12 Things That Took Less Time Than NFL’s DeflateGate Investigation

[PatsFan2003]

if they could tie billy boy to it he will be susp for a year . saints coach is a prime example .

Well let's see. We'll know soon enough what smoke is there and what is the just the hatred of loser fans.

 

[TxHeat]

This is why I think whatever evidence they throw out there will be concocted bullshit:


The NFL Commissioner doesn’t share any morsels of information by mistake.
Which means that Roger Goodell was basically sending up a flare when he said that, “One of the things that (Ted Wells) would be asked to look for: Was it just one game?”
Wells, as you know, is leading the investigation into how the Patriots came to have a number of balls that were under-inflated at halftime of the AFC Championship game.
And Goodell’s heads-up that this is an expedition that will go back for years aligns with what I was told at the owner’s meetings last month. The investigators – led by Wells and the NFL’s lead attorney, Jeff Pash, the NFL’s lead attorney – are kicking over rocks and riffling through drawers to find whatever they can to justify their suspicions. It also jives with the belief in Foxboro that Mike Kensil, the NFL’s VP of Game Operations, harbored suspicions about the Patriots prior to January 18 and that Pash and Wells are trying to get someone to corroborate the suspicions.
The NFL actually gave advance notice of how far it intended to go in its January statement which read in part: “The goals of the investigation will be to determine the explanation for why footballs used in the game were not in compliance with the playing rules and specifically whether any noncompliance was the result of deliberate action. … Our investigation will seek information from any and all relevant sources and we expect full cooperation from other clubs as well. As we develop more information and are in a position to reach conclusions, we will share them publicly.”
Let’s unspool this a little bit.
First, it appears the league believed it could “catch” the Patriots with underinflated footballs. But it seems as if the evidence (recorded measurements prior to the game, at halftime and setting those balls aside) didn’t happen. So the league needs somebody with the Patriots to sing. Which is why they’ve been through Gillette Stadium more than once interviewing all ball-touchers.
All’s not lost if the league can’t get that, though. Goodell’s acknowledgment that the investigation will stretch back into prior games (perhaps prior seasons?) and the initial statement saying “cooperation from other clubs” would be sought means that anecdotal evidence is going to be in play.
So if the Ravens, Steelers, Jets or Bills want to ring up Park Avenue and say, “Hey, we thought they had soft balls in November of 2010…” that information will find a friendly ear.
Which brings me back to something I read Monday from Steelers GM Kevin Colbert.
Speaking about negative predraft information leaks that hurt the stock of incoming college players, Colbert said, “I think it’s horrible. I think it’s really bad for our profession when people use whatever means they use to get information out to try to influence the draft and they talk about a kid’s test score, a kid’s injury, a kid’s character. I think that’s awful. It’s disrespectful to our profession, it’s disrespectful to the game, it’s disrespectful to the kid.”
The relevance of Colbert’s assertion is that, if it’s accepted teams are willing to spread bad news about a kid in hopes of having a shot at HIRING that kid, imagine how willing those teams would be to say something about a rival organization if those teams knew it would make life tough for their rival?

 

[PatsFan2003]

I don't disagree. I wonder if the Patriots could sue the NFL over this? They shouldn't for a lot of reasons but if Goodell is desperate enough to throw the Patriots under the bus there's no reason the Patriots have to agree to it.

 

[tedman2012]

I don't disagree. I wonder if the Patriots could sue the NFL over this? They shouldn't for a lot of reasons but if Goodell is desperate enough to throw the Patriots under the bus there's no reason the Patriots have to agree to it.

did the nfl royally screw the pooch on this ? hell yes !!!! people make fun about what i have said about the int by jackson . the nfl should release that break footage and even a pats fan would say that ball is almost flat . it makes me wonder why they didn't go to break if maybe the tv crews had a heads up on this ?

 

[GNG]

Funny article.


So does this mean they need to keep looking to find something incriminating on the Patriots? Or is this is give time for the Patriots to enjoy their SB win before they come out with bad results?

Maybe they could just move the team to Quebec.

 

[GNG]

I don't disagree. I wonder if the Patriots could sue the NFL over this? They shouldn't for a lot of reasons but if Goodell is desperate enough to throw the Patriots under the bus there's no reason the Patriots have to agree to it.

Goodell and Kraft are buddies.

 

[tedman2012]

This is why I think whatever evidence they throw out there will be concocted bullshit:


The NFL Commissioner doesn’t share any morsels of information by mistake.
Which means that Roger Goodell was basically sending up a flare when he said that, “One of the things that (Ted Wells) would be asked to look for: Was it just one game?”
Wells, as you know, is leading the investigation into how the Patriots came to have a number of balls that were under-inflated at halftime of the AFC Championship game.
And Goodell’s heads-up that this is an expedition that will go back for years aligns with what I was told at the owner’s meetings last month. The investigators – led by Wells and the NFL’s lead attorney, Jeff Pash, the NFL’s lead attorney – are kicking over rocks and riffling through drawers to find whatever they can to justify their suspicions. It also jives with the belief in Foxboro that Mike Kensil, the NFL’s VP of Game Operations, harbored suspicions about the Patriots prior to January 18 and that Pash and Wells are trying to get someone to corroborate the suspicions.
The NFL actually gave advance notice of how far it intended to go in its January statement which read in part: “The goals of the investigation will be to determine the explanation for why footballs used in the game were not in compliance with the playing rules and specifically whether any noncompliance was the result of deliberate action. … Our investigation will seek information from any and all relevant sources and we expect full cooperation from other clubs as well. As we develop more information and are in a position to reach conclusions, we will share them publicly.”
Let’s unspool this a little bit.
First, it appears the league believed it could “catch” the Patriots with underinflated footballs. But it seems as if the evidence (recorded measurements prior to the game, at halftime and setting those balls aside) didn’t happen. So the league needs somebody with the Patriots to sing. Which is why they’ve been through Gillette Stadium more than once interviewing all ball-touchers.
All’s not lost if the league can’t get that, though. Goodell’s acknowledgment that the investigation will stretch back into prior games (perhaps prior seasons?) and the initial statement saying “cooperation from other clubs” would be sought means that anecdotal evidence is going to be in play.
So if the Ravens, Steelers, Jets or Bills want to ring up Park Avenue and say, “Hey, we thought they had soft balls in November of 2010…” that information will find a friendly ear.
Which brings me back to something I read Monday from Steelers GM Kevin Colbert.
Speaking about negative predraft information leaks that hurt the stock of incoming college players, Colbert said, “I think it’s horrible. I think it’s really bad for our profession when people use whatever means they use to get information out to try to influence the draft and they talk about a kid’s test score, a kid’s injury, a kid’s character. I think that’s awful. It’s disrespectful to our profession, it’s disrespectful to the game, it’s disrespectful to the kid.”
The relevance of Colbert’s assertion is that, if it’s accepted teams are willing to spread bad news about a kid in hopes of having a shot at HIRING that kid, imagine how willing those teams would be to say something about a rival organization if those teams knew it would make life tough for their rival?

i didn't understand why they would just pump up the deflated balls . if i was going to really test it i would put it back in the room and see what the psi is in them after an hour or two . but then again brady had his balls the way he wanted them and he could fuss about not having his pre game balls .

 

[PatsFan2003]

Goodell and Kraft are buddies.

Not if he throws Kraft and the Patriots under the bus.. Goodell is in a hard place here. One would think that if there was enough substantial evidence of wrongdoing it wouldn't have taken this long but he has to have something to show for his trouble. How long did Spygate take?

 

[Psych-Ward]

For a team that is so sick of hearing about the whole thing about thier team being cheats.... y'all bring it up quite often......

 

[Rock Strongo]

This is why I think whatever evidence they throw out there will be concocted bullshit:


The NFL Commissioner doesn’t share any morsels of information by mistake.
Which means that Roger Goodell was basically sending up a flare when he said that, “One of the things that (Ted Wells) would be asked to look for: Was it just one game?”
Wells, as you know, is leading the investigation into how the Patriots came to have a number of balls that were under-inflated at halftime of the AFC Championship game.
And Goodell’s heads-up that this is an expedition that will go back for years aligns with what I was told at the owner’s meetings last month. The investigators – led by Wells and the NFL’s lead attorney, Jeff Pash, the NFL’s lead attorney – are kicking over rocks and riffling through drawers to find whatever they can to justify their suspicions. It also jives with the belief in Foxboro that Mike Kensil, the NFL’s VP of Game Operations, harbored suspicions about the Patriots prior to January 18 and that Pash and Wells are trying to get someone to corroborate the suspicions.
The NFL actually gave advance notice of how far it intended to go in its January statement which read in part: “The goals of the investigation will be to determine the explanation for why footballs used in the game were not in compliance with the playing rules and specifically whether any noncompliance was the result of deliberate action. … Our investigation will seek information from any and all relevant sources and we expect full cooperation from other clubs as well. As we develop more information and are in a position to reach conclusions, we will share them publicly.”
Let’s unspool this a little bit.
First, it appears the league believed it could “catch” the Patriots with underinflated footballs. But it seems as if the evidence (recorded measurements prior to the game, at halftime and setting those balls aside) didn’t happen. So the league needs somebody with the Patriots to sing. Which is why they’ve been through Gillette Stadium more than once interviewing all ball-touchers.
All’s not lost if the league can’t get that, though. Goodell’s acknowledgment that the investigation will stretch back into prior games (perhaps prior seasons?) and the initial statement saying “cooperation from other clubs” would be sought means that anecdotal evidence is going to be in play.
So if the Ravens, Steelers, Jets or Bills want to ring up Park Avenue and say, “Hey, we thought they had soft balls in November of 2010…” that information will find a friendly ear.
Which brings me back to something I read Monday from Steelers GM Kevin Colbert.
Speaking about negative predraft information leaks that hurt the stock of incoming college players, Colbert said, “I think it’s horrible. I think it’s really bad for our profession when people use whatever means they use to get information out to try to influence the draft and they talk about a kid’s test score, a kid’s injury, a kid’s character. I think that’s awful. It’s disrespectful to our profession, it’s disrespectful to the game, it’s disrespectful to the kid.”
The relevance of Colbert’s assertion is that, if it’s accepted teams are willing to spread bad news about a kid in hopes of having a shot at HIRING that kid, imagine how willing those teams would be to say something about a rival organization if those teams knew it would make life tough for their rival?

"tom once wore socks that violated NFL policy. see?? SEE??"

 

[Rock Strongo]

For a team that is so sick of hearing about the whole thing about thier team being cheats.... y'all bring it up quite often......

im sure you were updating yourself on bens rapes every time they happened.

 

[Psych-Ward]

im sure you were updating yourself on bens rapes every time they happened.

That's odd, I don't remember him being convicted of anything.....

Oh wait you're one of those cop haters....NVM

 

[Rock Strongo]

That's odd, I don't remember him being convicted of anything.....

Oh wait you're one of those cop haters....NVM

no, but ben did r*pe several women.

thats a serial rapist right?

 

[Psych-Ward]

no, but ben did r*pe several women.

thats a serial rapist right?

You know this how??? Did he r*pe you, is that what you are trying to tell us???

 

[Rock Strongo]

You know this how??? Did he r*pe you, is that what you are trying to tell us???

"innocent people pay hush money all the time"

 

[Rock Strongo]

 

[Psych-Ward]

See prime example of Patriots fans making up things to suit their own bullshit reality....

I said......

For a team that is so sick of hearing about the whole thing about thier team being cheats.... y'all bring it up quite often......

See I didn't bring up the Ben shit, but you sure as hell brought up the Cheatriot shit......

So now who has the guilty conscience???

 

[Southieinnc]

For a team that is so sick of hearing about the whole thing about thier team being cheats.... y'all bring it up quite often......

Remember that, Ben.....

 

[TxHeat]

For a team that is so sick of hearing about the whole thing about thier team being cheats.... y'all bring it up quite often......

because Goofdell is not to be trusted and given the amount of time it has taken for this kind of thing to be investigated it's reason for concern. Do you trust Goofdell?

 

[NEPatsfan]

At a Squeeler fan defending the rapist.