SalishHawkFan
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http://tikiandtierney.radio.cbssports.c ... gal-limit/
To which I say Bullshit. They're all doing it. How do I know this? I did a study, which I posted here a few months ago, showing the effects different rules changes had upon the QB throughout the history of the NFL. And you know what had one of the biggest impacts on the QB position? Letting the teams handle their own footballs.
Not just the Patriots. EVERY team.
The NFL just wants people like Simms making CYA statements like these to keep the lid on the magnitude of the scandal.
You can read my entire article here:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=108895
Here's a bit from the pertinent section of my article:
“I’ll say this right off the bat,” Simms said on CBS Sports Radio’s Tiki and Tierney. “He’s the only one I know that goes below the legal limit. I will say that. That’s for sure.”
To which I say Bullshit. They're all doing it. How do I know this? I did a study, which I posted here a few months ago, showing the effects different rules changes had upon the QB throughout the history of the NFL. And you know what had one of the biggest impacts on the QB position? Letting the teams handle their own footballs.
Not just the Patriots. EVERY team.
The NFL just wants people like Simms making CYA statements like these to keep the lid on the magnitude of the scandal.
You can read my entire article here:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=108895
Here's a bit from the pertinent section of my article:
No, I'm not saying the Patriots are cheaters. I'm just saying that from that day forward, the completion rate jumped past 60% and never dipped below it again, having never reached that level before and for no apparent reason. TD% started climbing back above 4%, INT% started dropping to record lows, AY/A and ANY/A started climbing to record levels and never before in the history of the NFL did all these stats suddenly climb without a major change in the game.
I'm saying that change allowed all the teams to inflate the ball to their QB's preference. Not just the Patriots. EVERY NFL TEAM. The effect was dramatic and instantaneous. Since 2007, the TD% has reached 4.2 or better 7 of 8 years. It reached 4.2 or better only 7 times total from 1978 to 2006. The INT% was 3.1 or better 8 of 8 years from 2007. It dipped that low only 5 times in NFL history prior. Every stat across the board did the exact same thing. QB's became like gods. Not just the superstars. The league as a whole improved as if the Greek Gods had descended to play QB for America's game.
Either that or it's global warming.