mikeak":2z32mqwc said:
How about it hurts them? Brady hasn't thrown a properly inflated ball for years and will have fumbling problems and issues with the ball slipping out.
As Edelman said "the balls didn't feel any different than usual"
What I heard was 2lbs less which is about 15-20%........ that isn't a little bit AND the balls were re-tested in halftime and air was put back into them and then magically dissapeared only in those balls that NE had on their sideline.
A new report out says the illegal deflated balls were taken out of the game at half time and in the 2nd half the Pats' used their back up footballs that were not deflated. The Pats played better in the second half in colder rainier weather.
What is the legal limit on the lower end of deflation that you can set the PSI at on a football? And how far under the lowest legal limit were the Pats' footballs?
And this should have less effect indoors in a climate controlled environment. Indoors will benefit the Patriots' offense and up tempo no huddle system.
Here's the thing. Brady is one of the greatest QB's to ever play the game and one of the most accurate. He doesn't need perfect accuracy to throw down field since he rarely ever throws down field bombs, heck he rarely throws it past 25 yards, so the PSI doesn't have much effect on the little dinks and dunks Brady throws.
lol @ thinking Brady will be throwing up ducks if the ball isn't perfectly inflated to his liking. I doubt Brady will be launching 40 to 50 yard bombs down field and if he does into double coverage he's a moron or he finds an open WR who broke through the Seahawks' secondary.
I doubt the Pats' footballs were so under the legal limit that it's a difference for Brady and the WR's.
And if this does slow down the Pats' offense then this game is more equal and the Pats won't be putting up 34 or more points. They can still win this game by putting up 24 to 28 which they can do. No one is stopping Gronk unless the Seahawks go for a dirty cheap shot.
If the Seahawks can barely beat the Packers at home where the Packers really blew the game by their own mistakes who controlled the game for 95% of the game and the Pats put up 34 on the Ravens and 40+ on the Colts the edge goes to the Pats.
The Seahawks' D is overrated. They got no pressure on Rodgers for many parts of the game and the Packers played a conservative offensive game. Instead of going for it on 4th down inside the 10 they decided to kick field goals. Belichick won't be kicking field goals when the Pats are inside their 35.
And two key Seahawks's defensive players are injured. I don't think Sherman and Thomas will be 100%. I hope they are. I want everyone on both teams at 100%.
The Seahawks are not a blitzing team. They rush 4 guys consistently on every play, the Pats play up tempo and spread out those D's like they did against the Lions' D. The Seahawks do not have the front 7 on D as the Jets, Bills and Dolphins do.