Exactly dfergie... personally, I would have also weighed the Colts balls (ironic considering the Colts didnt show any on Sunday)..this way, by comparison, you could eliminate "natural elements" as a cause for deflation, or rule it as a root cause.
IMO, Mr Kraft is an upstanding citizen and there is no way Patriots management would knowingly "cheat" under his watch and I sincerely doubt BB would have had any knowledge of this either nor condoned it. My guess is either it was an honest mistake, equipment issue or someone down the ladder did it on his own.
What I dont understand it this... refs touch the balls 100 times +/- per game... why didnt any of them notice it? It took a defensive player who rarely touches it to notice?
Also, big deal.... who cares! In the grand scheme of things, its done in every sport... hockey players use illegal sticks up until the 3rd period when there's a possibility they might be called for it.... Baseball players used corked bats and pitchers grease the ball and basketball players...well they coined the term "baby mama"
In the end, its sour grapes.. the Colts just scored 1 TD and Blount still had 3TD and 158yards on the ground.
Go ahead and take the Pats first rounder away....The Pats excel at finding gems in the later rounds.
Cheers, K