Yes but the NFL then gets the last chance to respond. If that happens. So who knows what other story they will write to influence the judges.THIS I cannot wait to see. And it will happen so...get your popcorn ready.
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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.Yes but the NFL then gets the last chance to respond. If that happens. So who knows what other story they will write to influence the judges.THIS I cannot wait to see. And it will happen so...get your popcorn ready.
I'll be honest. I don't know how we could see ANY pro-NFL Amicus filings because the process was so flawed and unfair..
Maybe, but I doubt the other major sports leagues want to touch this with a 10 foot pole. They try to brush scandals under the rug, not manufacture them.A few options:
- MLB, NBA, NHL on the rights of sports leagues
- pro-business lobbying groups
- Bill Nye the Science Guy
- Lester Munson
So the fact that it's a high profile case with the whole nation watching increases the chance there was a bribe?I think some judges may be lazy in low profile cases that aren't an appeal of a highly respected judge. It's certainly possible in this case, but it's a lot less likely than corruption.
It's unlikely that it was a bribe that turned the judges. You can underestimate the influence of Roger, a NY senator's son and a bunch of billionaires if you want, but competency was never a requirement of influence. Wealth and power are. I appreciate your disagreement as it strengthens my argument.
The wealthy disregard law all the time. You of all people should know this.
But this isn't about the rights of sports leagues. This is about fundamental fairness in arbitration. Since the commissioners of those league don't get to hand pick an arbitrator, they know that unfair arbitration is just as likely to burn them as help them, so they don't want arbitrators to deviate from the essence of the CBA.A few options:
- MLB, NBA, NHL on the rights of sports leagues
Perhaps you missed this part of my post, so I will highlight it for you:So the fact that it's a high profile case with the whole nation watching increases the chance there was a bribe?
Do ya know how stupid you sound???
Rich Hill had an as-usual excellent article on that very question this morning.Maybe, but I doubt the other major sports leagues want to touch this with a 10 foot pole. They try to brush scandals under the rug, not manufacture them.
That's a good article, thanks for sharing.Rich Hill had an as-usual excellent article on that very question this morning.
DeflateGate: Player unions from MLB, NBA, and NHL decline to support NFLPA and Patriots QB Tom Brady
Maybe, but I doubt the other major sports leagues want to touch this with a 10 foot pole. They try to brush scandals under the rug, not manufacture them.
Rich Hill had an as-usual excellent article on that very question this morning.
DeflateGate: Player unions from MLB, NBA, and NHL decline to support NFLPA and Patriots QB Tom Brady
If the rehearing is granted, Brady won't be cleared for another year or two, but we'll know if the courts will move forward with the next step, or if they'll just say no thanks in the coming weeks.
Thanks for the link, I found this interesting:
So does that mean that if Brady is granted a rehearing and if its supposed to take a year or two, his suspension will still stand? Then if he wins the rehearing, he just gets back the money he lost from the suspension? I would hope if they decide to rehear that they would stop the suspension until the verdict of the rehearing...
A few options:
- MLB, NBA, NHL on the rights of sports leagues
- pro-business lobbying groups
- Bill Nye the Science Guy
- Lester Munson
So does that mean that if Brady is granted a rehearing and if its supposed to take a year or two, his suspension will still stand? Then if he wins the rehearing, he just gets back the money he lost from the suspension? I would hope if they decide to rehear that they would stop the suspension until the verdict of the rehearing...
Rich Hill had an as-usual excellent article on that very question this morning.
DeflateGate: Player unions from MLB, NBA, and NHL decline to support NFLPA and Patriots QB Tom Brady
Uniqueness of NFL CBA could have bit the NFLPA in the end
"[The other unions filing briefs] could also be seen as harming Brady's interest," Wallach noted. "Because those other unions fought for, negotiated, and collectively bargained for a different system of arbitration and legal filings from three players unions that fought for a different mode of arbitration could underscore the point that that the NFL Players Association and Brady got exactly what they bargained for. The NFL would likely respond to those amicus briefs by pointing out that very fact."
Think about it. The NFL's argument is rooted in the belief that the commissioner has been intentionally granted complete power through the CBA. If three other leagues come over with entirely different arbitration processes, the NFL can point and say, See? That sort of language was possible, but the NFLPA agreed to our language. Therefore, the language in our CBA was intentional
funny thing is, weighing the balls might be a more accurate way of measuring how much air they contain. That is, if it were possible to control for wetness (which I would say it is not).I think this goes to the NFLs ineptitude in this ordeal when the guy says "we weighed the balls." They had no idea what they were doing. Zero.
Talk about tidbits worthy of getting hard over, I loved the citation in Feinberg's example. Whose precedent did the Appellate panel ignore? WOW!Agree, Simply GREAT!
Feinberg hammers multiple points with a freaking sledgehammer logic (I like the below example):
First, an award that creates new violations never before identified or exacted punishment far in excess of that previously prescribed, is unenforceable. See In re Marine Pollution Serv., Inc., 857 F.2d 91, 93-96 (2d Cir. 1988). It is undisputed that the award here did both.
If the NFL sought to add a new violation for failure to report wrongdoing, increase the penalty for equipment violations, or begin suspending players for obstruction, it would be within its rights to do so. But these changes must come through the bargaining process—not the arbitration process. The arbitrator, whose authority is derivative of the contract, cannot modify the contract. Alexander, 415 U.S. at 53; Stolt-Nielsen, 559 U.S. at 683-84.
If Brady wins an "en banc" the pro NFL appeal is, in essence, over turned and Judge Berman's decision stands until the en banc decision.
If Brady wins an "en banc" the pro NFL appeal is, in essence, over turned and Judge Berman's decision stands until the en banc decision.