Fuzzman55":3iqwxwet said:
Hahaha
But seriously, I'm going to hold back my judgement until we hear the facts about the balls, how they got that way, and who's job it was to make sure the balls were in the correct condition.
Is the NFL testing the Colt's balls to see if this was a weather-related thing? Why didn't the referees do anything during the game if they noticed something?
Weather, Gronk-spikes, football-to-Cribb's-facemask collisions...these can all impact the ball, right? I'm no expert, but I don't want to judge until I've heard all the facts.
Unfortunately, the "court" of public opinion revs into high-gear way before any real facts are presented, or investigations completed.
I'm not seeing anything about Belichick or anyone else's involvement, other than it being the referee's job to check the balls.
I did see "part of the investigation that still needs further vetting is how the 11 footballs became underinflated," though.
Maybe we should wait for that part to come to light...seems like it might be important.