Panthers...Hot Balls-gate?

[Panthro]

 

Specifically, ball boys used sideline heaters to warm footballs during a late-November, 12-degree game between the Vikings and Panthers at the open-air stadium Minnesota is using until its new indoor facility opens.  Apparently, footballs used by both teams were being heated that way.

“Somebody told me [Carolina’s] ball boys were doing it,” coach Mike Zimmer said, via ESPN.com.

 

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/02/nfl-still-waits-for-the-wells-report/

 

[TheSpecial1]

Ugh

[Darth Biscuit]

Who doesn't like their balls warmed?

[uncfan888]

so, both teams did it.. and we got destroyed... nothing to see here

[MurkN]

Nobody likes cold balls

[TheWiz]

better than having schwetty balls

[t96]

This is pretty old news, they were bringing it up before the Super Bowl on espn and nfl network and such.

[Nate Dogg]

Why did they have to put a Panther as the picture lol

[JawnyBlaze]

Yea, rehash story by Florio trying to paint the Panthers out as the bad guys (especially using the Panthers picture in an article that's actually about Deflategate...).  Wouldn't even surprise me if it was ignorance on both parts, Panthers and Vikings.  And even so, warming freezing balls up isn't really the same thing as letting air out.  One is trying to return the balls to their natural, regulation state.  The other is trying to make the balls outside of regulations and gain a competitive advantage.

[top dawg]

Actually cold balls are more productive. That's why they are designed to hang from the body.

[Jimmy]

What is with the systematic bashing from all sides towards our team. Could it be that the NFL wants the Panthers out of Charlotte? Conspiracy or not this poo is getting damn near ridiculous.

[Jangler]

[rhyslloyd]

We can't even win when we cheat.

[Mother Grabber]

when it's 12 degrees outside, it doesn't really matter what you do.  By the time you get to the snap, the ball is going to be air temp.