Comments on: Who Still Likes the New England Deflatriots?

By: Rob Kelley

Rob Kelley — Sat, 24 Jan 2015 19:24:01 +0000

i still like them

By: Tom Stortz

Tom Stortz — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 18:38:33 +0000

I take no credit for the title. Artwork was done by me even though I was sloppy around the white of the upper letters. I also couldn’t match the font directly which if I had more time I could have.

100% agree on the refs feeling the ball every play and not deducing any wrong doing. The biggest question is WHY? If the team is so good then play the game straight up. If you feel you need to find the edge, you have to take the heat when it comes your way.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 18:15:26 +0000

Clever title and art work (assuming it’s yours).

It obviously didn’t affect the outcome of the Colts game.

To those saying “well what if they’ve been doing this for years?!” and before I make my argument against that, “what if they’ve been doing this for years, but only on bad weather games?!” (they play in Foxborough, which means they’ve had their fair share of bad weather games).

The refs touch the balls on literally every single play. The Pats have also turned the ball over countless times in games so the other team has felt the balls they use. For someone to just notice this now either means A) the refs are doing a terrible job of managing this, B) it doesn’t matter, or C) they’re not doing it.

I agree it’s a bit suspicious, and given their history, people are hesitant to give them the benefit of the doubt. But they’ve been so good for so long. It’s not like anything they’ve done, or stopped doing, has had an effect on how much they win.