Matt Leinart said every team does it. Rodgers said he does it. Vikings and Panthers were warned for warming up game balls earlier this season. They were caught and nothing was done, why?
Also let's not forget that the second half, where the Pats destroyed them, was played with regulation balls. This is a non issue. Sure, it would be cheating, but no advantage was gained. Coaches, players, ex players, even Colt players, have said that this is a non story. Just the media have to make it something.
If no advantage was gained why did they do it?
It's not really a non-story. The Patriots have a history of trying to circumvent the rules to gain whatever edge they can gain.
Mark Brunell (former QB for Jags among others) said that a deflated ball is a huge advantage. I'll trust him over Matt Leinart, a washed up QB that is looking for any excuse to get some publicity.
And I believe what Aaron Rodgers said was that he likes the balls to be over-inflated, which actually makes them harder to throw and catch.
When the 11 of 12 balls were found to be under inflated in a game with bad conditions it seems obvious that the Patriots were trying to gain an edge. Did they need it? Most fans think no but they obviously thought they did otherwise why did they do it?
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