@mld-woody said:

Jealousy is ugly

"They cheated!" - No, actually, it is very easy to account for the drop in pressure

"... they cheated" - No, actually, the NFL controls the headsets

"...... they cheated?" - No, actually, all QBs do that when the play clock is incorrect

I hope they are beaten badly by the Bills!

@d-bone said:

OK, so, you are saying, they didn't cheat this time......but, you know how the saying goes: Look out for the cheater, look out for the foolhearted clown.

@the-gipper said:

For me, I could tell by Brady's actions and don't need to see the side judge / umpire.

First, he's reading his wristband completely focused on what he's doing and while calling the play(s) he glances at the clock (like any QB does) and sees something is terribly off from his internal clock - It isn't the dudes 1st rodeo, and his internal clock is probably more accurate than any watch made in China.

Then he uses the "put time on the play clock" gesture to the ref while yelling to get his attention, and as soon as he realizes that the ref is already on it he stops wasting valuable time on the ref, and glances at the play clock to make 100% sure it's fixed and once he's satisfied it is, he then goes back to giving the play(s).

@d-bone said:

The video doesn't show the refs on this play. Maybe they did, maybe they didn't make the gestures you say they did. I suspect you are right. It just seemed suspicious when the clock seemed to be set back at Brady's motion.

The Pats are not getting the benefit of the doubt from fans.....or other teams. Once Bitten Twice Shy and all that. Where there is smoke there is fire.

@spek216 said:

Thanks for posting it.

@tour2ma said:

The Browns have worn my patience thin T

@d-bone said:

I guess I have to explain it to you. EVERY QB in the league makes that signal to the ref at least once per game.

Not everything is a conspiracy with the Pats, and not knowing that this is completely ridiculous shows that you need to study the game more.

Aw... you're no fun...

Just like in any high school game across the country, the clock operator screws up at least once per game, and that's being conservative. If any of you are ever bored, go volunteer at your local high school and learn to run the clock (I have and do when I'm not coaching) and you'll understand why this whole thing is beyond ridiculous.

I thought the officials kept the time, and made corrections when they go off a bit.

interesting. Like practicing for a closer game.

"well, it happened when we had the game won...so it wasn't ....er...intentional"

@spek216 said:

I guess I have to explain it to you. EVERY QB in the league makes that signal to the ref at least once per game. That signal is the universal signal to add more time to the clock. It's used by refs to talk to the score board operator/time keeper if the ref notices that the time keeper has made a mistake with the game or play clock.

Tom looked at the play clock and noticed something was wrong, and then looked over to the ref to say "hey ref the play clock isn't right" by using the hand signal. The ref was already on it however and had already signaled to the time keeper/score board operator to add more time to the clock. Nothing more than that.

Not everything is a conspiracy with the Pats, and not knowing that this is completely ridiculous shows that you need to study the game more.

@spek216 said:

Considering the score, not that it would have mattered much- but it apparently let the Cheatriots run an extra 30 seconds off the clock.

I think the NFL officiating office has some explaining to do after that one.

@d-bone said:

It's real ............ real stupid.

How is it stupid? Tom Brady signals to the sideline with 10 seconds on the play clock and it magically goes up to 25 seconds? How is that not cheating? What rule says teams get 15 extra seconds?

@the-gipper said:

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

This gets funnier by the second.