ATL96Steeler
Well-Known Member
1. What you're saying is, on a technicality, incorrect. Temperature changes the pressure without changing the amount of air inside.
2. The Colts' footballs were also affected. However, they started from a higher pressure, and also they spent much more time warming up before being tested than the Patriots' balls did.
As an example of why the latter matters -- when the balls from both teams were tested after the game, the pressure was ABOVE initial values ("initial" = pregame or halftime-adjusted as the case may be). Clearly, bringing the balls indoors raises the pressure pretty quickly.
Admittedly I don't have much knowledge on the technical side of this...I still believe that PSI was effected by a person more so than weather.
I'll say this to state the obvious...regardless of what happens to Brady...this should not happen in arguably the most powerful sports entity in the world...the NFL needs to establish better control of game footballs. After this...I'm sure they will.