So seeing how many times the pats had made the super bowl made me wonder about championship totals in sports. Out of cities in the USA that have all four major sports New York leads with fifty (tops in baseball with 35). Boston has 2nd with 35 (leads nba with 17 and nhl with 6). Chicago comes in third with 27 ( leads football with 11). Seattle for reference has three. One each in hockey, football, and basketball.
The New England Patriots 2014 Playoffs Thread
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BrutulTM
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You're right. Fuck those faggots. Also, I've heard about enough from the Seahawks players crying about how no one believed in them. That might have had some truth to it last year, but they were the favorites in this game and tons of people picked them to repeat from the beginning of the season. Maybe Carroll tells them that bullshit to get them fired up, but nobody is underestimating them anymore and they just sound stupid talking about it after the games.
The everybody doubted them woul only be relevant if you are talking about their receiving corps. I think every game I have watched recently with the Seahawks in it has had some mention of sub par receiving group or no stand out guys aside from maybe Willson. I don't think it's disrespect though, just the truth. Baldwin and kearse would be 2nd or 3rd options on a lot of teams.
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To be fair hardly anyone picked them to repeat because its extremely unlikely. Many people said the team would be mostly in tact so if anyone is likely to do it, it would be this team.
No disagreement the offense could use a good receiver. Baldwin was number 42 in receiving yards this season.
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Xevy
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And every one of us would take him as the head coach of our team. I've come to the conclusion that while belicheat is one of the best coaches to ever be in the game he really sucks at hiding shit that every team does to one degree or another.
Brahma
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Some of those comments are fuckin priceless! Fire BB? Bahauahauauaauhjaakja!!!
New England Patriots should be punished for football deflation - ESPN Boston
New England Patriots should be punished for football deflation - ESPN Boston
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Wait, so, is kicking an inflated football easier than an overfilled/regulation football? The 12 balls per game include the kicking balls too, right?
It still doesn't make sense how not a single ref, 1-2 of which handle the ball every single possession, didn't notice anything at all wrong with a single ball, and according to the guy in one of the links above 2 lbs is enough to press your finger into it. And when they confiscated the ball(s) after the first half, why did the refs only take a couple and give the Okay to the remaining game balls which from what the report implies were all practically under regulation from NE?
I'm curious to see what the colts balls weighed and if there was any decrease in theirs, but it does kinda sound like weather did it. If not, and the Pats really did under inflate by 2lbs, people should be more upset with the NFL/Refs for NBA levels of incompetence.
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It still doesn't make sense how not a single ref, 1-2 of which handle the ball every single possession, didn't notice anything at all wrong with a single ball, and according to the guy in one of the links above 2 lbs is enough to press your finger into it. And when they confiscated the ball(s) after the first half, why did the refs only take a couple and give the Okay to the remaining game balls which from what the report implies were all practically under regulation from NE?
I'm curious to see what the colts balls weighed and if there was any decrease in theirs, but it does kinda sound like weather did it. If not, and the Pats really did under inflate by 2lbs, people should be more upset with the NFL/Refs for NBA levels of incompetence.
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zombiewizardhawk
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You actually think they'd do something that might undermine being able to call the Patriots a bunch of filthy stinking cheaters again? Shit, they probably didn't even weigh a single Colts ball and even if they did and the Colts balls ended up being 5 pounds deflated they would never say a fucking word about it. They might even come out and say the Colts are so amazing they were playing with balls 15 lbs over-inflated just to make it seem even worse on the Pats.
11 of 12 balls, all of which are inspected and OK'd before the game. Tom Brady pulling some magician tricks and making his magic deflato-needle disappear into his jersey each snap?
DiddleySquat
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The only right response from the Patriots now is...
to have the opponents' balls taken away for tests at each half of every game.
to have the opponents' balls taken away for tests at each half of every game.
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The balls are submitted underweight and then approved by Walt Coleman, this isn't rocket science.
I feel like 11/12 almost exonerates the patriots and puts the blame on the refs. no way they can deflate 11 balls on the sideline without anyone noticing. they were submitted under weight.
