National or Local Pro Brady/Anti NFL Commentary

This is from my neck of the woods. Pretty suprised. Short and to the point.

BLOG: For the NFL, Tom Brady's 4-game 'Deflategate' suspension is the height of hypocrisy

This is from Slate. In the first round of deflategate, they would have taken a cheap shot at the star football player, but now they sum up the situation pretty succinctly and in the process make the N.F.L. seem petty and dishonest.

“Please Make It Stop,” a Weary Nation Says as Appeals Court Reinstates Tom Brady Suspension

"Like Judge Berman's ruling in September, Monday's decision concerns the fairness of the NFL's disciplinary process rather than the factual question of whether Brady was culpable in a scheme to deflate footballs to make them easier to throw and catch. (The scientific consensus, for what it's worth, seems to be that the measured loss in ball pressure during the game in question can be explained by the laws of physics and that NFL consultants' assertions on the issue were flawed. The league's investigation, meanwhile, was sloppy and reportedly motivated more by internal politics than a dispassionate interest in Finding the Truth.) Berman ruled that Brady had not been provided with adequate due process before and after the league issued its supension, but during a March 2016 hearing the Second Circuit judges foreshadowed today's decision when they seemed willing to defer to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's unilateral authority over disciplinary matters."

"It appears that Brady now has two options: Asking for a rehearing in front of the full Second Circuit or appealing to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court!"

The Patriots Are Not On The Clock: Deflategate Fallout Looms Large at NFL Draft

Gator Mike said:

The Patriots Are Not On The Clock: Deflategate Fallout Looms Large at NFL Draft

In the year since, something really strange and unexpected has happened.

I spoke to many of these same sources, 10 interviewed in total, and they now have completely the opposite view. They believe the NFL got the investigation wrong—or mostly wrong—and that the Patriots never cheated. They believe that's the new consensus around the league.

What they say next is even more staggering.

"I hate the Patriots. I despise them," said one NFC team executive, who like everyone else interviewed, asked to remain anonymous for fear of angering the league office. "But they really should get those picks back."​

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too little too late, especially because it's all "anonymous." when they speak for the record, it will be worth something.