With all the brouhaha surrounding the Patriots’ win in Super Bowl XLIX this past February, New England’s Bill Belichick effectively cemented his legacy as a brilliant coach, shrewd general manager and impenitent cheater. According to the official deflate-gate report, the team intentionally underinflated game balls in its victory over the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship Game. Apologists were quick to point out that New England barely needed a football to dismantle the Colts in that contest, and that may very well be true. But, if deflating the balls did not give the Patriots a competitive advantage, one can be fairly certain that it never would have happened in the first place.

People who know more about this subject than me state that an underinflated football is easier to throw and catch, especially in cold weather, and easier to grasp overall. Since Read More