Patriots have filed an amicus brief in support of Brady/NFLPA.

Todd Bradley · May 26, 2016

rochrist said:
So it's only a conspiracy when you say it is. Ok.

Your comment applies to you as well.....

Pot meet kettle.

Patsfanin Philly · May 26, 2016

robertweathers said:
Well he can if he wants to...

That's what I was referencing.....Does Goodell has the brass ones big enough to try to discipline him?????

woolster22 · May 26, 2016

Patsfanin Philly said:
That's what I was referencing.....Does Goodell has the brass ones big enough to try to discipline him?????

A little part of me hopes that Kraft supporting the Raiders move to Vegas is a ploy to serve as a warning shot to those opposing (rams, the "blood money" owners iirc from an article about the la move chasm among owners). The brief would then serve as a line in the sand, a warning that this would be the beginning if the bs doesn't stop. Then I remember Kraft's flip flopping and limp ****ed approach to this whole deflategate saga over the last year plus and have another drink.

Ring 6 · May 26, 2016

Galeb said:
I remember that the NFLPA requested Kraft attend via phone. I couldn't find anything stating Brady requested him to. It's a NESN link in case anyone hates them too.

Report: Robert Kraft Wrote Statement In Support Of Tom Brady’s Character

Whether it was the Nflpa or Brady making the request the request was made by/for Brady. They did first ask him to appear in person then by phone. The circumstances certainly would have permitted him to

RobertWeathers · May 26, 2016

Patsfanin Philly said:
That's what I was referencing.....Does Goodell has the brass ones big enough to try to discipline him?????

I really don't know. Goodell has skirmishes and battles on many fronts these days. He would be wise to let Bob have his day, hope to win in court and have words with Bob in private.

Thats what he should do. I think Goody is a narcissistic, selfish, insensitive, pathological liar so I guess that makes him capable of anything.

woolster22 · May 26, 2016

AndyJohnson said:
Whether it was the Nflpa or Brady making the request the request was made by/for Brady. They did first ask him to appear in person then by phone. The circumstances certainly would have permitted him to

How do you expect him to talk on the phone while his grand-girlfriend has been polishing his viagra rager for two hours straight? Have some respect.

IllegalContact · May 26, 2016

Patsfanin Philly said:
Thanks for the ad hominum attack. Try reading your original sentence aloud, it makes no sense... As for my comment ( which was liked by 5 people- so I guess you tell me) it was reflective of me as an individual fan giving my opinion of how his actions have not been consistent in support of his franchise quarterback, vacillating between supporting Brady and the Commissioner. Kraft doesn't have to show me anything but if he wants the fans support, he needs to be consistent.....

He doesn't need to be anything.....watch football or not.....either way the rest is pure noise

Patsfanin Philly · May 26, 2016

IllegalContact said:
He doesn't need to be anything.....watch football or not.....either way the rest is pure noise

Not when Kraft's actions directly impact the football game we watch in terms of a player's suspension being upheld or overturned. That affects the quality of the game we watch or not....

Boston Boxer · May 26, 2016

Froob said:
Woah did Krafty Bob come through after all? Need a summary on what this means from some of the brainiacs here.

it means not only does Kraft object, he strenuously objects!

Patsfanin Philly · May 26, 2016

robertweathers said:
I really don't know. Goodell has skirmishes and battles on many fronts these days. He would be wise to let Bob have his day, hope to win in court and have words with Bob in private.

Thats what he should do. I think Goody is a narcissistic, selfish, insensitive, pathological liar so I guess that makes him capable of anything.

You forgot the "surrounded by sycophants"....He's part Captain Queeg and part the warden from Shawshank......and we know how he ended up....

fnordcircle · May 26, 2016

robertweathers said:
I think Goody is a narcissistic, selfish, insensitive, pathological liar so I guess that makes him capable of anything.

Goodie just carries water for the owners. There's seriously no other rational explanation to keep one of the most despised people in the entire country in his position in the midst of basically never-ending scandals where the league comes off looking ridiculous every single time.

In fact, I think he's really just a bumbling nincompoop and that's exactly what the owners want.

RobertWeathers · May 26, 2016

fnordcircle said:
Goodie just carries water for the owners. There's seriously no other rational explanation to keep one of the most despised people in the entire country in his position in the midst of basically never-ending scandals where the league comes off looking ridiculous every single time.

In fact, I think he's really just a dapper, bumbling nincompoop and that's exactly what the owners want.

Fixed it.

IllegalContact · May 26, 2016

woolster22 said:
C'mon IC, even you can admit some consistency would be nice.

"We demand an apology."

"Ending the rhetoric" + hugs and hob knobbing.

"Wrong to put my trust in the league."

"Goodell is doing a great job." "The lawyers..."

Latest brief.

He's all over the place, but I'm leaning towards he's bs with the entire NFLFO after green lighting that brief. Problem is, based on past actions, he could be seen laughing it up over coffee in NY with Goody any day. Or he could legitimately have decided enough is enough, I'm holding out hope that the latter is true, and we see some evidence of it at some point.

Quite possibly, but so what are we here for the football or the owners?

As I have said, I saw the kind of person Kraft is back during his stadium agenda.....he's got watered down values and is the same narcissist with the rest of them

All things considered, I am still glad he's the owner of the pats and not the jets

Ivan · May 26, 2016

Patsfanin Philly said:
That's what I was referencing.....Does Goodell has the brass ones big enough to try to discipline him?????

No

The repercussions will be grudges held by the other owners, and you know what? F#CK THEM.

Go for it Bob, piss them all of as much as you can. Patriot fans would love you for it.

woolster22 · May 26, 2016

IllegalContact said:
Quite possibly, but so what are we here for the football or the owners?

As I have said, I saw the kind of person Kraft is back during his stadium agenda.....he's got watered down values and is the same narcissist with the rest of them

All things considered, I am still glad he's the owner of the pats and not the jets

Sweet baby jesus, could you imagine if we had Woody and the jests Kraft? Wandering to my bedroom to inflict 10 lashes upon myself for my misgivings.

Galeb · May 26, 2016

IllegalContact said:
I'm not convinced .... You need to show me more

I'm of Irish ancestry. That's all of it.

venecol · May 26, 2016

Deus Irae said:
Really? Well, lets look:

So your point here is that Kraft might have done something. Well, he might not have. So your point really isn't one.

Now you've done two things. First, you've jumped from 'may have' to 'did', since it clearly didn't work, according to you. Second, you've misused hindsight.

1: As is clear from the posts here, not all wish he did from jump, so your hindsight argument fails if you're trying to use it in order to emphasize inclusivity.
2: Many were calling for a much stronger approach from the beginning so, if you're trying to talk about when people came to the notion of Kraft aggressively defending his team and QB, hindsight doesn't have a damned thing to do with it.

In either case, your hindsight claim is incorrect.

As you admit, you're making assumptions. They're lousy assumptions, too, given the set of facts we already have. They asked for corrections about the PSI to be publicly made, for example. When those corrections weren't made, they did nothing about it, beyond finally making it known when it was far too late to be of any real use.

"I prefer to be a forgiving person..."?

So you forgive Goodell and the NFL, then?

Are you a retired English teacher?

AtomicDawg · May 26, 2016

Ivan said:
I think they are going to have a serious problem if Brady gets en banc. I want that victory lap shoved all the way up Goodell's ass.

Absolutely. And just like Goodell did, I want Brady's dad or anyone that's close to him (he's too classy to get in this mess out on front street) to do the exact same thing after he won the appeal. Do all the big daytime shows, CBS, BSPN, FOX, what have you. Say things like "we are glad the TRUTH will finally be heard" and variations of that. It would be a bitter taste of that ****head's own medicine

Sfpat · May 26, 2016

Say what you want about Kraft's previous actions, but he is now going scorched earth against Goody and the NFL. Ramifications go way beyond the Brady case and i would assume he has a plan should Goody respond in some manner. Short of withdrawing the brief, he has picked his side and it's not with Goody or the NFL. Let the fireworks begin.

XLIX · May 26, 2016

AndyJohnson said:
It was reported widely, even in the day of the hearing.

No it wasn't. You're full of **** and everyone in here (including you) knows it.

If there was any report of what you are claiming you would have quoted it by now. But it only exists in your mind.

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