The New England Patriots 2014 Playoffs Thread

Azeth_sl said:

yea god forbid someone isnt frothing at the mouth with hatred for the greatest sports organization the earth has ever seen

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Azeth_sl said:

except the celtics i guess

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• Belichick said that their process temporarily raises the ball pressure up to 1 psi.
• Presumably immediately after they did this, they instructed the refs to set the balls to 12.5 psi. (actually they are asked to set it at 12.5, but can set it anything they deem appropriate if they think its off)
• They could have been at any psi at that point but they were then set to 12.5 psi.
• At that point the balls are stored away and are able to reach equilibrium, which would mean that 12.5 psi - 1 psi = 11.5 psi.
• On top of that weather conditions could change the balls between 0.5 psi and 1.5 psi
• Also he said there was possibility of gauge error
• The Colts might not have had this problem due to the fact that their pregame preparation was potentially different than the Patriots. They could have also set their footballs to higher psi. They also may have done their preparation a long enough time ahead of the pressure measurements that they had reached equillibrium again.
• This would also explain why the Patriots balls that were measured at half, came out at the end of the game at the same pressure. They did not perform the football preparation again at half.

BurnemWizfyre_sl said:

Not good with math are you, its not surprising.

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Lleauaric_sl said:

So to sum up...

• Belichick said that their process temporarily raises the ball pressure up to 1 psi.
• Presumably immediately after they did this, they instructed the refs to set the balls to 12.5 psi. (actually they are asked to set it at 12.5, but can set it anything they deem appropriate if they think its off)
• They could have been at any psi at that point but they were then set to 12.5 psi.
• At that point the balls are stored away and are able to reach equilibrium, which would mean that 12.5 psi - 1 psi = 11.5 psi.
• On top of that weather conditions could change the balls between 0.5 psi and 1.5 psi
• Also he said there was possibility of gauge error
• The Colts might not have had this problem due to the fact that their pregame preparation was potentially different than the Patriots. They could have also set their footballs to higher psi. They also may have done their preparation a long enough time ahead of the pressure measurements that they had reached equillibrium again.
• This would also explain why the Patriots balls that were measured at half, came out at the end of the game at the same pressure. They did not perform the football preparation again at half.

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BurnemWizfyre_sl said:

Seriously get the fuck out of here with that shit lol.

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Azeth_sl said:

why, what do you know about professional football teams seasoning their game balls over the course of a weak? what is your experience?

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Azeth_sl said:

why, what do you know about professional football teams seasoning their game balls over the course of a weak? what is your experience?

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BurnemWizfyre_sl said:

.keep fucking trying

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BurnemWizfyre_sl said:

Every team prepares game balls, you know because Brady and Manning wanted it. The colts balls were seasoned as well and given to the refs, the only difference between pre-game and half time is the Patriots balls were under inflated and the Colts weren't. So now what your trying to say is that the patriots did something different that caused the balls to under inflate after the refs inflated it that the colts didn't do....keep fucking trying

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Uber Uberest_sl said:

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta..

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Lleauaric_sl said:

I dont think Wilfork is going to make much a difference. I think what you are going to see defensively is alot of run blitzing with the Linebackers and forcing Wilson to throw the ball. If, and its a huge if.. If the Pats can limit Lynch with Collins, then I think you will see Seattle struggle on offense.

Pats need to dink and dunk underneath offensively. Seahawks wont be hurt deep by NE other than a well timed Gronkowski seam route from a 3 TE set.

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"We took 12 brand new authentic NFL footballs and exposed them to the different elements they would have experienced throughout the game." said Thomas Healy, founder of HeadSmart Labs. "Out of the twelve footballs we tested, we found that on average, footballs dropped 1.8 PSI when being exposed to dropping temperatures and wet conditions."

During testing, twelve brand new footballs were inflated to 12.5 PSI in a 75 degree Fahrenheit room. This was to imitate the indoor conditions where the referees would have tested the footballs 2 hours and 15 minutes before kickoff. The footballs were then moved to a 50 degree Fahrenheit environment to simulate the temperatures that were experienced throughout the game. In addition, the footballs were dampened to replicate the rainy conditions. HeadSmart Labs found that on average the footballs dropped 1.1 PSI from the 25 degree temperature change alone. The Lab also found that when the leather was wet, the ball dropped an additional 0.7 PSI. In combination, it was found that on average the footballs lost 1.8 PSI with a max of 1.95 PSI from exposure to game day elements."

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