WildCard Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I'm enjoying the guy calling him out on not being able to tell. He's right: every other athlete knows immediately when the equipment they've been using their whole life is different. I remember when the NBA went towards different balls for a bit; the players lost their mind saying how different it was. Brady's preference on balls. "Some guys like'em round, some guys like'em thin, some guys like'em new...old...everyone's got a preference on balls." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Don't worry, everyone. Tom Brady is here to assure us: "We're gonna be fine. This isn't ISIS. . . . No one's dying." Hear that? Move along. Nothing to see here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I heard an interesting suggestion from my buddy today for a punishment: How about the Pats take a cap hit for the next two years or so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I heard an interesting suggestion from my buddy today for a punishment: How about the Pats take a cap hit for the next two years or so? So Brady can take another paycut to offset it? That's child's play for that organization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 This press conference is such a dog and pony show. Except he all but admitted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted January 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Except he all but admitted it. No, no. He admitted nothing of the sort. He merely stated that he likes the balls to go through a specific procedure and then have ABSOLUTELY NO VARIATION FROM THAT PROCEDURE. How could he possibly be expected to realize the balls had been modified at halftime? They seemed EXACTLY the same as they had prior to the half. Which is why it was so shocking that they scored 100 or so points after halftime when the weather got bad. Totally schadenfreude, but it is REALLY cool that these idiots thought they needed to cheat to beat the ####ing Colts. Now, every single cold weather win in Foxboro is in question. Even though only a handful if that SHOULD be in question. Hey, St.Doug, ever wonder why Marcia couldn't hit the broad side of a barn against you? Couldn't of had anything to do with no need to win which equalled no need to cheat, could it? Have fun coaching Jax' O-line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Anyone see the sharpsports (or something) analysis of NE's dumb-foundingly low level of fumbling since 2007? I will try to post a link later. The piece further supports what Brady's evasiveness suggested: The Pats didn't stop cheating after spygate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Here's the link: http://www.sharpfootballanalysis.com/blog/?p=2932 And here's the line that helps sum it up: Based on the assumption that fumbles per play follow a normal distribution, you’d expect to see, according to random fluctuation, the results that the Patriots have gotten over this period, once in 16,233.77 instances. Which in layman’s terms means that this result only being a coincidence, is like winning a raffle where you have a 0.0000616 probability to win. Which in other words, it’s very unlikely that it’s a coincidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Anyone see the sharpsports (or something) analysis of NE's dumb-foundingly low level of fumbling since 2007? I will try to post a link later. The piece further supports what Brady's evasiveness suggested: The Pats didn't stop cheating after spygate. The question, of course, is why. As a Patriots hater, I'm more than happy to gleefully walk around saying the Pats cheated every game since Spygate...but as someone who cares about responsible data use, we can't just assume this was because of deflated balls. Maybe they changed the "scuff-up" process the balls go through and that led to a decline. Maybe they developed some kind of refined technique for holding the ball. Maybe their play selection does a better job of getting players in space so they don't get gang tackled as frequently and have random fumbles. That all said...they've totally been cheating since Spygate :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 The question, of course, is why. As a Patriots hater, I'm more than happy to gleefully walk around saying the Pats cheated every game since Spygate...but as someone who cares about responsible data use, we can't just assume this was because of deflated balls. Maybe they changed the "scuff-up" process the balls go through and that led to a decline. Maybe they developed some kind of refined technique for holding the ball. Maybe their play selection does a better job of getting players in space so they don't get gang tackled as frequently and have random fumbles. That all said...they've totally been cheating since Spygate :) I agree that one can't jump directly from the statistical improbability of their fumbling-rate to an inference that they deflate their balls. But, man -- it certainly doesn't look good given what came to pass this week. And I loved how people were live-Tweeting Brady's press conference with pictures of Nathan Thurm Seriously. This is not data-driven at all, but: Brady's performance was ghastly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 I agree that one can't jump directly from the statistical improbability of their fumbling-rate to an inference that they deflate their balls. But, man -- it certainly doesn't look good given what came to pass this week. And I loved how people were live-Tweeting Brady's press conference with pictures of Nathan Thurm Seriously. This is not data-driven at all, but: Brady's performance was ghastly. The performance itself, sure. But shouldn't we be at least somewhat grateful for all of the Brady and ball-related jokes the NY tabloids are putting out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 The performance itself, sure. But shouldn't we be at least somewhat grateful for all of the Brady and ball-related jokes the NY tabloids are putting out? Let me guess. The Boston Teabag Party? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 NSFW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 NSFW http://youtu.be/_FAT_pRqo3w NSFW means click now. That was pretty well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Pepper Johnson added to the Jets staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Patriots holding a "major announcement" shortly. This should be entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Patriots holding a "major announcement" shortly. This should be entertaining. "We have fired the ball boy solely responsible." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Belichick telling a story about what he's learned. It's just another waste of time. Says they did an internal study that shows they 100 percent followed the letter of the law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 (edited) He spent the entire time saying that their preparation and the weather is what did it. Said that he is done with the issue for a long time... Laughing at the NFL's investigation because he knows nothing is going to happen... More importantly he said "I've felt dozens of falls over the last week." Guess we'll see how a jealous Brady plays. Edited January 24, 2015 by Tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 At this point we have to assume the Patriots are completely unaware public relations professionals exist, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 At this point we have to assume the Patriots are completely unaware public relations professionals exist, right? Or that they just don't give a and know this issue was over before it started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Or that they just don't give a ###### and know this issue was over before it started. If they don't give a , I can't imagine the reason for this presser. Just wait for the NFL's investigation to come back inconclusive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 The Patriots have achieved a whole new level of sports trolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 If they don't give a ######, I can't imagine the reason for this presser. Just wait for the NFL's investigation to come back inconclusive. That presser was all about plausible deniability... For the Patriots/Belichick AND the NFL. Belichick can try to sound like he spent a lot of time learning and looking into it (no, he didnt) and the NFL can say that they never found any evidence and that the Pats did everything they were asked to do in the investigation. In the end, the Patriots will be rewarded with an extra first round pick for being so helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 That presser was all about plausible deniability... For the Patriots/Belichick AND the NFL. Belichick can try to sound like he spent a lot of time learning and looking into it (no, he didnt) and the NFL can say that they never found any evidence and that the Pats did everything they were asked to do in the investigation. In the end, the Patriots will be rewarded with an extra first round pick for being so helpful. Belichik's main problem is that somehow between Thursday (I don't understand this stuff) and today at 3pm, he became an expert. This is all so bullish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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