As of Friday afternoon, the NFL's continuing investigation had already interviewed 30 individuals, NONE of which were players.
They've hired an investigative firm to check all the video tape available hoping to find evidence.
They've acknowledged that all balls were checked and re-inflated at halftime after the Colts equipment manager had touched a ball during the first half and reported to the refs that it "seemed under-inflated". ALL balls were checked again AFTER the game and they were all fine. The balls were only used for a half. In the second half, when the Patriots blew out the Colts, New England was using the good balls.
LADIES and gentleman, we have our suspect. AS long as everyone else is accusing everyone without evidence, I'm going to do the same.
IT WAS THE COLTS EQUIPMENT MANAGER WHO "NOTICED" THE BALL'S UNDER-INFLATION!!
Why do I say this? SIMPLE, it's a basic principal of simple crime detection. He who smelt it, dealt it.
Look, if you want to make the OTHER team look bad, you would do exactly the same thing. You take the air out of the balls and then blame THEM for the act. And you wouldn't have them just a little under-inflated. You would really let the air out of the balls. That way it would get noticed. But if it doesn't get noticed, you would still have the option of pointing it out!
So even though I've solved the case, the NFL will continue their investigation and announce findings sometime after Obama leaves office.
After all, it's more important to get this right now that they've made way too big a deal out of it.
Actually, if the game had ended with a "just short" 48-yard field goal attempt by the Pats, and they then lost by one, people would have suspected the Colts of tampering with the balls when they were discovered to be under-inflated.
ONLY THE AMOUNT OF THE SCORE MAKES PEOPLE PUT THE BLAME ON NEW ENGLAND.
It could just as easily been the Colts, except their plan backfired.
The prosecution rests, your honor.
Good. I am not yhe only one who suspected the Colts.
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