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I was pretty sure that the time for settlement was past when I found out that Goodell opened all of the Owners Meetings during his tenure by uttering: "amans patriae delenda est".
We know how that worked for Carthage
I was pretty sure that the time for settlement was past when I found out that Goodell opened all of the Owners Meetings during his tenure by uttering: "amans patriae delenda est".
We know how that worked for Carthage
I was pretty sure that the time for settlement was past when I found out that Goodell opened all of the Owners Meetings during his tenure by uttering: "amans patriae delenda est".
We know how that worked for Carthage
), the NFL/Goodell v NFLPA/Brady IS all out war. No "I think" qualifiers are needed. It might have been "I think" weeks ago or even 5 days ago. But now it's the NFL's version of the German invasion of Russia. And if this judge doesn't rule "article 46 is in force, doesn't matter that is appears a sham, case closed", the battle of Stalingrad and Kursk are coming because Goodell, much like Hitler [and in more ways than one], is WAY too committed to turn his tanks around while saying "sorry Joe, let's forget the whole thing" (and Herr Goodell is also finding out the hard way beating Poland/lesser name players is not the same as beating Russia/Brady).
Forty years for some of us. As I posted elsewhere, we are becoming educated from this. First it was the science with Ideal Gas Law then it was the law with jurisdiction and precedent, now it's Latin.
He thinks it is all out war? Huh, really?
Look I like and respect McCann a lot and I'm parsing words a little bit here, however, his proclamation of "I think this is all out war" is akin to Stalin on June 23, 1941 getting 200 intel reports from his western border then saying "I think we have a fight coming".
While my comparison is silly (even sillier if my dates are off
I'm torn on this. On the downside it will take Brady away from the field, at minimum a little, in the twilight of his career. Realistically he has 3 or 4 years left (unless he blazes a new age trail). This framegate could drag on and be part of Brady's schedule/thought process/active name for 50% of his remaining NFL career. That completely sucks for a good guy, a good competitor, a good asset for the NFL, a player that the NFL should strive to have all around it's teams.
But on the upside this is exposing the ugly underbelly of a sport/entertainment that is so big it is modern Americana, a part of the American fabric. This ugly fiasco is forcing a few people to look at it and even a few to review past NFL "independent investigations" under Roger Goodell. It's getting a few prominent and respected people to seriously question the NFL and Goodell. So ultimatelyI don't give a sh!+ if it is etched on a tablet as the eleventh commandment that Goodell can make grossly unfair decisions and railroad people, what he/they have done is patently wrong and cannot/should not be allowed irregardless of 'power to do'. So this war, while it will take its toll on Brady, is sorely needed. It has to come due to the progression/the graph that is headed in a direction that says Goodell is going to cause something that will end up marring this part of Americana if not cause a national embarrassment. (unless one is to believe that Goodell will turn the progression around, self-correct and stop being dishonoest with the.............damn! I almost made to the end of typing that statement without laughing but I just couldn't make it).
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