Deflate Gate: Statistical Analysis Suggests That Patriots' Incredibly Low Fumble Rate Probably Due to Softer, Less Inflated, More Grippable Cheat-Balls

So keep telling me "The Patriots scored three touchdowns with properly-inflated balls so what does it matter."

I'm not a huge moralist when it comes to cheating. I accept that many athletes cheat, such that a dark bit of wisdom has become popular: If you ain't cheatin', you ain't tryin'.

But here's the thing: If cheating is a part of sports, so is not getting caught.

By getting caught, the Patriots have failed at cheating -- even if you want to credit cheating as "clever play" or "aggressive competitiveness." Even if you want to cynically count cheating as the Winner's Edge, The Patriots still failed at it, and should therefore suffer the consequences of failure.

Which is disqualification.

Hold a quickie one-game playoff to determine the Seahawks' new competitor.

But it's time for these smug assholes to learn that losing has consequences -- and here, they lost in their effort to keep their cheating undetected.

posted by Ace at 06:03 PM

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