re: Seems the Ravens snitched to the Colts about deflategate

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He did say he liked them at the minimum.

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So right there he's established that he does like them altered to some extent.

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Why would he say this if it isn't the case?

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Because the reality is that if he's using the equipment and he's given instructions to others on how he likes that equipment, he's responsible if it's outside of regulations. I don't think that's exactly the same as being guilty, as guilt implies there was intent to do wrong, but is he responsible for it? I think so.

Same thing I would say about PED use. Someone can use a supplement that they didn't know had a banned substance in it. Does that absolve them because they didn't know? No, but it's a reason to believe that they didn't have intentions to deliberately skirt the rules.