TheBillsWillRiseAgain

So let me get this straight: The drastic improvement from the 2007 season onward weren't a result of the rule change that Brady pushed for that just so happen to have went into effect that year, but rather because Tom Brady got sacked less and scrambled less than he did before, but Peyton Manning who has much lower sack and scramble numbers than Brady doesn't benefit with lower fumble numbers the way Brady does because he has bad hands? wtf are you talking about? You just posted a comparison of the two going back like 3 years and in every single case the team(Broncos) who was sacked less and scrambled less fumbled MORE than the Patriots. I can post the numbers again if you'd like. Every single year the Broncos had more fumbles per offensive non-incompletion snap than the Patriots did. Do you not see you're contradicting yourself?

He's claiming that the massive improvement of the Patriots' fumble numbers between '01-'06 and '07-'14 and their crazy plays-per-fumble numbers were directly caused by Brady getting sacked less/scrambling less. Yet Peyton Manning has been sacked much less than Brady and has scrambled less than him over that time period, yet the Broncos don't appear as an outlier on the graphs form the study.

Yeah this dude totally sounds like he has an anxiety disorder and he's not just being a dick: http://thebiglead.com/2015/01/27/marshawn-lynch-at-media-day-im-here-so-i-wont-get-fined/

Wait what? Manning has averaged 16.7 sacks a season between 2007 and 2014. Brady has averaged 26. That's a rounding error?

So in every example you just gave the Broncos fumble more than the Patriots despite Manning being sacked less than Brady? Doesn't that completely negate your theory that the massive improvement in fumble stats from 2007 onward was due to Brady getting sacked less?

Does this prove without a shadow of a doubt they've been deflating balls since 2007? No. But it sure as hell looks extremely suspicious that they just so happen to start having a drastic reduction in fumbles the same year that a rule that Brady pushed for gets passed. A rule that allows them to prep their own balls, which would allow them to purposely deflate balls which is what they're now being accused of doing. The timing matches up perfectly. Brady being one of the main proponents of the rule change matches up perfectly. Suspiciously low fumble numbers and suspiciously high cold weather passing numbers match up perfectly. The accusations by the NFL right now matches up with all that. The science matches up with disproving the explanation given by Bellichick. You have to be looking pretty hard for a reason to find the Patriots innocent to not come to the conclusion that it's very likely they cheated.

hahaha

He has social anxiety disorder?

Nobody is doubting they contributed. Just that they could never be the only contribution to those numbers.

Bill Bellichick certainly isn't the only coach in the league to pull or drop players for fumbling. It's not like players are lax with ball control on other teams just because "My coach won't get as mad as Bill Bellichick would get."

He's hated for more than that. He ran over some chick in Buffalo. Turned down a team invitation to the whitehouse because he just wanted to "relax on the couch at home," and sat at the Espys in a hoodie texting through the whole thing. He's just a cocky punk.

I've disliked Lynch since he was a Bill. He got infinitely worse when he found success with Seattle. The guy acts like the biggest tool imaginable. I don't care how much crap I'd get for saying this: I wouldn't want Lynch back in Buffalo even if he would come here.

http://www.sharpfootballanalysis.com/blog/2015/the-new-england-patriots-mysteriously-became-fumble-proof-in-2007

Not without backlash. I don't see anyone else complaining that the study is flawed except you guys.

Pretty odd that you have the likes of the Wall Street Journal, Huffpost, and other news organizations posting that article if it's so flawed.

Then why are the Patriots' fumble numbers so much better than the Broncos'?

How are you quantifying the advantage of playing in a dome and determining that's not a big reason the Broncos have good fumble numbers?

Why would anyone think to look at Patriots fumble statistics that closely before they got caught cheating?

Uh, Brady only averaged 7 more scramble attempts PER YEAR from 2001-2006 compared to 2007-2014 and 7 more sacks PER YEAR in '01-'06 compared to '07 to '14. Are you trying to tell me that an increase of less than 0.5 scrambles and an increase of less than 0.5 sacks per game could cause that much of a statistical anomaly?

That's about as damning as you can get. Clearly shows a DRASTIC change in 2007.

That looks like an updated study from the one that was posted last week. Thanks for posting.

Oh I know, I didn't necessarily mean you were using that excuse, just that it's another one Pats fans are using since the weather excuse was proven wrong. Nothing short of actual video showing someone deflating the balls will convince them the team cheated.

I love that guy.

I liked him a lot in preseason. Would've liked to kept him on.

I can't think of a better gift to ring in the 2015 year.