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In response to "If it didn't make sense, why did Brady cheat and alter the balls so that they were out of the league specifications? -- nm" by Shaun

The rule itself makes no sense. Brady likes the balls with a lower inflation level than the league arbitrarily set. But the rule itself serves no

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) May 13 '15, 11:44

purpose (anymore) other than to give guys who like the ball a little less inflated a reason to break the arbitrary rule. The rule is a remnant from a system in which the home team got to supply all the balls. The purpose was to not let the home team set it in a way that disadvantaged the visitor by too much so having a uniform ball pressure made sense. Since each team now gets to supply their own ball neither team is disadvantaged by how the other team sets their ball. Both should set it however they want. I'm not arguing that Brady didn't break the rule and deserves punishment. I'm arguing the rule should go away and the punishment should be put in proper perspective.

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WE ARE ARGUING THE SAME SIDE, THEN! -- nm - Spawn May 13, 11:50 1
- I disagree with the penalty. I agree he and the team have to be punished, but I think it's way out of proportion to the crime. I also think they - pmb May 13, 11:52

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The rule itself makes no sense. Brady likes the balls with a lower inflation level than the league arbitrarily set. But the rule itself serves no

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