People around the NFL call Deflate Gate ridiculous
Today's topic of the day is Deflate Gate. Not because it deserves the attention it is getting, but because some logic needs to be injected into the conversation that is polluted with hatred, ignorance, and downright injustice.On Twitter today, several players, coaches, and league officials spoke out to this ridiculousness that is the accusations against the Patriots.
These aren't nobody's speaking out neither. Let's start first with veteran QB Matt Leinart who defends the football side of things, while SI's Peter King decides to come down on the Patriots like no other.
Every team tampers with the footballs. Ask any Qb In the league, this is ridiculous!!
— Matt Leinart (@MattLeinartQB) January 21, 2015@SI_PeterKing Every Qb goes through the footballs days before game and handpick which ones they want!!!!!! They take air out or put air in!
— Matt Leinart (@MattLeinartQB) January 21, 2015Another SI writer decides to assume just about anything and everything about this situation, without a shred of evidence.
SI writer takes cheating accusations to another planet http://t.co/8OFMvNnxFn (New Post)
— PatriotsLife (@PatriotsLife) January 20, 2015Then we get to the biased and hateful side of players. Notice a theme between them?
"@ESPNNFL: Here's what Terrance Knighton says about deflated footballs. pic.twitter.com/k4mZjRdPIp" Wow, no bias there. Another sore loser.
— Adam Bogdan (@PatriotsInform) January 21, 201511 of 12 balls under-inflated can anyone spell cheating!!! #Just Saying
— Jerry Rice (@JerryRice) January 21, 2015If New England was to be DQ'd.. We'd be their replacements right??... I should probably lay off these strawberry margs
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) January 21, 2015....Talk of days,of how they sit and wait.........all will be revealed....
— Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay) January 21, 2015Colts CB, and former Patriot, Darius Butler removed his tweet regarding the situation, but it went along the same lines. But the theme is that all of these players have some level of resentment towards New England. Whether it is jealousy, envy, or frustration, these players/individuals speak out of bias against the Patriots.
There were glimmers of hope though. Several individuals on the Ravens spoke sense in regards to the issue.
Harbaugh said Ravens diin't notice anything about not-inflated balls. Said that kicking balls were soft but attributed that to weather
— Jeff Zrebiec (@jeffzrebiecsun) January 21, 2015You can't say you lost because their football had less air haha
— Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) January 21, 2015Those footballs don't make the biggest impact on the game folks are going crazy because of the ethics behind it
— Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) January 21, 2015Even some current and former Colts players chimed in with logic.
#DeflateGate had no bearing on game,an unnecessary headache&distraction thats self inflicted 4 next weeks #ChipGame. #Colts1StepFurther2015
— ROBERT MATHIS The1st (@RobertMathis98) January 21, 2015Dwayne Allen: "[The Patriots] could have played with soap for balls and beat us." pic.twitter.com/0ZtCAO6kBM
— NFL Profit (@NFLprofit) January 21, 2015If people really knew what every QB and team does to their Gameballs....Everyone would be under investigation!!
— Dan Klecko (@DanKlecko90) January 21, 2015Carolina Panthers kicker Graham Gano also gave out some information about the flaws of the NFL's procedures when it comes to ball pressure.
(1/4)When checking the game balls, the refs check the psi indoors. This is frustrating bc the ball loses some pressure in cold weather...
— Graham Gano (@GrahamGano) January 21, 2015(2/4)... During our home playoff game this year I asked the official if he could check the psi outside again bc the ball felt flat and he...
— Graham Gano (@GrahamGano) January 21, 2015(3/4)...said he could not. I guess you can't blame the official for that. Rules are rules. Maybe the league will make some changes this...
— Graham Gano (@GrahamGano) January 21, 2015"@jbrady177: @jerrythornton1 @DaleEArnold pic.twitter.com/QXwlMT3zAz" well then what the hell is this all about??? No facts anywhere
— Adam Bogdan (@PatriotsInform) January 20, 2015Even superstar, NFL model citizen Aaron Rodgers admitted he alters footballs in order to get the feel he likes.
Phil Simms: Aaron Rodgers likes an extra half pound of air in ball than they allow http://t.co/SdXFAKJMDl (New Post)
— PatriotsLife (@PatriotsLife) January 20, 2015Going back in time, all of a sudden former Buccaneers QB Brad Johnson admits that he paid people to alter footballs in a Super Bowl. So either the NFL failed to properly check the footballs, or Johnson got away with bribery in the NFL's biggest moment.
Former QB Brad Johnson said he paid people $7,500 to tamper with footballs before SB XXXVII http://t.co/XgXJXZrbry pic.twitter.com/ZPjyqmKmLE
— Bleacher Report NFL (@BR_NFL) January 21, 2015It has gone to the point where officials even say this is ridiculous. Yes, the people who check the balls themselves think this is a non-story, including current Vice President of Officiating Dean Blandino.
@dodgerdixon @adamfish I feel the whole deflated ball situation is a non-issue that will be put to rest soon
— Jim Daopoulos (@RefereeJimD) January 20, 2015This was @DeanBlandino this morning. "Not unheard of." Because it's the Patriots it is a vast conspiracy. pic.twitter.com/G0e0pjL5qs
— Bruce Allen (@bruceallen) January 19, 2015When all is said and done, I think this Matt Miller tweet says it all.
Is the Patriots' legacy ruined by "Ballgate"? My column: https://t.co/jFC2TqJj02
— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) January 21, 2015Follow me on Twitter - @PatriotsInform
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