I think that's what the NFLPA is waiting for, split deductions between two separate appeal courtsWhat happens with Goodells power if the Supreme Court doesnt hear this but then the NFLPA wins the Peterson case?
I think that's what the NFLPA is waiting for, split deductions between two separate appeal courtsWhat happens with Goodells power if the Supreme Court doesnt hear this but then the NFLPA wins the Peterson case?
Another election year version - I've evolved on this issue...It's an election year: that's called "flip flopping".
This will be my only discussion of deflategate. I will post nothing more. You can rage against my machine all you want, the time is yours.I do love the last few lines of that letter. It is sad when the truth and scientific fact gets in the way (contradicts) the fantasy spun by the NFL during the entire saga.
Wasn't the Ideal Gas Law not plausible to the NFL?
I was referring to others regarding Brady, but you regarding his rivals. I just don't think that the league is going to let Manning ride (which I think blows, and is more PED bullshit from the league) but will nail the other players, unless the other players literally slam roids in front of Goodell. And even then......Where do I say anything about Brady? If anything, my post more has to do with the angle you mention than any Brady-centric conspiracy theory.
You bring up some good points. But the NFL did lie when it mischaracterized Brady's testimony.This will be my only discussion of deflategate. I will post nothing more. You can rage against my machine all you want, the time is yours.
With that:
- The Ideal Gas Law, the measurements, et al neither proves nor disproves guilt in the AFC Championship game. As the former head of Physics at Princeton noted (paraphrasing) the data was sufficient to imply that the balls had been tampered with, meriting further investigation.
- The texts,combined with the guy who wasn't supposed to touch the balls prior to the game (who had been identified in the texts as "the deflator") disappearing into a bathroom for 90 seconds with the balls were what caused the commissioner to find Brady guilty.
- Brady's non-cooperation ended up being optically poor for him. His non-cooperation included two lies in the process; 1) That he always destroyed his phones (it later came out that he didn't), and 2) That he didn't know the names of one of the equipment guys he had been texting with and who had worked with him for his entire career. These lies also hurt his testimony and didn't help him in the court of non-New England public opinion.
- Whether four games is fair or not is a reasonable conversation. Cheating in an AFC Championship game does seem to merit more than a $50k fine, and federal judges seem to think that Goodell has the leeway to make that call. I personally feel that two games would have been more appropriate, but oddly enough, I wasn't interviewed as part of the process. The first round pick probably was fair as the team were repeat offenders. But that is commissioner stuff.
But let's not act like the league lied, or that they don't understand science.
- Brady never texted with "The Deflator". He only texted and talked with Jastremski. Brady knew "The Deflator" by his nickname, as he was a part-time ball boy that he had limited interaction with.This will be my only discussion of deflategate. I will post nothing more. You can rage against my machine all you want, the time is yours.
With that:
- Brady's non-cooperation ended up being optically poor for him. His non-cooperation included two lies in the process; 1) That he always destroyed his phones (it later came out that he didn't), and 2) That he didn't know the names of one of the equipment guys he had been texting with and who had worked with him for his entire career. These lies also hurt his testimony and didn't help him in the court of non-New England public opinion.
But let's not act like the league lied, or that they don't understand science.
One of these days someone will get the facts straight.- Brady never texted with "The Deflator". He only texted and talked with Jastremski. Brady knew "The Deflator" by his nickname, as he was a part-time ball boy that he had limited interaction with.
- The league did lie on multiple occasions. It is fact. Goodell himself lied, as shown in transcripts about his characterization of Brady's conversations with Jastremski pre-Superbowl. He was caught red-handed in that lie.
Feel free to post faux rage about Pats fans rage, but please post factual information.
No, he doesn't bring up good points. There is only one point that is accurate (the cellphone destruction not being as routine as Brady claimed). The rest all have subtle, but important, mistatements or omissions that undermine the point. Some have already been addressed, and correcting the rest really belongs in the other thread. He's either trolling or he is willfully ignoring the facts, in which case he should not be so quick to educate others.You bring up some good points. But the NFL did lie when it mischaracterized Brady's testimony.
Actually, they don't. All are factual and quite correct. If you choose to parse words and claim "he never texted to The deflator directly" as claim that he didn't know him I would ask you what you are smoking. He had, as a point of fact, given him multiple items, had worked with him as the handler of his balls since the start of his career, and was actively texting about the guy and having messages sent through Jastremski. But summarily, if the guy who was handling the balls was known to him as "The Deflator", do you not think that says something about Brady? Would you go to a mechanic who had the nickname "guy who uses stolen car parts in his repairs?" I mean, at the very least you would ask the question, no?No, he doesn't bring up good points. There is only one point that is accurate (the cellphone destruction not being as routine as Brady claimed). The rest all have subtle, but important, mistatements or omissions that undermine the point. Some have already been addressed, and correcting the rest really belongs in the other thread. He's either trolling or he is willfully ignoring the facts, in which case he should not be so quick to educate others.
Umm... you promised three posts ago that it was your last post on the subject.Actually, they don't. All are factual and quite correct. If you choose to parse words and claim "he never texted to The deflator directly" as claim that he didn't know him I would ask you what you are smoking. He had, as a point of fact, given him multiple items, had worked with him as the handler of his balls since the start of his career, and was actively texting about the guy and having messages sent through Jastremski. But summarily, if the guy who was handling the balls was known to him as "The Deflator", do you not think that says something about Brady? Would you go to a mechanic who had the nickname "guy who uses stolen car parts in his repairs?" I mean, at the very least you would ask the question, no?
As for the rest of my post, where are you claiming I fabricated? Even the part about Goodell "lying" about Brady's testimony was pretty subjective and certainly wasn't the foundation for the punishment.
Coming back around to the root issue....the league isn't targeting any person or team unfairly. Just stop.
This manning bullshit is, admittedly, pure bullshit. He HGH'ed Like a member of the 70s Raiders and the league doesn't want anyone to know about its PED problem. The entire process they use to identify users is bullshit and meant to ensure that everyone but the guys who buy off the street in Tijuana get caught. THAT is a fuxking outrage.
Didn't promise. But also it was more of a "defending integrity" post.Umm... you promised three posts ago that it was your last post on the subject.
The fact that there is no proof of any kind for any deflation during the AFC Championship Game is the reason there should be no punishment. The balls were not measured with any accuracy at all, and the NFL passed along their measurement numbers as accurate and proof of deflation. This is either the NFL lying or the NFL not understanding science.This will be my only discussion of deflategate. I will post nothing more. You can rage against my machine all you want, the time is yours.
With that:
- The Ideal Gas Law, the measurements, et al neither proves nor disproves guilt in the AFC Championship game. As the former head of Physics at Princeton noted (paraphrasing) the data was sufficient to imply that the balls had been tampered with, meriting further investigation.
- The texts,combined with the guy who wasn't supposed to touch the balls prior to the game (who had been identified in the texts as "the deflator") disappearing into a bathroom for 90 seconds with the balls were what caused the commissioner to find Brady guilty.
- Brady's non-cooperation ended up being optically poor for him. His non-cooperation included two lies in the process; 1) That he always destroyed his phones (it later came out that he didn't), and 2) That he didn't know the names of one of the equipment guys he had been texting with and who had worked with him for his entire career. These lies also hurt his testimony and didn't help him in the court of non-New England public opinion.
- Whether four games is fair or not is a reasonable conversation. Cheating in an AFC Championship game does seem to merit more than a $50k fine, and federal judges seem to think that Goodell has the leeway to make that call. I personally feel that two games would have been more appropriate, but oddly enough, I wasn't interviewed as part of the process. The first round pick probably was fair as the team were repeat offenders. But that is commissioner stuff.
But let's not act like the league lied, or that they don't understand science.
Since you claim to really want to know:This will be my only discussion of deflategate. I will post nothing more. You can rage against my machine all you want, the time is yours.
With that:
- The Ideal Gas Law, the measurements, et al neither proves nor disproves guilt in the AFC Championship game. As the former head of Physics at Princeton noted (paraphrasing) the data was sufficient to imply that the balls had been tampered with, meriting further investigation.
- The texts,combined with the guy who wasn't supposed to touch the balls prior to the game (who had been identified in the texts as "the deflator") disappearing into a bathroom for 90 seconds with the balls were what caused the commissioner to find Brady guilty.
- Brady's non-cooperation ended up being optically poor for him. His non-cooperation included two lies in the process; 1) That he always destroyed his phones (it later came out that he didn't), and 2) That he didn't know the names of one of the equipment guys he had been texting with and who had worked with him for his entire career. These lies also hurt his testimony and didn't help him in the court of non-New England public opinion.
- Whether four games is fair or not is a reasonable conversation. Cheating in an AFC Championship game does seem to merit more than a $50k fine, and federal judges seem to think that Goodell has the leeway to make that call. I personally feel that two games would have been more appropriate, but oddly enough, I wasn't interviewed as part of the process. The first round pick probably was fair as the team were repeat offenders. But that is commissioner stuff.
But let's not act like the league lied, or that they don't understand science.
Why exactly do you believe all those things are factual and correct? Because you were told them by the same people who told you the NFL never had the Ray Rice video? The same people who told you the NFL had no reason to think head injuries can cause serious long term health problems?Actually, they don't. All are factual and quite correct. If you choose to parse words and claim "he never texted to The deflator directly" as claim that he didn't know him I would ask you what you are smoking. He had, as a point of fact, given him multiple items, had worked with him as the handler of his balls since the start of his career, and was actively texting about the guy and having messages sent through Jastremski. But summarily, if the guy who was handling the balls was known to him as "The Deflator", do you not think that says something about Brady? Would you go to a mechanic who had the nickname "guy who uses stolen car parts in his repairs?" I mean, at the very least you would ask the question, no?
As for the rest of my post, where are you claiming I fabricated? Even the part about Goodell "lying" about Brady's testimony was pretty subjective and certainly wasn't the foundation for the punishment.
Coming back around to the root issue....the league isn't targeting any person or team unfairly. Just stop.
This manning bullshit is, admittedly, pure bullshit. He HGH'ed Like a member of the 70s Raiders and the league doesn't want anyone to know about its PED problem. The entire process they use to identify users is bullshit and meant to ensure that everyone but the guys who buy off the street in Tijuana get caught. THAT is a fuxking outrage.
All are factual and quite correct..
No, they are not all factual and correct.This will be my only discussion of deflategate. I will post nothing more. You can rage against my machine all you want, the time is yours.
With that:
- The Ideal Gas Law, the measurements, et al neither proves nor disproves guilt in the AFC Championship game. As the former head of Physics at Princeton noted (paraphrasing) the data was sufficient to imply that the balls had been tampered with, meriting further investigation.
- The texts,combined with the guy who wasn't supposed to touch the balls prior to the game (who had been identified in the texts as "the deflator") disappearing into a bathroom for 90 seconds with the balls were what caused the commissioner to find Brady guilty.
- Brady's non-cooperation ended up being optically poor for him. His non-cooperation included two lies in the process; 1) That he always destroyed his phones (it later came out that he didn't), and 2) That he didn't know the names of one of the equipment guys he had been texting with and who had worked with him for his entire career. These lies also hurt his testimony and didn't help him in the court of non-New England public opinion.
- Whether four games is fair or not is a reasonable conversation. Cheating in an AFC Championship game does seem to merit more than a $50k fine, and federal judges seem to think that Goodell has the leeway to make that call. I personally feel that two games would have been more appropriate, but oddly enough, I wasn't interviewed as part of the process. The first round pick probably was fair as the team were repeat offenders. But that is commissioner stuff.
But let's not act like the league lied, or that they don't understand science.
Brady destroyed his cell phone, but let's also not forget Ted Wells said they didn't need the cell phone.I'm trying to put together the evidence most incriminating to Brady, but limiting it to Facts, not supposition. This is what I could come up with
-destroys his cellphone the day of the Goodell interview (Yee is a moron)
-"Deflator" text between McNally and Jastremski in April, 6 months prior to the season of the Indy AFCCG. 1 text calling himself the deflator
-McNally receives a bunch of Swag from Brady at year end (yes, I know that's normal and routine, but I'm erring on being over inclusive)
-NEP deny Wells the right to interview McNally a 2nd time. (Wells only had the chance to interview him once; NFL offices interviewed him 3 times)
Am I missing any other Facts? Again, I'm not looking for things that can be "gleaned from the Facts" but just the Facts themselves. Please don't put up the measurements of the footballs by the Wells report. That is, at best, inconclusive and therefore there are no facts related to ball inflation or underinflation. Moerover, it is not a fact that Brady new McNally's name. Maybe he did, maybe he didn't, but that is not proven, so leave that off.
This will be my only discussion of deflategate. I will post nothing more. You can rage against my machine all you want, the time is yours.
With that:
- The Ideal Gas Law, the measurements, et al neither proves nor disproves guilt in the AFC Championship game. As the former head of Physics at Princeton noted (paraphrasing) the data was sufficient to imply that the balls had been tampered with, meriting further investigation.
- The texts,combined with the guy who wasn't supposed to touch the balls prior to the game (who had been identified in the texts as "the deflator") disappearing into a bathroom for 90 seconds with the balls were what caused the commissioner to find Brady guilty.
- Brady's non-cooperation ended up being optically poor for him. His non-cooperation included two lies in the process; 1) That he always destroyed his phones (it later came out that he didn't), and 2) That he didn't know the names of one of the equipment guys he had been texting with and who had worked with him for his entire career. These lies also hurt his testimony and didn't help him in the court of non-New England public opinion.
- Whether four games is fair or not is a reasonable conversation. Cheating in an AFC Championship game does seem to merit more than a $50k fine, and federal judges seem to think that Goodell has the leeway to make that call. I personally feel that two games would have been more appropriate, but oddly enough, I wasn't interviewed as part of the process. The first round pick probably was fair as the team were repeat offenders. But that is commissioner stuff.
But let's not act like the league lied, or that they don't understand science.
Well, McNally left the officials' locker room with the balls without permission, which according to the refs had never happened before. Then McNally went into the bathroom with the bag of balls.I'm trying to put together the evidence most incriminating to Brady, but limiting it to Facts, not supposition. This is what I could come up with
-destroys his cellphone the day of the Goodell interview (Yee is a moron)
-"Deflator" text between McNally and Jastremski in April, 6 months prior to the season of the Indy AFCCG. 1 text calling himself the deflator
-McNally receives a bunch of Swag from Brady at year end (yes, I know that's normal and routine, but I'm erring on being over inclusive)
-NEP deny Wells the right to interview McNally a 2nd time. (Wells only had the chance to interview him once; NFL offices interviewed him 3 times)
Am I missing any other Facts?
But to your first point, this happened AGAIN after halftime - leaving the locker room alone - and no one seemed to care.Well, McNally left the officials' locker room with the balls without permission, which according to the refs had never happened before. Then McNally went into the bathroom with the bag of balls.
And McNally and Jastremski had a few texts between each other discussing how Tom hates the balls when they are overinflated.
McNally also texted this: "Chill buddy im just fuckin with you ....im not going to espn........yet" , which was in the context of the "deflator" text of May 2014.
I'm sorry, but you're just wrong. I'm fascinated by the drive-by post here that you decided to do, but some of your statements have been proven to be incorrect. I'm not talking about a matter of interpretation, I'm saying 100% flat wrong.Actually, they don't. All are factual and quite correct.
It not only happened again, but the NFL security official that was supposed to prevent this unprecedented event from happening held the door for him. So, reasonably speaking, it probably happened all the time and only became a big deal as part of the NFL's laughable crusade to protect the integrity of the game.But to your first point, this happened AGAIN after halftime - leaving the locker room alone - and no one seemed to care.
Well, those things and the fact that the Patriots' footballs WERE under the legal limit of 12.5 when they were measured at halftime. Obviously to many people, this fact alone is enough to incriminate Brady. If they measured at 12.7, I don't think this is even an issue.I'm trying to put together the evidence most incriminating to Brady, but limiting it to Facts, not supposition. This is what I could come up with
-destroys his cellphone the day of the Goodell interview (Yee is a moron)
-"Deflator" text between McNally and Jastremski in April, 6 months prior to the season of the Indy AFCCG. 1 text calling himself the deflator
-McNally receives a bunch of Swag from Brady at year end (yes, I know that's normal and routine, but I'm erring on being over inclusive)
-McNally took the balls to the bathroom for 94 seconds, which was not protocol
-NEP deny Wells the right to interview McNally a 2nd time. (Wells only had the chance to interview him once; NFL offices interviewed him 3 times)
Am I missing any other Facts? Again, I'm not looking for things that can be "gleaned from the Facts" but just the Facts themselves. Please don't put up the measurements of the footballs by the Wells report. That is, at best, inconclusive and therefore there are no facts related to ball inflation or underinflation. Moerover, it is not a fact that Brady new McNally's name. Maybe he did, maybe he didn't, but that is not proven, so leave that off.
I did say I was going to be done, so I apologize up front, but the post above brings up a great point that leads me to a question.Well, those things and the fact that the Patriots' footballs WERE under the legal limit of 12.5 when they were measured at halftime. Obviously to many people, this fact alone is enough to incriminate Brady. If they measured at 12.7, I don't think this is even an issue.
http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/rulebook/pdfs/5_2013_Ball.pdfI did say I was going to be done, so I apologize up front, but the post above brings up a great point that leads me to a question.
Does the rule book state that the footballs must start the game between the given range (i.e. no lower than 12.5 PSI) or does the rule state that the footballs must maintain air pressure in the range throughout the game.
I would think the rule would specify at kickoff bc there is no way to tell what will happen to a ball during the game.
Does anyone know the answer on the specific language of the rule?
Thank you for posting and clarifying the rule.http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/rulebook/pdfs/5_2013_Ball.pdf
"Rule 2 The Ball
Section 1
BALL DIMENSIONS
The Ball must be a “Wilson,” hand selected, bearing the signature of the Commissioner of the League, Roger Goodell.
The ball shall be made up of an inflated (12 1/2 to 13 1/2 pounds) urethane bladder enclosed in a pebble grained, leather case (natural tan color) without corrugations of any kind. It shall have the form of a prolate spheroid and the size and weight shall be: long axis, 11 to 11 1/4 inches; long circumference, 28 to 28 1/2 inches; short circumference, 21 to 21 1/4 inches; weight, 14 to 15 ounces.
The Referee shall be the sole judge as to whether all balls offered for play comply with these specifications. A pump is to be furnished by the home club, and the balls shall remain under the supervision of the Referee until they are delivered to the ball attendant just prior to the start of the game.
Section 2
BALL SUPPLY
Each team will make 12 primary balls available for testing by the Referee two hours and 15 minutes prior to the starting time of the game to meet League requirements. The home team will also make 12 backup balls available for testing in all stadiums. In addition, the visitors, at their discretion, may bring 12 backup balls to be tested by the Referee for games held in outdoor stadiums. For all games, eight new footballs, sealed in a special box and shipped by the manufacturer to the Referee, will be opened in the officials’ locker room two hours and 15 minutes prior to the starting time of the game. These balls are to be specially marked by the Referee and used exclusively for the kicking game.
In the event a home team ball does not conform to specifications, or its supply is exhausted, the Referee shall secure a proper ball from the visitors and, failing that, use the best available ball. Any such circumstances must be reported to the Commissioner.
In case of rain or a wet, muddy, or slippery field, a playable ball shall be used at the request of the offensive team’s center. The Game Clock shall not stop for such action (unless undue delay occurs).
Note: It is the responsibility of the home team to furnish playable balls at all times by attendants from either side of the playing field."
In other words, the rule doesn't answer your question of whether the ball needs to *start* between 12.5-13.5, and from there, whatever the weather conditions do to the ball is fair game, or whether the ball needs to *remain* between 12.5-13.5 all game long.
Obviously, we know the temperature and weather greatly affects the psi of the ball. This is simple middle school science. If the NFL really cared about the ball pressure *all game long*, they'd be regularly testing and re-inflating (or deflating, as the case may be) footballs during the course of the game, to ensure that they remain in legal range.
But clearly they don't do that. Which means that they only care about the air pressure at the START of football games. But then, if they only care about the air pressure at the START of football games, who freaking cares if the balls are under inflated in the 2nd quarter?
So long as nobody is tampering with them, WHO CARES WHAT THE FOOTBALL AIR PRESSURE IS? Clearly, the NFL doesn't actually care.
You'll be waiting a long time.And now someone post the NFL rule that equates equipment penalties to PED use. I'll wait here.
Regarding the data, the only actual data points that exist in this whole affair are:Well, those things and the fact that the Patriots' footballs WERE under the legal limit of 12.5 when they were measured at halftime. Obviously to many people, this fact alone is enough to incriminate Brady. If they measured at 12.7, I don't think this is even an issue.
He was getting suspended even if he turns in the phone and it comes up clean. The deflator text and the post AFC communications between TB and JJ would have been enough. It's a total red herring. If not providing the phone was evidence of involvement in a ball tampering scheme, Gostkowski should have been suspended as well.I feel I'm living a zombie horror flick where the bloodied cadaver emerges from the grave where I'd interred him, and starts stumbling towards me again.
Anyway, two things linger with me:
1. The destruction of the phone. Nothing explains this. I'm sorry. Every first-year lawyer knows that the moment litigation (or a parallel proceeding, like this) threatens, you put the destruction of all records and data on hold.
2. The refusal to permit an additional interview with McNally. Presumably, Kraft and his outside counsel know the NFL rules about cooperation. Why stonewall? Because, I'm afraid, in the meanwhile they had discovered something likely to turn up on a further interview that spelled trouble, and the choices were between bad (stonewalling) and impossible (encouraging a lie).
Possibly, but he was/isn't a full time employee, just working game days. The initial agreement stated that Wells would only need one interview, barring unforeseen circumstances. When they came back to the Patriots to interview again, they refused to say what they wanted that would justify altering the agreement.Could the Patriots have compelled McNally to do another interview if he didn't want to?
Links please?Possibly, but he was/isn't a full time employee, just working game days. The initial agreement stated that Wells would only need one interview, barring unforeseen circumstances. When they came back to the Patriots to interview again, they refused to say what they wanted that would justify altering the agreement.
McNally was reluctant to take more time away from his day job to do an inperson interview (he lives in NH), especially after the ESPN Kelly Naqi story in February 2015 revealed his name and address. The NEP offered to make McNally available by phone etc, but never heard back from Wells.
I don't disagree with your interpretation. I just pointed out that the fact that the Patriots' footballs were measured lower than 12.5 is evidence enough for some people. See Kensil's comment to the Patriots' guy before halftime (when they got the intercepted ball and it measured lower than 12.5) that "you guys are f***ed".Regarding the data, the only actual data points that exist in this whole affair are:
1. Halftime measurements (11 Pats' balls, 4 Colts' balls)
2. Post-game measurements (4 Pats' balls, 4 Colts' balls) (p. 73 of Wells Report)
Major findings of the Wells Report:
1. Halftime measurements: Pats' balls dropped approximately 0.7 psi more than the Colts' balls
2. Post-game measurements: Data excluded from analysis (see footnote 44 on p. 73)
However, using my keen mind and an understanding of 4th grade mathematics, I was able to determine that the Pats' balls post-game had an average air pressure that was approximately 0.7 psi higher than the Colts' balls post-game.
There is only one valid interpretation of the post-game findings - the Pats' balls were measured (and reinflated to 13.0 psi) at halftime when cold. The Colts' balls were measured when warm (they were never reinflated). If both sets of balls were allowed to equilibrate to room temperature at halftime, it would have been found that both sets of balls dropped in pressure the exact same amount.
Any other interpretation for the post-game measurement differences would include things like the gauges being inaccurate, the referees being incompetent, the balls being measured at different temperatures, etc., which would undermine the entirety of Exponent's analysis.
They say you can't prove a negative, however this data seems to be very strong evidence that nothing happened.
I have followed this very closely, but I never heard this piece. Do you have a link to support this claim? I thought that Jastremski and McNally were actually interviewed multiple times apiece.Wells and the NEP had an agreement that Pats employees would be interviewed once only.
My recollection is that Wells interviewed them only once. NFL security interviewed them 3 times.I don't disagree with your interpretation. I just pointed out that the fact that the Patriots' footballs were measured lower than 12.5 is evidence enough for some people. See Kensil's comment to the Patriots' guy before halftime (when they got the intercepted ball and it measured lower than 12.5) that "you guys are f***ed".
I have followed this very closely, but I never heard this piece. Do you have a link to support this claim? I thought that Jastremski and McNally were actually interviewed multiple times apiece.
http://nesn.com/2015/05/patriots-explain-why-jim-mcnally-wasnt-made-available-for-followup-interview/I have followed this very closely, but I never heard this piece. Do you have a link to support this claim? I thought that Jastremski and McNally were actually interviewed multiple times apiece.
That agreement was based on an explicit understanding reached with the Wells investigators: barring unanticipated circumstances, individuals would only be interviewed by the Wells investigators one time.
Thus, when subsequently asked for what would have been a fifth interview of Mr. McNally, Patriots counsel wanted to understand what unanticipated circumstances warranted this, including whether the interview would be limited to matters that were simply not available to the investigators during Mr. McNally’s prior interview. The Patriots advised the investigators of their reluctance to have Mr. McNally back yet again, particularly given the media harassment he and his family had suffered as a result of prior leaks of Mr. McNally’s name and hometown. The distress to him and his family caused by the ensuing media attention was described in detail to the investigators. With this background, there was a high hurdle before the Patriots would ask Mr. McNally to appear yet again for what would be his fifth interview, and a particular desire to be sure that the standard for another interview — unanticipated circumstances — was met. “While the report states that certain of Mr. Jastremski’s texts were not ‘discovered’ until after this interview (pg. 75, footnote 47), there is no question that the investigators had all such texts in their possession and available for the questioning. They apparently just overlooked them, identifying them now as a matter they wanted to cover in yet another interview. (pg. 75) Although asked numerous times for the reason for their request for yet another interview with Mr. McNally, the Wells investigators never stated the reason that now appears evident from the Report: They had overlooked texts in their earlier interviews and wanted the opportunity to ask about them. This information would have confirmed what is now clear. The request was inconsistent with the interview protocol agreed to at the outset. “Although receiving no assurances that the requested additional Mr. McNally interview would satisfy the agreed-upon interview protocol, Patriots counsel nonetheless suggested that there might be ways other than another in-person interview to get whatever further information was sought. Patriots counsel offered to be of assistance in those respects. “There was no follow-up from the investigators.