Official Brady vs. NFL Federal Court 8/12 Thread (LIVE UPDATES)

[luuked]

I am sure Kessler knows what he is doing guys. Just have a little faith.

 

[Kdo5]

Cmon Kessler. Why acknowledge the idea that he did deflate the balls?!?

 

[nowayback]

Not liking Kesslers answers, I assume he is going somewhere with it. Why say the balls were deflated cause of science ? Unless that would poison settlement talks

 

[karguy85]

I am sure Kessler knows what he is doing guys. Just have a little faith.

True, we're just anxious.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Wait -- is Kessler admitting bathroom deflation??

he is saying bathroom deflation by mcnally acting alone is a possibility

 

[ANGR89]

Stephen Brown ‏@PPVSRB 12s12 seconds agoMassapequa Park, NY
Kessler: "It is conceivable Mr. McNally thought it would be something that would be good for his QB. That makes a certain logical sense."

BRING UP PHYSICS!

Why say this? ? Why not just go with no illegal deflation occured?

 

[turkeyneck]

Kessler: "It is conceivable Mr. McNally thought it would be something that would be good for his QB. That makes a certain logical sense."

Oh, come on, Kessler. That is seriously weak.

 

[DaBruinz]

I don't think the NFL's lawyers (my former law firm) were ready to speak to the merits of the Wells Report.

If they weren't, then they are stupid and need to be fired.. OH WAIT.. The fans already established that a long time ago.. LOL

 

[ctpatsfan77]

"It is conceivable" = "It is possible," not "This is what happened."

I am nervous, though.

ETA: Berman could be looking at the "worst case scenario" for Brady.

 

[XLIX]

Stephen Brown ‏@PPVSRB 53s53 seconds ago Massapequa Park, NY

Kessler is fired up.

 

[karguy85]

Why say this? ? Why not just go with no legal deflation occured?

Well the more alternative and logical possibilities there are, the less likely the NFL's version of events occurred.

 

[The Gr8est]

Seems like Brady is going to win in court. If the NFL needs to convince Judge Berman that Brady did something wrong, their case is DOA.

"Mr. Nash, what is your evidence that Tom Brady instructed Mr. McNally to deflate footballs?"

"Well, Mr. Brady destroyed his cell phone."

"That is not evidence that Mr. Brady instructed anyone to deflate footballs. Anything else."

"Well, Mr. Brady spoke to and texted Mr. Jastremski after the AFCCG."

"So he told them to deflate the footballs after they deflated them?!? Anything else?"

"Mr. Brady gave Mr. McNally free shoes."

"Is there any proof that he did that as a quid pro quo to deflating footballs?"

"No, but...."

"Anything else?"

"Mr. McNally called Mr. Jastremski Dorito Doink."

"I think we are done here."

Are those actually quotes from Berman?

 

[Concussion Protocol]

Kessler just threw an interception on 2nd and goal from the 1. WTF?

 

[sb1]

1. 
   Stephen Brown ‏@PPVSRB now New York, USA
   Berman tells him to stay focused on his questions. "What are you saying?" Courtroom cracks up.
   
2. Stephen Brown ‏@PPVSRB 1m1 minute ago Massapequa Park, NY
   Kessler is fired up.
   

 

[MagicMarker]

Maybe judge Berman told him in pre-trial not to argue ideal gas law.

 

[Gronkowski123]

not liking this anymore...

come on kessler!

 

[The Brandon Five]

Oh, come on, Kessler. That is seriously weak.

Might be saving the big guns in case they are needed later. They don't need to pull that out at this point because they are already up two touchdowns.

 

[strngplyr]

Stephen Brown ‏@PPVSRB 2m2 minutes agoMassapequa Park, NY
Kessler: After all this money, all this investigation, he couldn’t get beyond…at least he was generally aware something may have happened."

Stephen Brown ‏@PPVSRB 1m1 minute agoMassapequa Park, NY
Kessler is fired up.
Stephen Brown ‏@PPVSRB 43s44 seconds agoNew York, USA
Berman tells him to stay focused on his questions. "What are you saying?" Courtroom cracks up.




Kessler: THAT'S MY QUARTERBACK MAN

 

[SVN]

Michael McCann ‏@McCannSportsLaw 3m3 minutes ago
Michael McCann retweeted Christopher Price

NFL's argument seems to be: the evidence doesn't matter, it's whether we could punish Brady. Does that convince you?

Michael McCann added,

Christopher Price @cpriceNFL
To start, lack of direct evidence in Wells Report Berman's focus. NFL's responds with fact that they have CBA authority in these cases.

 

[BradyFTW!]

Not liking Kesslers answers, I assume he is going somewhere with it. Why say the balls were deflated cause of science ? Unless that would poison settlement talks

I would guess that he's leading to "even if you accept that the deflation happened as the NFL assumes, you still have little basis to assume that Brady was in on it". Ties back into Berman's argument that you have to show that Brady intended to be part of a conspiracy before you can punish him for it.

The fan in me wants him to lead with "there's no good evidence that deflation occurred in the first place", but there's a reason why Kessler gets paid a ton to do this and I'm just some guy on the internet.