Snap analysis of the Wells report (Patriots deflategate) and its interpretation

How big of a deal is this?  Are Boston sports fans going to remember the "Wells Report" in a "Warren Commission" type of manner?  Only time will tell.  How will the NFL react?

Here's a screenshot from the report's summary:

"More probable than not" could mean 51 percent.  They didn't even feel confident enough to use the word "likely," or something along those lines.

So in real life, not fake NFL life, the Patriots would be found not guilty of deflating footballs based on the evidence.

— James Toscano (@Jimmy_Toscano) May 6, 2015

Unfortunately, that's not how the court of public opinion works.  Irresponsible headlines are already popping up:

Deflategate: Patriots altered balls and Tom Brady knew it, report says http://t.co/1YqKqqA4QU

— L.A. Times Sports (@latimessports) May 6, 2015

My biggest takeaway is that I can't believe the Wells Report is 243 pages long.  The table of contents alone is three pages.

.@Mike_Dyer13 quick heads up. A Clockwork Orange, Animal Farm, and Fahrenheit 451 are all shorter than The Wells Report.

— MattP (@matthewp1977) May 6, 2015

Probably it happened, and Tom Brady knew it.  What this means, I don't know yet.


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