I think Kraft has to attack on two fronts. First lawyer up for a suit on what ever legal grounds available and be prepared to take it to court. Secondly, threaten to remove himself from negotiations of the TV contracts and pledge to be hardliner when the CBA comes up for renewal. Time for him to put the team ahead of the shield. He finally recognizes what putting the shield ahead of the team got him when you are dealing with a corrupt and biased piece of sh-t.
my concern is (based entirely on my speculative opinion watching this unfold) is that owners have already reaped the benefits of Kraft's negotiating prowess to benefit from him and now have everything they need.
Like the scene in ironman where the bald guy betrays Tony Stark and says that just when I thought your use had run out, you lay your final golden goose egg...
The TV contracts are a done deal, and can be used as a baseline for the new deals when they come up. The same for the CBA and labor negotiations.
Jerry Jones publicly coming out and supporting Goodell is very, very telling... its almost like the league is positioning itself to black ball Kraft should the need arise...
They used him and profited from his negotiating efforts on several different committees and now are willing to toss him to the side like a 2 dollar whore.
Jerry Jones and Dan Snyder are 2 huge allies that Kraft needs, and Jones has publicly stated his support of Goodell. This whole thing is very scary. .
If he fights this, could Kraft lose his spot on all of his committees? Can the other owners vote him out of the league?
Basically what im asking is are there any extreme circumstances that could negatively impact Kraft and the Patriots of the other 31 owners decide to black ball him?