Quote:I think Roger will slap Brady down, too.  How would it look to put strong sanctions on the Patriots for cheating, but then remove the sanctions on the player that cheated?  That's not consistent at all.  And if Goodell has backing from the other owners to slap down one of the most powerful owners, why would he cave in to 1 player?  He won't.

 

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Ultimately, I think this issue was in part won and lost on message boards such as this one, and on the national sites like PFT, MMQB, etc.  The arguments on the Patriots side were often ludicrous compared to the steady reasoning from those with less of an agenda.  Everyone has a favorite team, but for fans of teams not involved, they usually just want the league to get it right.  The "rhetoric" on social media was not in the Patriots' favor, and pushing against it would not help the Pats in any way. 

 

What did Robert Kraft ever do to you, lol? Did he used to date your mom or something? You seem awfully invested in this whole thing, taking it very personally.

 

Fact is, none of us know anything about Kraft's motives. Usually the most obvious are the closest to the truth. Kraft has always been known as a league guy and I'm sure he did not relish suing his fellow owners. He's still mad, you can tell, but I think he knew it would take a very long time to go through federal court, and cost a lot. Not worth it in the long run. And, according to "informed sources" there was no quid pro quo re Brady.

 

This has all made for an interesting off season and whatever happens will happen. For people to pretend to have a clue, while very entertaining, is ultimately useless.

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