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Super Bowl 2015

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Jan 24th 2015, 1:58 pm

#31

Nutmegger

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Re: Super Bowl 2015

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Originally Posted by Mrs Danvers

I don't understand the under inflated balls issue? I doubt it's even a real story.

Each quarterback has his own bag of balls on his sideline, zealously guarded by a member of the team staff. They are doctored to his preference, although they are supposed to be inflated within specific parameters. In the same vein, each kicker has his own balls that are brought out to kick the extra points. The first inkling of Deflategate came when there was a game delay while Brady got the ball that he wanted onto the field -- the commentators at the time thought that there must have been a mixup and he'd been given the kicker's ball by mistake. Steelers owner Art Rooney has already suggested that it is time to go back to everyone having the same ball, no more balls doctored to the QB's specifications, which makes sense to me.

Here is an interesting article from the NYT about how Eli Manning's balls are prepared: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/24/sp...king.html?_r=0

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Jan 24th 2015, 6:16 pm

#32

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Re: Super Bowl 2015

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Originally Posted by Bob

.......... but over inflated, if your QB has bigger hands, makes it easier to throw further and more accurately. Which is what Rodgers has admitted to doing, but seems not to be causing a huff at all.

Going by something said on TV Rodgers over inflating the balls is OK, because the rules only refer to under inflating.

Jan 24th 2015, 7:28 pm

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Re: Super Bowl 2015

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Originally Posted by lansbury

Going by something said on TV Rodgers over inflating the balls is OK, because the rules only refer to under inflating.

But there's also a upper limit to the psi range.

Jan 24th 2015, 7:44 pm

#34

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Re: Super Bowl 2015

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Originally Posted by Bob

But there's also a upper limit to the psi range.

There is but apparently it isn't against the rules to exceed it. Rodgers does it all the time. I only repeat what I heard on TV I am no expert on the NFL, and quite happy to concede the person saying might well have been talking out of his backside.

Jan 24th 2015, 7:46 pm

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Re: Super Bowl 2015

The article referenced by Nutmegger was very interesting and I imagine that most of us have learned something about the game we didn't know before.

Jan 24th 2015, 7:49 pm

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Re: Super Bowl 2015

I did not know.

Jan 24th 2015, 11:37 pm

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Re: Super Bowl 2015

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Originally Posted by kimilseung

Its that time of year again, now that Boiler has had 12 months to lick his wounds.

Anyone see the games yesterday? That Seattle game has to be the best game of football I have seen. The Seahawks are known for leaving it late, but that was late even by their standards. So the Seahawks showed grit and determination and that they can never be counted out and New England blew away their fourth seed opposition.

Who do you think will win, or want to won?

It was pretty crazy!