NFL drops another…..

In a world dominated by Central bankers concerned about deflation who would have thought that a football player(Tom Brady) would be sent out to face the media to explain his involvement in what an Indianapolis Reporter claims is deflationary monkey business.
Monkey business engaged in by the New England Patriots. Naturally, Mr. Brady denied any knowledge of deflation as it relates to the footballs used in the game he and the Patriots played on Sunday last. In fact why wasn’t the equipment manager sent out to face the reporters. He would have first hand knowledge, wouldn’t he? BUT,
my first reaction to the deflation story, now categorized by some unimaginative reporter as Deflategate, which is probably called deflatengaten in Munich, was what’s the difference, both quarterbacks use the same ball. Well they don’t! I was totally unaware that each team is required to provide 12 footballs for their own use when they are on offense.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a dumber idea. Why would the NFL, a billion dollar monopoly put at risk the efficacy of a game on which millions of dollars are wagered by allowing the teams to provide the footballs which obviously are vulnerable to tampering! Even if there was no tampering in this case.
And this was not just another game it was a contest to decide half of the competition for the SUPERBOWL which everybody knows is THE sporting event of the American year.
Doesn’t the NFL have protocols in place that would ensure no equipment vulnerability. Obviously it does not but did you know that? I did not.
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So what could be behind the story broken to the world by an obviously biased observer that NEW England played with footballs that were deflationary.
(A lark?) (revenge for the terrible beating endured by the Colts)(or perhaps a promotional gambit inspired by someone in the Commissioner’s office to help promote SuperBowl).

Whatever the outcome of this bit of deflationary news, it is much more interesting because the investigation of the balls in question rests with Roger Goodell and company, the NFL’s highest authority and an organization that seems to have an infinite capacity to fumble the ball.

We know one thing, the NFL couldn’t have created a more effective campaign to advertise the SUPERBOWL!