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Pro Bowl Player
- Joined
- Dec 18, 2006
- Messages
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- Reaction score
- 11,296
For the first time it feels to me like Brady might accept a reduced suspension. Not sure why.
So I’m trying to think how I’d feel about that. This has been my emotional reaction during each phase of this fiasco:
--News breaks after the championship game, flood of articles about how the Pats “have done it again.” For some reason, I remember Jackie MacMullan’s. Even Reiss chimes in somewhat negatively, for him. Feel very depressed that the fun is being sucked out of what should be a great time.
--First Belichick & Brady press conferences don’t help.
--Belichick’s Mona Lisa Vito conference. Feeling better. This is BS!
--Kraft stands up for team. This is really BS! Enough fighting back that I fully am back into enjoying Super Bowl. If anything, adds to it—FU and all.
--Long waiting period for report. Feels less important than before. Thinking that if Reiss’ prediction of a small fine is correct it will tick me off. Want exoneration on this nonsense, and the NFL’s ridiculous handling of it.
--Report released. What?? Feels like Bizarro world…the predictable piling on begins….
--…followed by insane over the top punishment. Black mood. Murderous.
--Wells report context website goes up…this time, the team is fighting back. Still furious, but in a better, us-against-the-world-and-the-world-better-watch-out way.
--Kraft surrenders. Deadening. What’s the point of any of this if even the owner of the team won’t fight?
--Since then, through Brady testifying…more media outlets joining the growing chorus that the Wells report is horribly flawed…the AEI report…and simply time passing…feeling better. Waiting mode, fully expecting no change from the NFL, and Brady taking fight to next level.
--And now, like I said, maybe it’s the reduction of Hardy’s penalty, but a feeling for the first time that Brady might be so sick of the BS that if it’s reduced to 2 he’ll take it so he can move on. Hope I’m wrong. I guess I’m just wondering how the board will feel if he does accept it? As bad as when Kraft caved? Worse? Or are we not even entertaining the possibility that he’ll accept a penalty?
So I’m trying to think how I’d feel about that. This has been my emotional reaction during each phase of this fiasco:
--News breaks after the championship game, flood of articles about how the Pats “have done it again.” For some reason, I remember Jackie MacMullan’s. Even Reiss chimes in somewhat negatively, for him. Feel very depressed that the fun is being sucked out of what should be a great time.
--First Belichick & Brady press conferences don’t help.
--Belichick’s Mona Lisa Vito conference. Feeling better. This is BS!
--Kraft stands up for team. This is really BS! Enough fighting back that I fully am back into enjoying Super Bowl. If anything, adds to it—FU and all.
--Long waiting period for report. Feels less important than before. Thinking that if Reiss’ prediction of a small fine is correct it will tick me off. Want exoneration on this nonsense, and the NFL’s ridiculous handling of it.
--Report released. What?? Feels like Bizarro world…the predictable piling on begins….
--…followed by insane over the top punishment. Black mood. Murderous.
--Wells report context website goes up…this time, the team is fighting back. Still furious, but in a better, us-against-the-world-and-the-world-better-watch-out way.
--Kraft surrenders. Deadening. What’s the point of any of this if even the owner of the team won’t fight?
--Since then, through Brady testifying…more media outlets joining the growing chorus that the Wells report is horribly flawed…the AEI report…and simply time passing…feeling better. Waiting mode, fully expecting no change from the NFL, and Brady taking fight to next level.
--And now, like I said, maybe it’s the reduction of Hardy’s penalty, but a feeling for the first time that Brady might be so sick of the BS that if it’s reduced to 2 he’ll take it so he can move on. Hope I’m wrong. I guess I’m just wondering how the board will feel if he does accept it? As bad as when Kraft caved? Worse? Or are we not even entertaining the possibility that he’ll accept a penalty?
