This is another one of my favorites. I actually remember seeing multiple headlines about how the Patriots should be disqualified from the Super Bowl after it a foregone conclusion they were cheating I mean obviously obviously its’s obvious obviously. This piece from For The Win’s Chris Chase has some other Pulitzer Prize level lines of melodrama:
“The penalty should be simple: Ban ’em. “
“The New England Patriots cheated in the AFC championship. As such, the team should be disqualified from the Super Bowl.”
“The evidence is all there, assuming Chris Mortensen’s report is correct.”
The last one is my favorite because Chris Mortensen’s report was actually in fact incorrect. Very incorrect. But no one cares about that. The author of this piece that has aged just as well as the death of the dynasty one clearly has disdain for New England (shocking). He claims Tom Brady is going to get off “scot-free”, which is an outrageous prediction to begin with but was also proven to be shockingly inaccurate over time. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s inexplicable never ending crusade to prosecute one of the league’s biggest stars after his personal investigator ruled it was”more probable than not” Brady knew about the slightly under inflated footballs. Chase also predicts the incident would blow over and no one who is part of the Patriots organization would get repercussions. These comments come from a place of sarcasm as it is clear he would want repercussions, he is just alluding to the Patriot’s nature of fortuity.
Nonetheless, this “scandal” was a witchhunt. After failing to properly punish some other players for more severe allegations such as domestic violeence, Goodell tried to make up for it by crushing the Patriots when he had the chance. The Pittsburgh Steelers were accused of the same exact thing by another team two years later, and the NFL refused to even investigate. I personally do not care if the balls were deflated at this point or not. The Pats won the deflategate game 45-7, so I dont’t think the difference in that game was the 1 psi difference. Looking at the success they have had since, I would say the balls were never too much of an advantage to begin with either.
Patriots Hater Watch 2k19 