Patriots coach Bill Belichick denied any knowledge of doctored footballs in his first comments about Deflate-gate, and placed the issue squarely at the feet of his star quarterback Tom Brady.
“Tom’s personal preferences on his footballs are something that he can talk about in much better detail and information than I could possibly provide,” Belichick said in his nationally televised press conference Thursday.
Brady will speak to the media Thursday afternoon.
Belichick, known as a micromanager with a reputation for pushing the limits of the rulebook, said he’s never spoken to players or officials about the inflation pressure of game balls.
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A friend sent this:
I don’t know anything about this but….
I watched the Packers Aaron Rogers try to throw passes and they either went out of his hands (in the very cold weather) early and too high OR they bounced off the receivers’ hands like a rock!
It was just dumb luck that the coin toss sent that game to the SeaHawks.
With both games played under cold and wet conditions it did strike me as odd that the Patriots were the only ones of the four (supposedly) good teams able to complete so many passes.
I’ve heard sports guys call Belchick, Belcheat.