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I hope not.And he didn't lose either one of them with this statement.
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I hope not.And he didn't lose either one of them with this statement.
It may be smart business, but it says exactly what you state. I'm not betting my reputation means I'm not sure they did nothing wrong. Whether that's good PR is separate issue. But in this case perception is reality.
It's good PR if it helps his public relations. If this thread is the public (and they are), then no it was not good PR. It was a bigger failure then saying nothing.
How can you all expect Robert Kraft to issue an official statement defending his coach and quarterback when the NFL has not accused the Patriots of anything?
The NFL is investigating underinflated balls. That's very specific language. They're not investigating tampering, they're not investigating deflating balls, and they were very specific in saying that they were not in any judgment at this time.
I think the NFL is as inept as everyone else, but the language was precisely chosen so that no one could take the statement and then infer that the NFL was accusing the Patriots of deflating or tampering with the balls. So if that's their official statement, how can you then expect Robert Kraft to issue a statement that says, in effect, "the league's investigating the under-inflation of the balls, but my team didn't do it."
I mean, behind the scenes they could very well suspect tampering, but publicly they've not accused the Patriots. Only the media has done that. For Kraft to issue some fire and brimstone statement in defense of his team would be to defend against accusations that, officially, do not exist at this time.
I know what Kraft is doing, and I can go along with it, if he hadn´t rush to the defense of Goodell during the Ray Rice situation. That was a mess created by Goodell and Kraft stood by him.
This situation is looking more and more as an overblown situation and Kraft hasn´t said anything in defense of Belichick or Brady or his brand. Again, I get it why he´s taking this stance but this stance will upset Patriots fans.
Sure, but next year it will be that the endzone was two inches too big, or something else. If the NFL doesn't want to deal with these ludicrous scandals every six months as seems to be becoming the norm they should deal with this the same way we learned to deal with baseless accusations as children. You point out the baseless accusations are sour grapes from sore losers. Something like, "After losing to the Patriots 45-7, Colts owner Jim Irsay accused the Patriots of altering balls. It appears there was no basis for that accusation."I just don't see the upside for the NFL to find the Patriots guilty- before or after the SB.
They are better off saying the game day operations team had some operational mishaps and the league will be earnest and transparent in correcting the issue for the SB and 2015 season.
Sweep it under the rug and move on.
I would because I have faith that when Belichick and especially Brady are saying explicitly that they had no knowledge or tampered with the balls. Tom also said it to the team behind closed doors.Are YOU sure they did nothing wrong? I think it's very possible they did nothing wrong, and even if they did I think this has been blown way out of proportion, but if you asked me to bet $100 that they didn't intentionally deflate the balls, I wouldn't take the bet.
I would, but it doesn't matter. Kraft had three days to investigate and he knows them personally. The way I look at it, the way many will look at it is that if he must know by now of their guilt or innocence. And that statement didn't say innocence.Are YOU sure they did nothing wrong? I think it's very possible they did nothing wrong, and even if they did I think this has been blown way out of proportion, but if you asked me to bet $100 that they didn't intentionally deflate the balls, I wouldn't take the bet.
Sure, but next year it will be that the endzone was two inches too big, or something else. If the NFL doesn't want to deal with these ludicrous scandals every six months as seems to be becoming the norm they should deal with this the same way we learned to deal with baseless accusations as children. You point out the baseless accusations are sour grapes from sore losers. Something like, "After losing to the Patriots 45-7, Colts owner Jim Irsay accused the Patriots of altering balls. It appears there was no basis for that accusation."
People will think before making baseless accusations if they get humiliated for doing it.
Are YOU sure they did nothing wrong? I think it's very possible they did nothing wrong, and even if they did I think this has been blown way out of proportion, but if you asked me to bet $100 that they didn't intentionally deflate the balls, I wouldn't take the bet.
I would, but it doesn't matter. Kraft had three days to investigate and he knows them personally. The way I look at it, the way many will look at it is that if he must know by now of their guilt or innocence. And that statement didn't say innocence.
ON top of that, I think there should be severe consequences against the party(s) making allegations like this, that prove to be unfounded. Oh, I don't know, like say fining the organization a few million dollars, losing first and second round draft picks, and suspending the parties who make the allegations for a year or two (like Irsay). I think this crap would stop real fast. Make it a CRAPS SHOOT.
I would, but it doesn't matter. Kraft had three days to investigate and he knows them personally. The way I look at it, the way many will look at it is that if he must know by now of their guilt or innocence. And that statement didn't say innocence.
I don't believe Brady and Belichick would lie. They didn't lie about anything during spygate. I believe them 100%.