Posting the longest posts doesn't make you right...
Neither does being an obsessed manic HATER.
...just to try and tire out his debating opponents.
There's no debate here. You two are infamous for being hyper-obsessive. Just look at the mania of your signatures.
NFL fans support the penalties by a 2-1 margin and three quarters of the "avid fans" support the NFL's decision.
By the logic of greater numbers supporting a side you fail, or you would both deal with that Presidental elections are decided by majority/larger votes, a principle which you refuse to support when it doesn't suit your views.
Both of you guys have one thought, one priority between you...to see the Patriots falls no matter how cheaply. Nothing else.
Speaking of which of us has a better understanding of this issue...what did I say yesterday about the likelihood of Brady suing the NFL? Was that a 75% to 90% chance? I said about Brady,
"he's the last person to stand for anything that smears his name. He wants a clean record and he wouldn't be Brady if he didn't do all he could to make sure that is guaranteed. If the penalties aren't cleaned out I believe there's a 75% to 90% chance he would sue Goodell and the NFL."
"Make no mistake, Brady intends to make war against Goodell to preserve his honor. It's not a matter of lighter or harsher penalties it's about full exoneration. Goodells handling of the entire episode, which should have been the same as when the Vikings and Chargers manipulated balls against the rules, has infuriated Brady and the Patriots. Goodell's very obvious double-dealing in setting himself as the arbiter to judge his own handling was the call to no holds barred."
Expect Brady vs. NFL to be filed sooner than later
Posted by Mike Florio on May 16, 2015, 9:05 AM EDT
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/16/expect-brady-vs-nfl-to-be-filed-sooner-than-later/
In the case of Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, the federal lawsuit against the league came after arbitrator Harold Henderson upheld Peterson’s suspension. In the case of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, expect the lawsuit to come before Commissioner Roger Goodell resolves the appeal of Brady’s four-game banishment.
With Brady and the NFL Players Association making a strong push for Commissioner Roger Goodell to delegate a neutral arbitrator to handle the appeal and with the league leaking on Friday that Goodell is “very unlikely” to step aside voluntarily, it’s highly likely if not certain that a lawsuit attempting to force Goodell to delegate the appeal will be filed, possibly soon.
“If the Commissioner does not appoint such a neutral arbitrator, the NFLPA and Mr. Brady will seek recusal and pursue all available relief to obtain an arbitrator who is not evidently partial,” the appeal letter to Vincent states.
The NFLPA filed a pre-appeal lawsuit in 2012, when Goodell decided to handle the appeal of his own decision to suspend multiple players in connection with the New Orleans bounty scandal. While a ruling on that point never came in court, the pressure from the litigation eventually prompted Goodell to appoint former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue to handle the appeal process.
The one certainty in this case (and perhaps the only certainty in this case) is that Goodell won’t be appointing Tagliabue again. Not only did Goodell’s former boss scrap all suspensions, but Tagliabue also issued a professional-yet-clear rebuke of Goodell for attempting to change a culture of the league by making an example out of one team at a time when many may be doing the same or similar things.
Three years ago, the NFLPA argued that Goodell already had determined the Saints players to be guilty. This time around, Goodell has insulated himself from such an argument because he delegated the initial decision to executive V.P. of football operations Troy Vincent. The primary argument in favor of recusal will come from the intent of the NFLPA and Brady to call Goodell as a witness for the appeal, on the question of whether and to what extent he was aware of the concerns about football inflation before testing of New England’s footballs occurred at halftime of the AFC title game in January.
Regardless of the specific arguments raised, the lawsuit surely is coming. As explained Friday, Goodell won’t be inclined to undermine the work of Ted Wells, who was hired by Goodell and who racked up millions in legal fees for work that started as an independent investigation but that finished as, in essence, a special prosecution.
If Wells and the NFL are so confident about the quality of his work, why not welcome a neutral third party to handle the case? As more and more of these high-profile disciplinary cases are processed by the league, more and more members of the media and fans are realizing that the league’s obsession with stacking the deck in the appeal process conflicts sharply with notions of fundamental fairness to those whose interests are being determined by persons with no interest in being truly fair.
Goodell has handled this whole issue very badly. Had he handled it the same way he did for the San Diego and Minnesota ball manipulation this would have been over in a day. But one theory I've heard says controversy is very profitable and perhaps Goodell calculated that this would increase viewership and generate greater profits for the league. Whether that is true or not he has gone after Brady and the Patriots on the flimsiest of foundations and made an elephant out of a flea out of this issue. He let or took advantage of the manically hating fans to push this issue all out of sane proportions an he insanely did it against a man who will protect his honor to the death.
Goodell has MISCALCULATED TRAGICALLY!!! He's going to pay for that.
Cheers,
Merlot
