"Deflator" Always Asked for Balls Early, Acted Suspicious
Sept 18, 2015 12:30:09 GMT -5
adpz and rangerous like this
Post by The Tax Returns Are in Kenya on Sept 18, 2015 12:30:09 GMT -5
Well he comes a story from a former NFL ref who says Jim McNally, aka The Deflator, always acted suspicious asking for balls early and running off with them when he would get them.
He and his OMG Spaz pal have been reinstated on the Pats, but they are no longer allowed to do their previous jobs! He is not allowed in the locker room or to handle equipment. This is of course, how innocent people are normally treated. And I still can't get over how obviously guilty Tommy was when asked in his press conference if he cheated and his equivocal unconvincing response "I don't believe so". @q!!!!!!
The NFL did nothing after this ref reported McNally
www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25306228/ex-ref-was-once-suspicious-of-pats-jim-mcnally-reported-him-to-nfl
He and his OMG Spaz pal have been reinstated on the Pats, but they are no longer allowed to do their previous jobs! He is not allowed in the locker room or to handle equipment. This is of course, how innocent people are normally treated. And I still can't get over how obviously guilty Tommy was when asked in his press conference if he cheated and his equivocal unconvincing response "I don't believe so". @q!!!!!!
The NFL did nothing after this ref reported McNally
"He always asked for the footballs way, way before he was supposed to get them," Baltz said. "If he could get them 10 or 15 minutes before he was supposed to get them, instead of the usual two minutes before the game -- and there were some crews that let him do that -- he would do it. I wouldn't let him take them early, and I think he eventually figured that out because he stopped asking after a while. I probably did 10 to 15 games up there [in Foxboro] and those first few times, he'd always ask. I always thought it was very suspicious. He certainly acted in a suspicious manner."
Baltz grew so weary of McNally that he eventually reported him to the league office.
"[McNally] was always worried about the footballs. Always," Baltz said. "It was very odd. I reported him to the league, but never got any reaction from them. I don't think they thought it was a big deal at the time. But [McNally] did things that 31 other locker room attendants don't do."
Baltz didn't recall exactly when he reported McNally, but said it happened at least "six to eight years" ago.
Eventually, McNally caught on to the fact that Baltz wasn't ever going to give him the footballs early.
"I think McNally did his homework and knew which crews he was dealing with and which crews he could get over on," Baltz said. "'Are the footballs ready yet? Are the footballs ready.' I'd tell him, 'Yeah, they're ready, but when we got out on the field, you can have them.' Obviously, there were a lot of times when he's gotten them early and had the time to let some air out of the ball, or whatever he was doing with them."
Baltz never saw McNally deflate any footballs, but he was definitely suspicious of the Patriots former locker-room attendant
"All I know is, when he got [the footballs], he would run. He would take off," Baltz said. "Whether he was going somewhere and letting air out, I'm definitely suspicious, but I don't know for sure.
www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25306228/ex-ref-was-once-suspicious-of-pats-jim-mcnally-reported-him-to-nfl
Baltz grew so weary of McNally that he eventually reported him to the league office.
"[McNally] was always worried about the footballs. Always," Baltz said. "It was very odd. I reported him to the league, but never got any reaction from them. I don't think they thought it was a big deal at the time. But [McNally] did things that 31 other locker room attendants don't do."
Baltz didn't recall exactly when he reported McNally, but said it happened at least "six to eight years" ago.
Eventually, McNally caught on to the fact that Baltz wasn't ever going to give him the footballs early.
"I think McNally did his homework and knew which crews he was dealing with and which crews he could get over on," Baltz said. "'Are the footballs ready yet? Are the footballs ready.' I'd tell him, 'Yeah, they're ready, but when we got out on the field, you can have them.' Obviously, there were a lot of times when he's gotten them early and had the time to let some air out of the ball, or whatever he was doing with them."
Baltz never saw McNally deflate any footballs, but he was definitely suspicious of the Patriots former locker-room attendant
"All I know is, when he got [the footballs], he would run. He would take off," Baltz said. "Whether he was going somewhere and letting air out, I'm definitely suspicious, but I don't know for sure.
www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25306228/ex-ref-was-once-suspicious-of-pats-jim-mcnally-reported-him-to-nfl
