southshoresoxfan said:
But they are though. This is either a big deal or a small one. My shirt is either blue or red. It is not both. That means mututally exclusive champ.
And btw wenzink where is the evidence linking Brady to this? Still waiting for your response to that one.
Still haven't been able to figure it out, I see. Well keep at it and you might just get it some day.
As for evidence, Goodell doesn't need a smoking gun to come to a conclusion that "more probable than not" Brady was “at least generally aware of the inappropriate activities of McNally and Jastremski involving the release of air from Patriots game balls.” They come to that conclusion because, “a contrary conclusion requires the acceptance of an implausible number of communications and events as benign coincidences.”
And yeah, I buy that, at least from the evidence presented in the report. If pertinent evidence was left out that would indicate, Brady and his lawyers are free to present it, although sooner would have been better than later.
And the ironic thing is that Brady didn't/doesn't even have to admit any guilt. All he has to do is take responsibility for using his position to put two lackeys in a position where they would go beyond what was allowable to meet Brady's demands.
The NFL doesn't want to suspend Brady -- he's probably their biggest drawing card. Any gesture by Brady might have (and maybe still could) reduce his punishment to a fine. But t think they view Brady as being uncooperative, evasive and maybe even obstructive.
A Brady suspension over such an insignificant violation would be absurd, but it's likely to happen. Brady should apologize for being indifferent to his part in causing two nitwits to deflate footballs after they'd been signed by a ref. What's the big deal? As Louis CK had said on the matter, "“I mean, why not? It’s a stupid football game.”
