More at the link.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/sports/football/nfl-washington-emails-jeff-pash.html
this has uh. Not been an great week for the. NFL.
N.F.L.’s top lawyer had cozy relationship with Washington team president
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/sports/football/nfl-washington-emails-jeff-pash.html
this has uh. Not been an great week for the. NFL.
So who leaked this one? The NFL again? And if so, what did Pash do to get on Goodell's bad side? Or is he necessary collateral damage, and this is all leading to Snyder eventually being forced out?
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Lombardi hates Bruce Allen so much he wouldn’t say his name on his podcast today. He kept referring to him as the Punter.
Sorry, I meant Snyder. But I suppose they could choose to insulate him and only expose underlings.
Not bad. The fact that NFL ownership and management is a boys club of depraved assholes is hardly surprising. I hope the culture is changing for the better but it’s going to be a long road to redemption.
Lombardi thinks less of Allen than anyone I’ve ever heard him trash. His next pod is going to be fire. If anyone is interested check out the GM shuffle. As a plus he talks about the Pats a ton and you can learn about their philosophies.
Yes. I haven’t missed one of his pods in a long time. He isn’t always right and I don’t always agree with his logic but he’s like drunk uncle Belichick. He’s tipped so many Pats draft picks and moves too.
I love his work even the ones where he was calling into Tate Frazier from a pay phone (that’s what it sounded like). After multiple times I think I messaged him to say about the audio quality “you are either coaching it or allowing it to happen”
NFL defends its “respected and high-character” lawyer
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Gruden maybe? He probably knew of others in the group who were doing similar things. Wouldn’t be surprised if he was told some things in confidence that start to come to light.
I’m actually optimistic. The players will continue to hold ownership’s feet to the fire on diversity. In turn, diversity will drive better professional behavior. White men behave better when others are in the room; when that becomes the norm rather than the exception, what’s accepted as normal behavior changes for the better.
That said, it’s definitely a long road.
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It's definitely a long road. Jon Gruden, at the time a powerful voice associated with the NFL, called a Black executive "dumb" and then referenced his race, in derogatory terms, as to why he was dumb and unfit for his job. And half of what I heard from callers on the radio this week was "it's just words," and "it's no worse than when Antonio Brown called someone a cracker." There's a lot of people who believe there is no harm in white men using derogatory language to damage those that dare to enter their kingdoms.
Man, just when I thought I had put DFG completely out of my mind... I get reminded what a lying, amoral, sack of shit that Jeff Pash is, and it makes my blood boil all over again. Fuck this fucking league.
it’s amazing they have two executives in the law department named Jeff Pash! Because the one we typically see is a hatchet man with anything but respected and high character so I’m surprised that they have a second one by the same name who is….
When I say I’m optimistic, I’m talking about the NFL. Diversity is good for business. That’s no less true for the NFL, and I believe the people calling the shots are smart enough to know that.
I’m considerably less optimistic that the people you heard on talk radio will change for the better, except on a generational basis (i.e., their kids will do better). But that’s a whole other discussion, and one which would inevitably veer into politics.
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DFG is never completely out of my mind, but I felt the same way seeing his name again.
NFL HQ so quick to support Pash but wouldn't clarify lies/innaccuracies about Brady and the Pats.
Right. I am not optimistic if a head coach gets sacked but a league executive skates.
I am in no way condoning Gruden's emails or sympathetic towards him and his fate.
Simply pointing out that he is, in comparison, a small fish. Would be greatly surprised if this POS felt any damage from this. The league will protect him above just about anyone else.
I am in no way condoning Gruden's emails or sympathetic towards him and his fate.
Simply pointing out that he is, in comparison, a small fish. Would be greatly surprised if this POS felt any damage from this. The league will protect him above just about anyone else.
I feel like now that the league itself and individual teams are being targeted by these leaks that it’s possible that the emails have been accessed by some 3rd party, but I can’t really come up with a good guess as to who.
It's too bad the scope of the emails is limited. I'd love for the DFG emails to be released as a side consequence of all this. Maybe there are still a few good ones to be had in this tranche.
Edit: Who am I kidding? Statistically speaking, the leaker is very likely to be a Patriots hater
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The NFL has good reasons not to want to create any appearance they are accusing Pash of misconduct. That doesn’t mean he’ll survive this. My guess is he’ll get paid and put out a somewhat contrite statement about not wanting to be a distraction.
Or its some random person within the league office (or working for one of their legal partners) who has seen so much ugly shit they decided to start selectively taking people down.
So is anyone still unclear on why Tom Brady didn't turn over his phone to the NFL league office?
Yeah, the chance that Pash is going to get fired over any of this is close to zero. Not only does he know where the bodies are buried, he buried on Goodell's orders. He could burn too many people. And he also has had the NFLPA's number far too many times to be jettisoned. There would have to be something so bad in the emails that Pash would make Gruden look like Mr. Rogers.