I don't get what this proves. Goodell is going to schmooze with any owner he can, especially in a year where the NFL was synonymous with domestic violence.
Is that Kraft's daughter btw? :d-day:
I don't get what this proves. Goodell is going to schmooze with any owner he can, especially in a year where the NFL was synonymous with domestic violence.
Is that Kraft's daughter btw? :d-day:
We have seen in another thread what we think the Pats should get, but this is about what you think will happen. I honestly expect nothing and expect the NFL to come out and apologize to them for investigating them. What do you think?
I think that they will get a extra pick in each round of the draft to make up for all the stress this has cause Billy and Tommy
It screams conflict of interest and negates impartiality on Roger's part.
You'd never see Daniel Bryan @ Vince McMahon's house before a PPV... oh, wait... you know wrestling is scripted.
Vintage Ted Wells…he will spread the blame around so nobody is at fault high up, but find someone to blame at lower levels.
Ball boy will probably lose his job..
I think like Hayden Fox said, that is what they use Ted Wells for. To bury **** and minimize the overall impact. See Bullygate for an example close to home. I'm guessing ball boy / equipment guy, much like SNL did on their opening skit this week. Even they know the drill.nothing will happen kraft will pay somebody off
I already see it that way. I'm probably going to miss my first SB in 35 years this year, even though I thin the HGHawks will blow them away (unless they have anotehr way to cheat all ready to go as aplan B if deflating ever got caught. They say belicheat prepares for everything!I doubt that any punishment or any significant punishment will come. They may give a little slap on the hand like Spygate so the sheep are happy. But I probably will walk away from the NFL. I probably watch it but more with like WWE attitude rather than in a competitive way.
Actually, even before this all happened, I wondered if this would be the year bellycheat trades brady to a team desperate to fill seats. Jimmy Garapola is waiting in the wings now and brady's not going to get any better. Now that the ball will be fully inflated, you no longer have him on your team and imply that he got much worse because he no longer played under the amazing bellichik, not because the ball was within the rules again. Plus, he's more of a dink and dunk QB now, but I think a few teams could be fleeced into taking him for some picks (please not Miami...please). That team is mostly about Gronk and the running game now.I'm hoping they take away their first and second rounders. That way there's 2 less picks and two more options for our first 3 rounds. Other than that it doesnt matter one bit really. They'll probably still be a contender next year anyways unless brady wins and the scandal makes him decide to retire. Which I guess could be possible. Probbaly not.
Read this, and then consider what punishment they should receive. High picks at the very least.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/patriots-always-keep-a-tight-grip-on-the-ball-1422054846
This was already brought up in the other thread.
I see no way for Goodell to wash over this and not hurt the integrity of the game...so at a minimum the punishment will have to equal spygate....1st round pick....and in that case Belichek paid $500,000 and the team $250,000.
I however....think it will be greater and will include some bans.
This is a second offense which calls for stronger punishment. Sean Payton was banned for a year.
I really don't see how anybody thinks this can get overlooked, and appease a nation of football fans losing faith in the NFL, and angry at an organization that breaks the rules repeatedly.
Remember this....the Ravens tipped off the NFL the week before because of the deflated Patriot ball they noticed....which led to the halftime inspection against the Colts.
There is every reason to think this very well could have cost the Ravens the close loss....and changed who is playing in Superbowl 49.