soxhop411 said:“@mikefreemanNFL: Schefter just said long snapper he knows last year carried a paper clip into games and used it to deflate football before snapping it.”
soxhop411 said:“@mikefreemanNFL: Schefter just said long snapper he knows last year carried a paper clip into games and used it to deflate football before snapping it.”
Wait, and this isn't a story because? How long had Schefter been sitting on this?soxhop411 said:“@mikefreemanNFL: Schefter just said long snapper he knows last year carried a paper clip into games and used it to deflate football before snapping it.”
Ed Hillel said:Wait, and this isn't a story because?
Ferm Sheller said:
Hope it's not Aiken.
Ferm Sheller said:
Because it's hearsay and the snapper's name isn't public.
ThisSalem's Lot said:
Also because it's not a player on the New England roster. If that were the case then hearsay be damned.
But it comes with a free frogurt!MarcSullivaFan said:That would be ... bad.
JayMags71 said:But it comes with a free frogurt!
https://twitter.com/mikefreemannfl/status/613424104943800320@mikefreemanNFL: Schefter also said a backup QB he knows deflates footballs for the starting QB on that team.
Umm, because taking minimal amounts of air pressure out of a football before you kick it have nothing to do with the integrity of the game. The Brady Trial is about the integrity of the game. Geez. Get with it man. Integrity. The Shield.Ed Hillel said:Wait, and this isn't a story because? How long had Schefter been sitting on this?
Any particular team?soxhop411 said:@mikefreemanNFL: Schefter just said long snapper he knows last year carried a paper clip into games and used it to deflate football before snapping it.
Sheriff Goodell is on the job, must protect the integrity.Ed Hillel said:Oh...
https://twitter.com/mikefreemannfl/status/613424104943800320Ed Hillel said:Oh...
Hopefully its this guy:simplyeric said:Any particular team?
How many long snappers does he know?
soxhop411 said:Perhaps Schefter knows the NFL is fucked and is doing damage control so that they can say "see everyone does it!!!!!"
Doesn't everyone know at least a half a dozen?simplyeric said:Any particular team?
How many long snappers does he know?
Eh, knowing the NFL, this would give them cause to uphold the suspension because obviously Brady is lying.NortheasternPJ said:
This would make the most sense, which means it's probably not true.
Schefter just said it on NFL InsidersE5 Yaz said:Where is Schefter saying this? Is Freeman listening to a national report, or is Schefter on a Boston radio station?
JokersWildJIMED said:Schefter just said it on NFL Insiders
JokersWildJIMED said:Schefter just said it on NFL Insiders
He did not, but he did sum up by saying something to the effect..."see, this sort of thing goes on everywhere.." implying it was not the Pats.BrazilianSoxFan said:
Did he at least hinted if those are Patriot players?
PseuFighter said:sports journalists are too cute. he'll throw this report out there, but not name names / teams. accountability is delightful!
PBDWake said:
You can drop "sports" from there. No journalist is ever going to name his source, nor the team. Asking him to out his source as a "long snapper on the Chicago Bears", or a "backup QB on the Tennessee Titans" is akin to asking a political correspondent to identify their source as "A sitting governor from Wyoming". I'd settle for it being clarified as "Not on the Patriots"
soxhop411 said:“@mikefreemanNFL: Schefter just said long snapper he knows last year carried a paper clip into games and used it to deflate football before snapping it.”
VBSoxFan said:
I'm having a hard time imagining how a long snapper could let some air out of a football with a paper clip before snapping it. Does he run up to the line of scrimmage, sort of hide the paper clip with one hand while inserting it with the other (so the defense and officials can't see) let a bit air out, remove the clip and grip the ball for the snap? That doesn't seem feasible.
VBSoxFan said:
I'm having a hard time imagining how a long snapper could let some air out of a football with a paper clip before snapping it. Does he run up to the line of scrimmage, sort of hide the paper clip with one hand while inserting it with the other (so the defense and officials can't see) let a bit air out, remove the clip and grip the ball for the snap? That doesn't seem feasible.
. Yeah, Schefter is likely getting played here. Too bad he couldn't collaborate with someone like Don Banks on stuff.Section15Box113 said:I would think it would have to be taped to the inside of a finger, and then he deflates as he positions the ball...
...positioning the clip perfectly...
...and taking out just enough...
...while everyone is watching.
Never mind that the kickers would want the balls firm...
...and that the clip, taped to the hand or not, would be super-safe...
Yeah, not likely.
This is 100% accurate. And why I love this place.OilCanShotTupac said:Good thing SoSH has a punter. I swear to God, if there was a news story about the manhood rite of some remote tribe in Paupa New Guinea, there would be someone here who could say "Oh yeah, I did it, and the thing is..."
Maybe the long snapper only takes air out in specific situations, such as punting for field position, or trying to get the ball as close to the goal line as possible.OilCanShotTupac said:Good thing SoSH has a punter. I swear to God, if there was a news story about the manhood rite of some remote tribe in Paupa New Guinea, there would be someone here who could say "Oh yeah, I did it, and the thing is..."
So, Chuck Z:
What would be the benefit of this?
I can think of two potentially: the snap would be easier for the punter to field (??), and the ball would be a little softer, which might help with control/direction (??)
But then, it wouldn't go as far (???)
Because, just like the cheating so rampant that the league was forced to standardize the footballs used in the kicking game to all be brand new, nobody cares about a smidgen per square inch of gauge pressure. Nobody cared in 1999, nobody cared in the time between, nobody cares now.Ed Hillel said:Wait, and this isn't a story because? How long had Schefter been sitting on this?
If you stick the paper clip in perfectly perpendicular, yes, the seal would likely hold. Now tilt the paper clip and....pshhhhh.GeorgeCostanza said:How do you even release air with a paper clip? There's still a seal around the paper clip when inserted with the rubber gasket. There's no hole for air to escape like there is with the ball needle. Am I being obtuse? Wouldn't be the first time.