ChoWZa
Third String But Playing on Special Teams
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We can use the term "scorched earth" as much as possible over the next 4+ months, but Ted Wells (and other NFL execs) managed to paint the outline of a fairly serious rules infraction involving Brady and the team---even if they are wrong and didn't perform a fair investigation. Those questions aren't going away, they'll only add to an unfortunate situation that makes more people look badly. Unless McNally comes forward as the main fall guy, which is something I've actually wondered about, Brady will always have this controversy surrounding him. It's horrible. He may find some comfort in damage control, but never full exoneration.
I'm going to respectfully disagree and say the dark cloud will dissipate if the Wells report is deemed inconclusive and Brady's suspension removed, if that's the case what sense would a 25k fine make?
The people who call Tom/Patriots cheaters today were the same people who called them cheaters months before the super bowl. The opinion of ignorant people can never be changed and it shouldn't be valued. You will hear some media/analysts say they think Brady did it and got away with it, but they will only be hurting their own reputation and credibility. Brady can still come out squeaky clean in my opinion. Brady being a cheater is an argument from incredulity, someone cannot imagine Brady being so good, so it must not be true. ie. I cannot imagine the big bang, so that must not be true. It's a logic fallacy and your average NFL fan is not very logical.