Actually, no. You said it with the following post about 3/4 of the way through the thread. And I asked you how you thought Brady stood more to lose. Here is the post you said it.
Instead of answering the question, you've dodged it and played spin doctor. You made the claim that Brady had more to lose than to gain from filing a lawsuit on this. I asked you to explain. You went on some BS spiel about "letting the lawyers decide what is defamation" instead of answering the question asked of you. I asked you again how Brady stood to lose more than gain. And you, again, avoided answering the question with some BS that has nothing to do with the question asked of you.
You made the claim that Brady stood to lose more than gain if he filed a defamation lawsuit. I ask again, how you figure that he stands to lose more than gain if he filed. I am NOT asking you if he will or won't. I asking you to defend your statement that he stands to lose more than gain. Or should we right it off to "lazy or bad posting"?
I was as clear as I can be. You disagree with my assessment and think it is "BS." That's your right.
But, to repeat: It's my view that he has more to lose than gain because those who are his critics/haters will still be his critics/haters even if he wins a defamation suit. If he loses a defamation suit, those who have given him the benefit of the doubt...i.e., not his strong supporters, such as myself, who stood outside the SDNY Courthouse in Manhattan last August for several hours and was five feet away from Brady as he got into his SUV after the Appeal Hearing and can be heard on tape, as several people out here reported, shouting "We love you Tommy. One more for the thumb, Tommy!"...those who are now giving him the benefit of the doubt will cease to do so if he loses. I will always believe him and believe in him, even if he files such an, in my opinion, ill-considered suit, win or lose.
I live outside New England now and most of my friends are all over the country. I don't think it's possible for people who live in the region to understand the depth and intensity of feelings of those who hate Brady and the Patriots.
God himself could come down from heaven, stand on the 50 yard line at Gillette Stadium, surrounded by a heavenly choir of angels, and condemn Goodell while proclaiming Brady's and the Patriots' innocence and these people would still regard them as "cheaters" and suggest that Kraft had somehow bought God off with a large donation to religious philanthropies. We are not going to change that and I have learned just to ignore it.
So, even though you disagree with that assessment, it is a reasonable assessment and represents how I see things. I'm not trying to change your mind. You can call it whatever you want.
If you are referring to monetary "wins" or "losses," that's very difficult to assess. In order to claim monetary damages, he would have to demonstrate that he lost specific endorsements or opportunities for endorsements and, then, even if his suit met the criteria for a defamation suit (which many have argued he would not, but on which I am silent since I am not a Litigator), try to capture those losses as damages from the League. As others, who know more about this than do I, have observed out here, that is a very high legal hurdle to surmount. Perhaps not impossible, but very difficult.
Finally, it is, indeed, possible that Brady's fans and supporters might feel they have something to gain by way of vindication were he to prevail. I have come to believe that exposing the lies that the League perpetrated is more of a fantasy of fans than a reality that will benefit Brady.
So, I can't be any clearer and I know I am not going to change your mind. If you reply to this, you will have the last word, as I am finished with this conversation.