If this is true, this explains the LOUD SILENCE that we have heard from the NFL on this. There must be utter chaos going on behind the scenes....provided that this is true. No wonder BB made that statement yesterday. I said it before and I'll say it again. No Way He Makes that Statement without approval from Ownership.
Agreed.
1)The NFL's weak statement on Friday and the fact that they said the investigation continued now suggest that the delay was about more than just screwing the Patriots (though that no doubt remained on the agenda of some), but that other factors had come into play.
2) I think Florio either knows or senses that something is in the wind and wants to look like he was ahead of it. He's like a vulture. He can smell death. In this case, I think he senses that the rot is not in Foxboro. Whether it is just at NFL HQ or reaches to Indy and Baltimore and the Jets remains to be seen, but something is up.
3) I now think that Belichick's statement yesterday was part of a calculated plan with Kraft. At first, I actually thought that his affect and words were so uncharacteristic that perhaps the stress of the week had finally gotten to him. But, now, I'm starting to read his words differently, especially when he talks about things happening at "many levels." I think it was a declaration of War.
4) Earlier today, I posted Lupica's column in this morning's NY Daily News, where he wonders if this has all been a mistake and he concludes that he does "believe" Belichick. I think this has been building for the last 48 hours, as you suggest, behind the scenes. Lupica also makes a point that it would have been suicidal (not his word) for Belichick to hold that press briefing yesterday unless he and everyone in his organization were in the clear.
5) The quieter Kraft has been, the more I think they have gone, as the Godfather had it, "to the mattresses" over this one.
