Today's Big Conversation is about the impact that deflategate may or may not have on handicapping the big game.
The topic that all the Talk Radio stations are talking about is how is Vegas handling the deflategate controversy.
Teddy states that Deflategate has reach a high level of national attention. When the NFL gets crossover stories like this it is good news for the bettor. Teddys wife asks him about the deflated balls. LOL That tells you how big the story has gotten.
Bottom line is that Teddy doesn't feel that the distractions will help New England at all, and the question is how much it will hurt them. Being under the type of media scrutiny that they are right now it does have to hurt them.
In the past the Pats have been able to avoid the major distractions before the Super Bowl, but that isn't the case this year, so it really is something new for them.
The Ray Rice distraction for the Ravens earlier in the year didn't have an impact on their game vs Pittsburgh. What is different about this than the Ray Rice situation?
Teddy feels that there is more time for this one than that one and that means that the players have more to deal with over time. It really hasn't been a problem for the market as money keeps coming in on the Pats.
This is a cross over story and it won't end anytime soon, which means the pats still may have more distractions cvoming up.
Teddy feels this is a distraction for the Pats, but should not be viewed as a deciding factor.
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