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Post by JetBidi on Jul 21, 2015 14:34:05 GMT -5
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Post by Hotman on Jul 21, 2015 15:25:57 GMT -5
this dirty cocksucker
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Post by DDNYjets on Jul 21, 2015 21:44:57 GMT -5
They are probably waiting for some major news story to break and then they will announce it and get overshadowed.
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Post by jcappy on Jul 21, 2015 21:47:57 GMT -5
Could also be a way for the NFL to give Betsy the least amount of negotiating room by waiting until closer to the season before bringing an actual ruling. Either way, this whole thing has been handled miserably from start to finish.
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Post by greengeek on Jul 21, 2015 22:06:50 GMT -5
They are probably waiting for some major news story to break and then they will announce it and get overshadowed. Domestic terrorism and the daily Donald Show are not big enough?
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Post by DDNYjets on Jul 22, 2015 6:33:47 GMT -5
They are probably waiting for some major news story to break and then they will announce it and get overshadowed. Domestic terrorism and the daily Donald Show are not big enough? Nope. The NFL is bigger than everything so I could be wrong. Not many news stories would eclipse the Brady ruling. Perhaps they are waiting for Memorial Day Weekend.
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Post by JB1089 on Jul 22, 2015 10:03:02 GMT -5
The longer this drags on, the more convinced I become that the suspension will be dropped entirely.
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Post by JetBidi on Jul 22, 2015 10:38:12 GMT -5
Could also be a way for the NFL to give Betsy the least amount of negotiating room by waiting until closer to the season before bringing an actual ruling. Either way, this whole thing has been handled miserably from start to finish. It doesn't really matter anyway. Either a. Roger drops the suspension entirely or b. the issue goes to court. If a., Roger still is and always will be a Flats* lackie and in Kraft's pocket. Integrity of the game means nothing. Precedent is set that if you cheat, there's no consequence. If b., Brady's team asks the judge for an injunction to suspend the suspension until the court case is resolved. Brady plays in the opener and multiple games after that. Case is resolved late in the season, next season or after Brady retires.
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Post by Jet Nut Sauce on Jul 22, 2015 14:10:50 GMT -5
Actually he's better off going into the last minute with this, leaving Brady less time to make his counter move.
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Post by Jet Nut Sauce on Jul 22, 2015 14:13:40 GMT -5
Could also be a way for the NFL to give Betsy the least amount of negotiating room by waiting until closer to the season before bringing an actual ruling. Either way, this whole thing has been handled miserably from start to finish. It doesn't really matter anyway. Either a. Roger drops the suspension entirely or b. the issue goes to court. If a., Roger still is and always will be a Flats* lackie and in Kraft's pocket. Integrity of the game means nothing. Precedent is set that if you cheat, there's no consequence. If b., Brady's team asks the judge for an injunction to suspend the suspension until the court case is resolved. Brady plays in the opener and multiple games after that. Case is resolved late in the season, next season or after Brady retires. If b then Brady and the Pats could fuck themselves big time. It's a lot easier to recover from a slow start without Brady than to live with a bad string of games at the end of the season during the playoff push. I would bet the house that Bellichick would rather go into the season knowing exactly which games Brady will miss as opposed to playing a guessing game.
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Post by JetBidi on Jul 22, 2015 14:53:36 GMT -5
If b then Brady and the Pats could fuck themselves big time. It's a lot easier to recover from a slow start without Brady than to live with a bad string of games at the end of the season during the playoff push. I would bet the house that Bellichick would rather go into the season knowing exactly which games Brady will miss as opposed to playing a guessing game. Question is, how will Brady feel about it? He's an arrogant douche too who wants to "clear his name" and insist he did nothing wrong. Also, if it's taking too long and their is a possibility the case goes into Nov/Dec... I fully expect multiple continuances requested and/or "emergencies" that delay the trial past football season. I personally hope they do go to trial, so Brady's phone records and texts will be made public, he's found to be the lying cheating rat that he is and hopefully implicate Belicheat in the process.
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Post by Jet Nut Sauce on Jul 22, 2015 15:27:53 GMT -5
If b then Brady and the Pats could fuck themselves big time. It's a lot easier to recover from a slow start without Brady than to live with a bad string of games at the end of the season during the playoff push. I would bet the house that Bellichick would rather go into the season knowing exactly which games Brady will miss as opposed to playing a guessing game. Question is, how will Brady feel about it? He's an arrogant douche too who wants to "clear his name" and insist he did nothing wrong. Also, if it's taking too long and their is a possibility the case goes into Nov/Dec... I fully expect multiple continuances requested and/or "emergencies" that delay the trial past football season. I personally hope they do go to trial, so Brady's phone records and texts will be made public, he's found to be the lying cheating rat that he is and hopefully implicate Belicheat in the process. I just don't see how 4 game suspension is overly harsh given how often and easily their tossed out. Especially given its the first time for this kind of charge to a player. Add in a he team has been guilty once before of cheating. So don't see a judge changing the NFLs ruling. Even if a judge somehow thought 4 games were excessive he can't possibly wipe out all 4 games. That would be rediculously over the top. To me any suspension is fine. Doesn't change his legacy. Any suspension says he's a cheater.
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Post by Peebag on Jul 22, 2015 16:28:18 GMT -5
The longer this drags on, the more convinced I become that the suspension will be dropped entirely. yea...I think Roger's ready to ram it up the rest of the league's collective ass...
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Post by jordy on Jul 22, 2015 16:29:58 GMT -5
So. Is this joint Patsy fan-free?
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Post by rexneffect on Jul 22, 2015 17:43:42 GMT -5
The four game suspension is really two penalties: one for cheating and one for failing to fully comply with the investigation. I can't think of a time a player was suspended for failing to comply with an NFL investigation. I could see the penalty getting knocked down to 2-3 games plus a financial penalty for the failure to comply.
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