8/14: NFLPA's latest submission is in

JJC said:

We each have our own. In the same vein, I get annoyed by anyone who claims:

1. The plural of shrimp is shrimps!
2. Scallops is pronounced like the word all is not in the middle of it, but their friend Al instead!

I heard both this week.

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GrogansArmy said:

Know nothing about law here, so my question: What is the absolute worst Berman could do to the NFL/Goodell besides vacating everything?

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Hammer of Thor said:

I for one am strongly rooting for Patriots vs. Saints in Super Bowl 50 as the ultimate response to the buffoonery and treachery of Goodell and company. Godspeed my friend! Hope Browner isn't seriously hurt.

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Joey007 said:

The Saints are going no where near a Super Bowl this year. That defense is terrible even with Browner.

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Hammer of Thor said:

Certainly it was bad last year. This year they built their secondary to mimic the press man single high safety sceme that the Patriots used last year and the Seahawks have been using. There is talent there. But the proof will be on the field, of course.

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Joey007 said:

They have no one at linebacker and no pass rush outside of Jordan. That's the difference. Plus who knows how Byrd will play and Keenan Lewis is no Darrelle Revis. Their defense to me is simply uninspiring.

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pherein said:

Well SP tried to simplify the defense. WE might slip in, but I think hes right each game is going to be hard to win for us, we are not what we were after the NFL and RG

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Daniel Wallach‏@WALLACHLEGAL
Is this the winner for Brady? CA2: Arbitrator fails to draw from essence of CBA when he bases award on outside policy

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fumbrunner said:

Interesting tweet. For those following the case closely, the NFL failed to identify any CA2 precedence in their filing. Potentially a huge error if there was a CA2 precedence that supports the NFLPA stance. Well, here it is. Remember, the NFLPA is stating that the award is being drawn from the Competitive Integrity Policy, not under the CBA

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VectorPrime said:

I doubt Kessler and his team would miss anything. They have been running circles around the league.

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Chiuba E. Obele said:

Well, they certainly didn't think their case wind up in NY district court... who knows if they might've overlooked an important, hugely relevant detail such as this

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Chiuba E. Obele said:

Well, they certainly didn't think their case wind up in NY district court... who knows if they might've overlooked an important, hugely relevant detail such as this

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VectorPrime said:

I can't even begin to wrap my head around what this new info even means, let alone why its important. Isn't it just some small procedural detail like a million other things?

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The Gr8est said:

Hard to blame Kessler for that when the NFL* filed in NY 45 minutes after releasing the findings on the appeal. Kessler's team didn't even have time to read it before the NFL* filed.

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Chiuba E. Obele said:

Even so, the NFLPA made a significant error by filing in Minnesota - only to have the Judge there forward them back to NY - and giving the NFL a "home-field" advantage.

They stood a much better chance having their case heard in Massachusetts, and had they been better informed, they might have made the choice to file there instead.

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Saturday, August 01, 2015
pointed out the other day, the "manifest disregard of the law" standard for overturning an arbitrator's decision is recognized in the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (which covers the New York federal courts), but is no longer recognized in the Eighth Circuit (which covers the District of Minnesota, where Tom Brady originally brought his lawsuit). This may or may not a big deal. Only time will tell. But what may ultimately prove to be a "game-changer" for Brady and the NFLPA is the Second Circuit's standard for setting aside an arbitrator's decision on the basis of "evident partiality," which differs markedly from the Eighth Circuit standard.

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TommyD4207 said:

It's an on-point previous ruling, which the judge would be bound by, since it was in the 2nd district.

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