Been on the rode all day listening to a book on tape, so I'm late to party, and really don't feel like reading 20 pages of material and angst. Just some immediate reactions. BTW- pardon me if any or all these are redundant or just wrong.
1. First, I'm just thrilled that Goodell stayed stupid and reaffirmed Brady's suspension. I feared he would do the smart thing and move it back a year while the new procedures were implemented. Now a perfectly winnable case will go to Federal Court, where the League has virtually no chance of winning.
2. Unfortunately the ONLY benefit of this upcoming case is that we will get our QB back for the full 16 games. The defamation and slander (as we have seen today) will continue. So much for slowing down the rhetoric, eh Bob.
3. So clearly the NFL will try to hang Brady one "destroying his cell phone" and try to convince the public that this is the act of a guilty man. When you cannot win on the facts, try perception.
4. Interestingly they are claiming Brady destroyed his phone in mid March. Brady knew early on what was going to happen to him in an investigation. WHY then wait almost 2 months to "destroy" the phone.
5. The phone is the red herring as its been widely represented.
6. The continued attacks on Brady's character will be painful at first, but the reality still exists of the NFL's malicious behavior, the bad science it used to taint the Pats and Brady, and the over the top and unprecedented penalties for crime that actually NEVER happened. Which of course is the ultimate frustration.
7. That being said, true redemption for Brady ISN'T going to happen if he merely wins a procedural trial in Federal court and gets his suspension lifted. To really get cleared he has to PROVE his innocence, and THAT will take a defamation court trial. It would be worth it because even if he loses the case, the information that will detail the conspiracy by the Jet cabal in the league offices and their puppet Irsay, will be brought to light. Real Science will finally have their day in court and Welles and science buddies will actually have to show up in court an prove their ridiculous assumptions. The NFL leaks are likely to be documented and provide ample prove of premeditated malicious behavior.
All that would make it well worth Brady's effort and expense, regardless of the results.