I agree. But since they checked them with both gauges at halftime, it doesn't matter.
Of course it matters. If Walt Anderson checked those balls with the logo gauge and approved them at 12.5 psi then using the non logo gage
at half time would give readings .3 to .45 psi lower as it did compared to the no logo gauge. Another interesting fact is the non logo gauge showed
3 of the 4 colts balls to be below 12.5 also but the league chose to take the logo readings for the colts balls and the non logo readings for the patriots
balls. If you're going to use one gauge as law for one team then shouldn't those reading from that same gauge also be the ones you take as law for the other team? Not according the wells report.
The whole argument for why they believe Anderson used the non logo gauge at halftime has to be based on it being the accurate one. It is a known fact that the Patriots inflate their footballs to the bottom end at 12.5PSI. Why in the world would Exponent come to the conclusion that Anderson used the non logo gauge (The hypothetical non accurate gauge which reads .4 less) if Anderson reported reading the Patriots ball pressure at 12.5PSI? That makes no sense! If the non logo gauge is not the accurate gauge, then Exponent based their entire argument on something they knew could easily be disproved. I find that highly unlikely.
It doesn't matter which one is the accurate one. The accurate way to gauge the drop in pressure is to use the same gauge used for pregame inspection/approval that way you haven't introduced an obvious .3 to .45 added pressure drop. You have to ask yourself why did Wells
accept all of Andersons recollections regarding pregame pressures and procedures except for 1 and that was the gauge he used. He recollected using the logo gauge just as he did everything else he kept no written record of. Why was wells so insistent to get Anderson to change his mind to say it could have possibly used the non logo gauge? if nothing else you have to admit it is a little fishy.
I think originally the reason for the two gauges at half time was due to the time constraints nothing to due with which of the two was accurate but upon recording readings they discovered the two gauges didn't match.
You need to do a little google search of exponent, they aren't as trust worthy as you seem to think. Did you know according to exponent
second hand cigarette smoke doesn't cause cancer and asbestos doesn't cause mesothelioma (sp) and the list goes on and on with that company.
They are a hired gun by large corps being sued to make a conclusion in favor of their clients. Don't believe me look them up.
Then I guess you also believe that the "Deflator" is reference to weight loss?
What does Brady or the Patriots have to lose by not letting this go? They have taken another hit to their reputation, and can't be punished any more. By not letting it go, at least they have people like you thinking that they must be innocent if they are throwing such a stink about it.
I hope they continue to fight this, and I hope it goes to court. I want them to subpena Brady's phone records. That would go a long way in proving guilt or innocence.
If you were accused by your employer of wrong doing would you admit to it and take a punishment to make it go away if you were innocent? I certainly wouldn't. Also if I were Brady and especially after all the leaks and witch hunt proceedings he'd seen I wouldn't have turned over my personal cell phone either, and most if not all legal experts would have given the same advice. What did wells need it for anyway, he already had the other two phones so had Brady texted either of them asking to deflate balls
after pregame approval Wells would have already had it on those phones. It is a fact that what Wells had from those two phones was that an nfl official had over inflated the pats balls to almost 16lbs at the jets game earlier in the season and that Brady wanted the equipment guy to bring a copy
of rule 2 with him to show to the refs so they wouldn't over inflate them. Rule 2 states 12.5 - 13.5 psi. Nothing illegal that I saw in those text.
How come the league isn't investigating its own officials for approving balls that were obviously not legal for game play vs. the jets. Here's another
one for the integrity of the shield
Rule 2, Section 1 of the NFL rulebook
Once the game starts, neither team is allowed to gauge the footballs, pump them, or the like. That is solely the province of the referee, who is to be the "sole judge" of whether footballs comply.
The colts equipment guy stuck an air pressure gauge into the intercepted ball on the sideline not once but three times during the second quarter. Under rule 2 section 1 that was illegal but as of this time has the league fined them for breaking a league rule? This Whole wells report was a witch hunt
from the get go and if you believe Wells was impartial and independent then I have a bridge you might be interested in buying. I too hope this goes to court
There are too many variables that are in play to come to a conclusion based on the ideal gas law alone. Most of those scientist claimed a max of 1.5PSI drop in pressure, which would not explain one of the Patriots footballs that was 1.6PSI under. And that 1.6PSI drop is assuming that Anderson used the gauge that reads .4 higher for pregame, which is not likely.
Headsmart Labs comes up with 1.8PSI drop, but they don't know all the factors that took place like Exponent does. Exponent has access to all the information to produce a far more reliable experiment. I trust them more than I trust a Lab running a random experiment before knowing any of the key factors.
You really need to do a little research on Exponent. They were paid by wells and the nfl to support a predetermined conclusion. Unless those tested balls were subjected to identical game conditions i.e. temps, rain, humidity, amount of playing time along with being subjected to actual use by players then Exponents results would be no more accurate than any research lab.
The rumors I'm hearing is that Brady wants his name cleared and all suspensions removed and penalties remove or he is going to take the league
court and I hope he does just that. There was no smoking gun here and most probably at least generally aware doesn't wash for me. Ted Wells
must be laughing his A$$ off all the way to the bank with his 5 mil fee for producing 243 pgs of toilet paper.
