Patriots Legal Counsel Rebuttal of Wells Report

aluminum seats said:

Of course, if what they're saying is the truth, it's not a question of better/worse. Honestly, taken together with the jacket text, the deflator thing feels truthful to me.

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I am not saying they aren't truthful. I just think if it is true is just doesn't seem as believable.

raduray said:

My understanding from this forum (taken with the appropriate grain of sand) was that both individuals were suspended without pay. Obviously does not impact McNally who's only a game day employee. But then, why suspend him as the next game's not for many months to come?

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And if those two had any dirt on the Patriots/Brady why antagonize them by suspending them?

Seems like a goofy explanation for Deflator.

But then again... "Dorito dink" makes it not far fetched at all....

Deus Irae said:

You have to read the Nov 30th text or it looks absurd. That is, in fact, what Bertrand was just talking about, but he ignored that Nov 30th text.



"Give somebody that jacket" makes no sense in a PSI scheme. It makes sense if a guy is dropping weight.I

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I hope this is being pointed out by the pats because the media is sure dumb enough to ignore this connection.

I actually had to turn off Zolak and Bertrand. Bertrand may be an actual idiot.

Shi--y little tweet from damien woody about how he's laughing at this so much he's crying

sb1 said:

Seems like a goofy explanation for Deflator.

But then again... "Dorito dink" makes it not far fetched at all....

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Does sound goofy but as @Deus Irae points out , if you connect the dots with the november 30 text it makes sense..
""Give somebody that jacket" makes no sense in a PSI scheme. It makes sense if a guy is dropping weight"

I hope the pats report mentions this context.

They really should have just left this out. It really sounds stupid.

Ha! I hope my buddies don't start calling me that.

SVN said:

I does sound like a ridiculous explanation but its also possible its true . I hope the pats have done their research with mcnally and are confident with this explanation.

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No doubt it's absolutely ridiculous but I actually think it's funny and almost a complete insult to the league in that this whole thing is ridiculous might as well come up with a story that's is stupid just to say this whole thing is stupid since this is what the league wanted

They could be suspended without pay with a "wink and a nod", told to stay away for a while.. until they prove beyond a reasonable doubt that nothing happened.

I was listening to Bert Breer Pontificating the Pious Platitudes of the NFL office on Toucher and Rich this morning, and he was making a compelling case regarding the Wells Report.. glad my day turned around.

As time goes on it is becoming more and more obvious, that that NFL had a conclusion and made the facts fit it..

McNally's behavior is that of someone who still thinks he is high school.

I'm 43 and I'm on a golf trip this upcoming weekend with guys I grew up with and I cannot wait to call them, "Dorito Dink" LOL.

4thRing-Hunt said:

After a decade of defending this team the pats finally won the sb last season and I thought no sb could ever feel as good. But if the pats win the much hyped super bowl 50 I would die a happy man.

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The NFL would have to use the death penalty and take all the Patriots draft picks for the next 5 years while banning them from the post season for the same time frame should that happen.

condon84 said:

They really should have just left this out. It really sounds stupid.

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i'll give you that - it is a lame-sounding nick name.

condon84 said:

They really should have just left this out. It really sounds stupid.

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If it is the truth, no matter how stupid it sounds, it would be worse for them if they left it out.

aluminum seats said:

That doesn't explain why they were suspended though. I'm assuming there's a good reason, I'm honestly just curious what it is.

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Sometimes employees are suspended pending an investigation even when the parties responsible for doing the suspending don't believe the accusations.

FrodoBagginz said:

Maybe the media should stop focusing on whether the Jacket text showing the deflator is meant as a joke or not for McNally and focus on WHY WELLS LEFT THE TEXT OUT OF THE REPORT.

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People are missing this crucial bit of info. This was not in the report because it refutes Ted Wells nonsense and would not help him. That is going to be a problem for them and should be pointed out to everyone. If it was benign and silly as everyone is claiming it should have been in there. Everything should be in there.

Deus Irae said:

I actually had to turn off Zolak and Bertrand. Bertrand may be an actual idiot.

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Are the guys on 103.7 any better?? Find them pretty insufferable right now..