hope that the league would apologise to our entire team and in particular Bill Belichick and Tom Brady for what they have had to endure this past week."
When the Colts turned the balls over, they were within limits. 12.5 - 13.5.
When they were tested at halftime, they were only reported as still within limits, which could be 12.5. So they could have lost a psi and still be okay.
Are you suggesting that the balls the colts used were inflated to the max allowable so when they had a pressure reduction due to temp they were within limits... and the Pat's balls were inflated to the lower limit thus falling out of the range? (except that one magic ball) This should easily be discovered if the refs pre game had records of what the teams balls were inflated to pregame.
If such a record is (obviously) not kept... I assume it will be from now on.
Why teams are allowed to have posession of game balls , 12 aside , is silly. The home team should provide all 24 which the league has control of throughout.
Are you suggesting that the balls the colts used were inflated to the max allowable so when they had a pressure reduction due to temp they were within limits... and the Pat's balls were inflated to the lower limit thus falling out of the range? (except that one magic ball) This should easily be discovered if the refs pre game had records of what the teams balls were inflated to pregame.
He's suggesting exactly that. So the Pats balls lost 2 psi while the Colts balls only lost a maximum of 1. Must have been colder on the home side of the outdoor stadium.
Why teams are allowed to have posession of game balls , 12 aside , is silly. The home team should provide all 24 which the league has control of throughout.
That's how it used to be (except the home team had control of all 24) until 2006 when Tom Brady petitioned the league and got the rule changed. Then he threw 50 TDs in 2007, after a year of only throwing 24 TDs in 2006.
Are you suggesting that the balls the colts used were inflated to the max allowable so when they had a pressure reduction due to temp they were within limits... and the Pat's balls were inflated to the lower limit thus falling out of the range?
That's how it used to be (except the home team had control of all 24) until 2006 when Tom Brady petitioned the league and got the rule changed. Then he threw 50 TDs in 2007, after a year of only throwing 24 TDs in 2006.
It's actually not a bad rule if you don't abuse it. Peyton Manning was also a proponent of this rule change. He mentioned that sometimes during away games, he'd be down late in the game with one drive left and the football they would bring in would be different than the rest of the game, more slippery and what not. He hasn't been caught abusing the rule like Brady did though. There's also not a spike in his stats like Brady, and his teams fumble rate didn't drop significantly in 2007 like the Patriots did.
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