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It's actually worse than THAT, PM. A better analogy would be if someone was found guilty of murder, and then the Judge found out that the so called victim is alive and well, and the initial "crime" never occurred in the first place.
Unfortunately Berman cannot rule on the efficacy and science of whether the balls were deflated or not. He has to rule on whether the CBA was followed correctly, AND if the appeals procedure itself was conducted fairly. Clearly the latter is a no brainer, but what's more dumbfounding for me, is how that clown college of a league office, managed to violate their own CBA, which is so heavily biased in their favor, they should never have to violated it.
Now that brings me to this question. I'm reading now that "it's been reported" that Brady was willing to accept a one game suspension. Is that more of the NFL leaking BS so that Brady looks like he's guilty of SOMETHING, because he's willing to take a suspension. Or is it actually coming from the Brady camp in order to create some kind of impression that they are trying to comply with his orders to settle this?
Now the latter sounds like a ridiculous strategy. EVERY indication is that the NFL is going to lose this case, why would they want to look weak now. My biggest fear is that Brady will accept a small fine. I don't even want THAT. If he accepts anything, then the NFL will get away with the biggest smear job in their history......AND the Pats will lose those picks for a crime we all know didn't happen.
I'd hate it if he accepted even a $5 fine. Accepting the fine would be accepting the label of being a cheater forever. It would mean accepting the perception of something fishy MUST have been going on. More importantly it would mean NEVER getting those picks back. Never being able to expose the sting, the leaks, and all the other shoddy, nefarious, and malicious behavior by the NFL league offices these past 7 months.
It looks like it's the first time someone in a position of authority, outside the NFL, has been able to review the case (and speak openly and I bet he will have some choice words when he makes his ruling...the NFL has seen nothing yet -- I hope).
And even lower still to become an executive in the NFL* league office. You just have to not have a soul or be a diehard JEST fan.
Lester Munson was on the Dan Lebatard show and sounded like a complete moron...said he's 100% sure there's no way Brady wins this. That all the judge us doing is because the nfl has the much stronger case is trying to urge them to settle. But what really made him sound stupid was saying he read the wells report and Goddells press release and they were both very well written and all he needed to know Brady was guilty. I wanted to scream. ...how can someone honestly read the wells report/Goddells press release and transcript of appeal and think it's well written etc. I just wanted to scream, moron!
Heh he refused to entertain that Schefter's report was wrong. Spoke very matter of factly that "Brady offered a one game suspension. It's an admission of guilt. Take the deal Roger!". Hell, a Steelers fan called in and noted that there were conflicting reports and he just shot it down without consideration. He's been a crazed, frothing out the mouth, ****hole for months.
