Had he came out and said I have been advised not to give up my phone like you said I could understand but the excuse he gave at the time was I could not give it because of my super model wife. Lame! Especially since they were going to allow his lawyers to filter the information. That just doesn't hold water. I have not heard much about the needles that you speak of so it would be unfair of me to comment since I do not know anything about it. Listen I was actually a pretty big Brady supporter. Back when he come out in the draft I was literally at a draft party begging the Steelers to draft him from the 3rd round on. He was the only guy I wanted that year and instead they take Tee Martin in the 5th. All of my friends later were like how did you know about Brady cause they remember me making a big deal at the time of the draft. and I always thought he was really clutch against Penn State every time he needed to be and I thought he would be better suited for the Steeler offense than Kordell a better Neil ODonnell. But I like sports guys that accept responsibility for losing or whatever. and he needs to own it and not hide behind his wife(the Phone) or have his daddy talk or agent. He needs to man up at this point. and I like most have lost respect for his character. He still is a great competitor.
If you have a few minutes to spare, here is an excerpt of the Patriots response describing the two different gauges used to measure the Patriots and Colts game balls as quoted on CBS Sports site (
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on...responds-to-wells-report-three-things-to-know):
1. Debunking science of Wells Report
Below are two excerpts from the annotation related to the science of the Wells Report, which concluded that the Ideal Gas Law would not explain the lower psi in New England's footballs.
The first focuses on the two different gauges used to measure the psi in the footballs, specifically how they each returned different readings, and how after a Colts football measured below regulation on one of the gauges, the league stopped using that gauge and instead relied on the other one, which measured the Colts' footballs to be at or above the lowest regulation level. It also notes the post-game psi measurements of the footballs of both teams.
“Using two different gauges (one of which was used for pre-game psi measurements), the League tested only four Colts footballs at halftime. Three of those footballs measured below regulation on the so-called “non-Logo” gauge. Four measured at or above regulation on the so-called “Logo” gauge. One Colts football averaged below regulation when taking into account both gauges. As soon as that fourth Colts football was measured, League personnel stopped any further gauging of Colts footballs. Relying on the higher Logo gauge measurements of the Colts football, League officials decided not to add air to any of the Colts footballs. Additional measurements using the same two gauges were made post-game. Post-game, each of the four Patriots footballs measured were well above the required level of 12.5 psi on both gauges (including one that had been overinflated to 13.65 on the Logo gauge). Three of the four Colts footballs measured below 12.5 psi on the non-Logo gauge (a violation of League rules), one measured below 12.5 psi on both gauges (also a violation), and three Colts footballs measured above 12.5 on the Logo gauge.”
The second section related to the science focuses again on the two different gauges, and also on referee Walt Anderson and his recollection of which gauge was used at which time.
"The most fundamental issue in this matter is: DOES SCIENCE EXPLAIN THE LOSS OF PSI IN THE PATRIOTS FOOTBALLS? That issue turns on what psi numbers are used for the psi levels pre-game and at halftime. Those numbers will show the amount of lost psi. Given the gauges varied from each other, the only relevant halftime psi measurements are those shown by the gauge that was used pre-game. One gauge, referred to as the Logo gauge, was consistently .3 to .45 psi higher in its measurements than the non-Logo gauge. Referee Walt Anderson, who was alerted to psi issues before the game, has a detailed recollection of the unrecorded psi levels of the 48 footballs he gauged pre-game — essentially 12.5 for the Patriots footballs and 13.0 or 13.1 for the Colts footballs. His Recollection of those pre-game psi levels is one of the foundations of this report. MR. ANDERSON SPECIFICALLY RECALLS THAT HE USED THE LOGO GAUGE FOR THESE PRE-GAME MEASUREMENTS (pg. 52). (This is the only recollection of Mr. Anderson that the report rejects.) Therefore, the Logo gauge numbers are the correct numbers to use for halftime psi. The investigators did rely on those Logo gauge halftime psi numbers in dealing with the Colts footballs. Using that gauge, all the Colts footballs were within regulation. That justified the officials not adding air to them. However, when assessing the Patriots footballs, the investigators reject Anderson's best recollection that he used the Logo gauge pre-game, and instead look to the larger psi drop that is shown by the lower psi, non-Logo gauge."
Basically, the responses state that the gauge which gave higher measurements was used as the definitive measurement for the Colts' footballs, while the gauge that gave lower measurements was used as the definitive measurement for the Patriots' footballs, because the league rejected Anderson's assertion that he used the higher-measuring gauge.