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

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

and he's doing that qb thing where you hold the football close to your chest and swivel at the waist all "hey guys! this one feels good!"

but he is actually doing dirty deeds

what if the balls were flat just cause it got colder

thats cheating

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/01/patriots-deflate-ball-super-bowl-disqualified-penalties-sanctions

https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/ap_super_bowl_footballs_70179250.jpg

lol

obama on capturing belichick: "we got him"

lmao

Have some HOT TAKE ACTION! As mocked.

http://deadspin.com/the-ballghazi-takes-are-here-and-they-are-fucking-insa-1680877948

if the pats didn't deflate the balls the colts would have won 55-0. those INTs from Luck are really out of character, he's the best QB in the NFL.

nfl sld get down on its knees and thank the patriots for being such a perfect heel

nature boy bill belichick

Why do I need anyone in football to have integrity?

this guy gets it

bone integrity is important

fill the balls up with bone broth imo

@EasterbrookG
Luck hand: 10”. Brady hand: 9.4”. No way Belichick didn’t know this. if footballs equal, advantage to Colts in rain.

science

lmao

xxp are you insane? you thought Elway threw that Vortex far. fill a ball with bone broth and give it to elway. you'll find it in the science pyramid of the denver botanic gardens.

found to be two-to-three pounds lighter

That can't be right. POUNDS? Excellent reporting, USA Today toadwart.

prob refers to pounds of pressure

I assume he means pounds per sq inch, which wgaf besides Colts fans and people who have nothing better to do than see Belichick as Satan.

tbf, belichick is not satan, but satan's minion

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zZ8k1CT7sno/Ucj9f1aCOWI/AAAAAAAAAOw/TQqPITEWK5o/s1600/IMG_2099.JPG

http://www.theheckler.com/2015/01/20/belichick-fires-ball-boy-for-failing-to-deflate-1-of-12-balls/

This article has the right idea. It made me chuckle.

Belichick stopped short of admitting to cheating his way to a 45-7 win over the Colts, but said the fired ball boy failed to do things “the Patriots’ way.”

“With the Pats, we don’t go halfway, or in this case 92 percent of the way,” said Belichick. “We wish our ball boy the best.”

Added Belichick: “I understand he’s only got two years of high school left, I assume he’ll be fine in the end.”

2 new rules that should discourage the deflation of footballs during harsh weather games

new rule #1: football shall be played on a hard floor
new rule #2: you have to dribble the football as you run with it

It's slowly turning into a mob story.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/did-ravens-tip-off-colts-about-patriots-deflating-balls--021046443.html

where did that illustration come from

ok now this is kinda ridic:

The Boston Globe ‏@BostonGlobe 1m1 minute ago
As parents we once again have to be ethicists. How to talk about #Deflategate with your kids http://ow.ly/HLmsc

If the Pats were in family therapy (and I’m happy to refer them!), they’d learn a concept known as the Trust Bank. A child builds trust by making “deposits” in the Trust Bank by, say, walking the dog when it’s her turn, finishing her homework, etc.

bows before the altar of neoliberalism

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