nfl 2014-15 playoffs: SUPER BOWL XLIX patriots vs. seahawks

annoyed that even if the Patriots win, there will still be a cloud over them because of #deflationgate

nah fuck that

i'm not exactly pro-patriots but think the deflation controversy is kind of ridiculous, they would've obliterated the colts regardless of how light or heavy the ball was

I agree, but don't know that football fans overall do as well. Of course, I also think their previous SB wins were completely legit too, so...

someone is going to have to explain to me how the patriots were able to deflate balls that are under the control of the refs starting 2+ hours before the game (when they get weighed) and in a way that only benefited the patriots and not the colts.

cause... cause... spygate

anyway feel like the patriots shd be a lil favored in this one mostly based on seattles genuinely horrific recent play

not to mention their mediocre play most of the season, maybe thats just who they are?

The Baltimore Ravens hired former Chicago Bears coach Marc Trestman to be their offensive coordinator.

Trestman, 59, joins the Ravens after going 13-19 in two seasons with the Bears. He replaces Gary Kubiak, who was announced as the Denver Broncos' new coach Tuesday.

This is the Ravens' fourth new offensive coordinator in as many seasons.

Trestman interviewed for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' offensive coordinator position earlier this offseason. He has been an offensive coordinator for four NFL teams -- the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, Arizona Cardinals and Oakland Raiders.

Though it didn't work out with Jay Cutler this season, Trestman helped the Bears become the NFL's second-highest scoring team in 2013 with Cutler and Josh McCown at quarterback.

2013 Bears were indeed fun to watch, but fuck Joe Flacco and fuck the Ravens. I don't care if this works out like the 2013 Bears. I will still hate them with lazer heat eyes.

xp loooooooooooooooooooollllllllllll

does anyone know what the advantage of deflating footballs is supposed to be?

supposedly easier to throw, makes it easier to grip

reports said they were "weighing" the balls- is that what they meant? because it doesn't seem like the additional volume of air would be outside the margin of error for production footballs.

nothing about this whole story makes any sense

i guess i mean additional mass of air, though the volume of the ball should increase slightly.

dont the refs test then possess the balls from before game time, were the ball boys doing it whats the story idgi

there was a tom brady double on the sidelines going over game plans while the real tom brady deflated balls in the locker room

the patriots are diabolical

It was the NFL that performed the deflation, if anyone. I mean uhh ratings $$$$ etc

"Weigh these balls bitches."

http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyy996pCMH1rp2jyto1_250.png

ban the pats

god just take their 3rd round pick and stfu everyone

this is hilarious to me

Part of the investigation that needs further vetting is how the 11 footballs became underinflated.

The game balls that each team received for preparation were required to be inspected and approved by referee Walt Anderson two hours and 15 minutes before kickoff, then returned to a ball attendant.

Under NFL rules, each team provides balls each game for use when its offense is on the field. The balls are inspected before the game by the officiating crew, then handled during the game by home-team personnel.

ll this seems like a bad system!

otm that is my 1 takeaway from this whole nonsense

uhh yeah "bring your own footballs" seems like a pretty bad system

we will text them then return them to you!

proposal: 1 (one) football per game. if something happens to that ball, there is a giant hamper full of like soccer balls, beach balls, nerf, etc and the offense can grab whichever they want

maybe not a better system but equivalent

before every snap, the qb should have to replace a golden idol with the football. if the football is underweight, they play the down under threat of death by giant boulder. also, all of the football will necessarily be played with a golden idol instead of a football in this scenario.

otm

Replacing the ball with a cat or squirrel would make fumble recoveries a lot more entertaining.

yes, a golden idol of a cat or squirrel god should be fine

whichever rodent god idol is the team's mascot maybe?

perhaps the game should be changed to a 1-on-1 scenario where a representative priest or nickel cornerback of each team places a deflated ball in front of a golden idol of his team's rodent god. The team whose rodent god first inflates a ball to regulation weight wins the football game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXYx9PLrjtk

After catching an interception in the second quarter, Colts linebacker D'Qwell Jackson noticed the ball was less inflated than usual. On the sidelines, he passed it over to an equipment manager, and it eventually made its way to the team's general manager, then the NFL's director of football operations. He told the game officials at halftime, but the balls were apparently never swapped out.

smh snitch

An even bigger mystery is how the officials — who handle the balls before every single play — didn't notice they were under-inflated, when one touch by Jackson caught his attention.

tru

current espn story now says the colts noticed underinflated balls in their previous game against the pats

ha wow

maybe theyve been doing it for 15 years

quotes brady in 2011 saying he likes saggy balls

I'm guessing that the equipment manager is deflating the balls after inspection. This shit already happened to Kiffin at USC.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2012/11/08/usc-fined-deflated-game-balls/1691303/

cld swap them out for diff balls too

I'm guessing that the manager fabricated an inflator needle attached to a hollow metal ring that he wears on his finger. The ring has holes along the edge that allows air to escape

Deadspin posted this, but I agree with their assessment that it's the best video yet for analyzing Butler's pick of the pass. Dude made a b-line for the spot where it was going.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgloErF-H2c

that is crazy

ya he read it pre snap

pretty big play

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/two-irish-guys-sneaked-into-super-bowl--sat-in--25-000-seats-021626227.html

found in seattle tonight:
http://i61.tinypic.com/2l8zyis.jpg

sick day up in here so i was rewatching the 4th quarter, one thing that seemed to go somewhat unnoticed at the time was that seattle blew two timeouts on their final drive for absolutely no good reason--first one when the play clock ran down and the game clock was stopped, second one after the kearse catch when the only thing they should have been doing was running up to the l.o.s. to get a play off.

yup

pete carrolls reaction is even sadder with sound https://vine.co/v/OFeuulpvBJH

it's sad because he even stopped chewing gum for 1 second

prob what he was upset abt tbh

maybe it lost it's flavor?

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/two-irish-guys-sneaked-into-super-bowl--sat-in--25-000-seats-021626227.html

― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Tuesday, February 3, 2015 11:08 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This made me realize for the first time that there are likely american football fans not from/living in america. Never really had any reason to think about the existence of international fans before. Kinda interested in learning more about them now.

The NFL plays games in London every year. Most of the attendees are international.

falcons fake crowd noise scandal is not really grabbing the attention of the media for some reason. as someone pointed out, the real story is that the falcons defense over the last couple years may actually have been even worse than we realized.

^this guy was an unamerican american football fan before he moved to america

sounds like the browns are going to get actual discipline for their texting scandal too lol

xxp the colts did that too, or were alleged to, a while back, but i don't think there was that big an outcry over it - i mean, it's hysterical and lame, but who cares

dunno if the Vikings do this but I have buddies in Minnesota who go to the games and are 100% convinced they do

there was a little but of fuss when indy were accused because they were good at the time but iirc they were exonerated by the nfl and it was quickly rug swept. falx might still be same of course

browns thing is weird, are they really going to lose a draft pick?

indy also jacked up the temperature in the rca dome in the second half of the 2006 afc championship game, god what a hateful team.

browns thing is weird, are they really going to lose a draft pick?

― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 4 February 2015 20:36 (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I mean it's the Browns, did they ever really *have* the pick

indy also freed Willie Horton iirc

http://deadspin.com/jimmy-haslam-is-the-dented-can-store-jerry-jones-1683801186

I mean it's the Browns, did they ever really *have* the pick

looool

hallelujah http://regressing.deadspin.com/stop-trying-to-convince-yourselves-seattles-pass-call-w-1683463031

the call was bad bc you have to know the Pats will cheat there

butler's vision = a secret contact lens that showed him the play before the snap

Wilson was trying to spike the ball but he hit the wrong button on the controller

the fake-spike-throw-deep play would have been good in that situation

it's alright, Seahawks will take this one in 6

Apparently kam chance played the whole game w a torn mcl like nbd

hardman

damn

mustve just been a partial

Yah and a deep contusion too

https://vine.co/v/OFqJTT5L9gD

hahaha omg

there is the ever so slight whiff of a lost bet there

The vine actually omits his follow up punch and then slamming the entire tv stand down into the coffee table.

http://deadspin.com/no-more-the-nfls-domestic-violence-partner-is-a-sham-1683348576

#brands

the bible and style standards notes are just cheap shots; every logo in existence, Red Cross and MSF inclusive, has those restrictions
being unable to point to a dollar figure or concrete goal is thoroughly damning though. should've donated the money to an extant NPO and cobranded but that's the nfl for you

I think this past season of the NFL is pretty much total confirmation that the sport has moved into it's pro wrestling stage. It's got to be now the biggest and dumbest sport on the planet, which is probably why it so successful. I grew up with profootball but I think the whole thing is kinda become un-watchable in a way as it just ugly. You can get lost in the athletic prowess of the sport, but everything else has gotten obnoxious to the max from the Commissioners and owners on down.

idk

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9LCjqSCIAQYRh_.png

I always thought pro wrestling was best when it embraced its own ridiculousness, something the NFL probably will never do

http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/nationwide-cmo-departs-wake-dead-buy-super-bowl-ad/298485/

more than one boy died that day rip

http://36.media.tumblr.com/bf3b11905bf57bd4a202124e563e8d72/tumblr_ninz77XAOP1sfjv6qo1_1280.png