point. incolts saying before the game. the patriots like the balls to be underinflated. this is epidemic. i don t think that even the fact that they re doing this is that big of a deal competitively. if that s true if the colts knew, if everybody knew if it s years long. every single play in every single game the ball is handled by the referee. if they ve been doing this life altering thing for the football for years, the ref is the fumble rate which is statistically improbable suggests that it s having an impact on the game. right. but you re desperate i made a list jand i want to get to it. whenni say when i say it s not a big deal. when we call it cheating we think of it as gamesmanship.
ever hear about quarterbacks because apparently the fumble rate somebody e-mailed me on this thing, the fumble rate for the patriots is practically the least fumbles so handling a ball that s not fully inflated apparently apparently is easier than a fully than a fully inflated ball. it s softer and easier to grab on so it s helped them in a number of ways your thoughts? when you talk about the surface area of a football and if you take your hand and try to put it against a wall and try to grip the wall and take your same hand and put it on your leg and try to grip your leg, you re going to get a better grip it s just the nature of the beast, but i played with one of the greatest pure passers in the league, dan marino and i m sure he didn t do anything like that but times have changed you know. it s the nature of the beast, and i think the nfl, you know, they will handle it the best way they know how and will protect that shield and make sure that this integrity check will come to p