Quote:God-El is a clown and has had to walk back many poor decisions.  That is undeniable fact.  He is not generally well liked by anyone.

 

I take it you missed the last several drafts where he's been booed at the podium.  Before every. single. selection.

 

 

 

I'm no bandwagon fan, or fan at all.

 

To me it's crystal clear the NFL failed to make their case against Brady.  In the end, they had no direct evidence.  They could only say that "something" happened.  They don't know who did that something, how someone did that something, or whether Brady knew about whatever was done.

 

So, since all they could actually prove is that "something" happened but didn't know who or how... I can understand the team punishment.  There was no smoking gun.  There were no fingerprints.  There was only the product of "something" happening by "someone" to reflect on.

 

Looking at the facts of the case, they had nothing on Brady and still don't.  That's what God-El is angry about, and he didn't pursue any of the information Brady gave them because he chose not to.  Some folks must not text if they don't realize a text with a contact shows up on both phones, and there weren't any incriminating texts from him on the subject to either of the guys the NFL think (but again didn't prove) may have deflated the balls.  If the NFL had bothered following up on the information Brady gave them, they likely would have found the same thing to be true with his other contacts as well.

 

Why didn't they?  They admit to laziness.  The real answer is that if they followed up they couldn't stand by their take that he was uncooperative, because he cooperated by giving that information.  By ignoring it, they fell back on their predetermined conclusion rather than following the facts they failed to obtain.

 

If you're going to accuse someone, you have to make the case.

 

They certainly did not by any measure re:Brady.

 

Punish the team?  Sure.  That fits the "accuracy" of the "investigation."

 

I'll also go a step further and point out once again the NFL had all the power to prevent it from happening, but (like with not pursuing the information Brady offered) they chose not to.  There's no reality where that's acceptable.  Only now, after the fact, have they talked about changing their procedures to *ghasp* actually enforcing the rule.

 

But that really isn't surprising coming from a commissioner with such a poor record.  Always cleaning up his own messes after the fact, instead of being wise enough to prevent them in the first place.

 

You do realize Brady isn't being punished for deflating balls right?

 

He's being suspended for his actions during and after the investigation.

Which falls under "conduct detrimental to the league"

 

Is the commish sloppy? At best.

Is he a fan-favorite? Not at all.

Do the owners like him? Yes they do.

Even Kraft... until now, when he's the one taking the punishment.

 

This shouldn't even be in federal court.

The CBA was written and signed and agreed upon.

 

Deal with it.

Frickin unions man....

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