Summary of all this PSIgate "news" and commentary

• Brady's side has offered a deal that accepts a fine, with no suspension, and with verbiage exonerating him. (Duh. Of course he'd accept that deal.)
  
• The NFL's side hasn't come close to accepting.
• Leaked negotiating positions -- real or imaginary -- from the two sides are pretty far apart.
• Brady's side is clearly on the upswing in media opinion. (But that's as compared to a pretty lousy place in media opinion originally.)

• Multiple people on the NFL's "side" are leaking, not necessarily all with the same agendas.
• Brady is not afraid of the contents of his phone being disclosed into evidence, IF that's evidence under the rules of an actual court. (Which means, for example, that anybody who leaked the contents would technically be a serious lawbreaker, and practically would have to go through some hassle and stress to avoid legal consquences.)
• The NFL's side and other team owners don't necessarily agree with me about Brady. When he and the NFLPA actually file suit, it will be a bit of a wake-up call for them.
  
• The NFL is afraid but not terrified of having its internal processes discovered into evidence.
• Everybody agrees that Brady will get an injunction staying his suspension. Indeed, that's a legitimate reason for the NFL not to worry about the fairness of the timing of Goodell's official judgment -- Brady will just get the suspension deferred via a stay anyway.
• The NFL and the NFLPA have a genuine difference of opinion as to how certain a Brady/NFLPA court victory is.
  
• Once this goes to court and Brady gets his injunction, some owners will reevaluate and want the problem to go away.
• For some, that will mean they want Goodell to go away. But not for enough, unless he bungles things yet more than we expect him to.

Ross12 said:

Regarding your last point, never underestimate Goodell's ability to bungle.

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Fencer said:

The following seems fairly clear:

• Brady's side has offered a deal that accepts a fine, with no suspension, and with verbiage exonerating him. (Duh. Of course he'd accept that deal.)
  
• The NFL's side hasn't come close to accepting.
• Leaked negotiating positions -- real or imaginary -- from the two sides are pretty far apart.
• Brady's side is clearly on the upswing in media opinion. (But that's as compared to a pretty lousy place in media opinion originally.)

I also believe:

• Multiple people on the NFL's "side" are leaking, not necessarily all with the same agendas.
• Brady is not afraid of the contents of his phone being disclosed into evidence, IF that's evidence under the rules of an actual court. (Which means, for example, that anybody who leaked the contents would technically be a serious lawbreaker, and practically would have to go through some hassle and stress to avoid legal consquences.)
• The NFL's side and other team owners don't necessarily agree with me about Brady. When he and the NFLPA actually file suit, it will be a bit of a wake-up call for them.
  
• The NFL is afraid but not terrified of having its internal processes discovered into evidence.
• Everybody agrees that Brady will get an injunction staying his suspension. Indeed, that's a legitimate reason for the NFL not to worry about the fairness of the timing of Goodell's official judgment -- Brady will just get the suspension deferred via a stay anyway.
• The NFL and the NFLPA have a genuine difference of opinion as to how certain a Brady/NFLPA court victory is.
  
• Once this goes to court and Brady gets his injunction, some owners will reevaluate and want the problem to go away.
• For some, that will mean they want Goodell to go away. But not for enough, unless he bungles things yet more than we expect him to.

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Tony2046 said:

I wonder if we are close to the point in which people who want to protect their cushy little NFL jobs will start leaking info as an unnamed source.

Most scandals have a couple of rats that expose all the dirty little details when the **** hits the fan.

The NFL has a "Mark Felt" in there somewhere. C'mon Marky boy you know you want to spill the beans

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Ivan said:

Here's my attempt to summarize Framegate:

• Brady.

• under the bus. See: Kraft throws Brady

• lying. See: NFL League office, NYC.

• lazy. See: Media, in general.

• set-up. See: Colts, Ravens and above mentioned NFL League office, NYC.

• heavy. See: Kensil, central figure to the dramedy.

• i. See: I read TWR. What every Patfans says to every ignorant fan and mediot.

• toast. See: famous mama's boy, Roger "I've got secrets" Goodell.

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rochrist said:

Also, too: Never underestimate Goodell's ability to /survive/ bungling.

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