Depends upon how the justices view it, if they like the change and want the publicity they could like the idea of the high profile case to kick it off, if not they might decline the case.
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I disagree. I'd be positively stunned if they didn't go at the very least 2-2. I would fully expect 3-1 and would be only pleasantly surprised by 4-0. With all summer to prepare, there's no way, at least in my opinion, they lose 2 of 3 consecutive home games. I don't care if Donald Duck is our QB...
The 3 games after the opener at Arizona are all at home: Bills, Texans and Miami.
I agree with your point about the additional penalty of not being able to trade Garoppolo however in the short term the first four teams will need to gameplan for 2 Quarterbacks. I'm not saying it's an advantage for the pats, obviously you would not want this uncertainty leading into the season but it goes both ways.
Do federal judges really care about football wins and losses? I have no experience with this but I would think they are primarily concerned with labor law and getting the right decision on the books. Brady's game checks are secondary and can always be returned if it drags on that long.
Olson will do all the talking. My guess is that there's a 50-50 chance that Kessler won't even be in the room.
You can't paint all federal judges with one brush to say "they are primarily concerned with..." Some will consider the timeframe and others won't. Judge Berman is an excellent example of a federal judge who *did* consider the time constraints in running his court. He clearly ran the whole hearing with the knowledge of when the suspension was scheduled to start and created a timetable whereby he issued his decision in the immediately days beforehand. Other judges certainly won't give a damn.
