jsinger121 said:
This thread has more views than the last 3 playoff games combined. Unbelievable.
So true. I have ducked in and out of this thread all week. Most of it is hilarious.
I am a die hard Cowboys fan. (Kid in the '70's) I root for the Pats next, mostly due to my eldest son who is a rabid Pats fan.
I think the balls were under inflated on purpose, and am completely bemused at the hysteria. (both in the media and here*)
Like prior posters, I think it akin to pine tar. All teams adjust the ball to their QB preference. I have no idea, but guess that some (many?) QB's like the balls inside the guidelines, (high or low) so no big deal for those teams.
Rogers obviously likes them over, Brady under.
Seriously - who gives a shit. ANY football fan worth a salt knows this is a joke. Any non football fan - Who gives a shit? Their opinion is far less important, and they will vanish into the woodwork in a week.
Super Bowl? I hope the Pats POUND the Seahwaks, (I have an irrational dislike for Carroll)
If the SB champs are the Pats - EVERY real fan will know that they were the best team this year. And again, who cares about the rest.
*All the stuff about the atmosphere, bladders, Blount falling in the ball, is crazy. It is okay to just say they under inflated. In fact, I wish the Pats led with that, fully understand why they can't.
Finally, as discussed here ad nauseam, the NFL is a joke. Roid up the players, dispose of them, tamp down the head injuries as much as possible, look the other way at ever possible legal infraction by the players, etc, etc. Then ham fist an utterly ridiculous never enforced transgression. At least they destroyed the Colts.