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IMHO, it was the only way for him to come out of this not looking like an inept commissioner.
I agree.
I'm shocked Goodell didn't take that route
I disagree.
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.IMHO, it was the only way for him to come out of this not looking like an inept commissioner.
I'm shocked Goodell didn't take that route
Just sent an email to Florio. Hopefully he reads it.Just saw this on reddit:
Supposedly it came from an article written on ESPN.com that was quickly taken down.
http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/p...onstitution-by-entering-officials-locker-room
Florio should call out ESPN for taking this article down
Unfortunately, he's right and you're wrong.
High school science/the Ideal Gas Law tell us what happens at equilibrium. They don't tell us how quickly equilibrium is reached. I.e., it's inevitable that a ball of a certain volume at a certain temperature will eventually get to a certain pressure (assuming that it doesn't leak, etc.). But the simple science we usually talk about doesn't tell us how soon that will happen, and in particular not whether it will happen over the timeframe of half a football game.
reiss has a blog entry on ESPN Boston. Apparently the rule isn't strictly enforced at all and violated regularly
reiss has a blog entry on ESPN Boston. Apparently the rule isn't strictly enforced at all and violated regularly
But it's not about how strictly it's enforced or whether it should be a rule. It's about integrity
That's a much stronger condemnation than I expected. Intense criticism of the NFL's handling of the Brady case has become pervasive in national sports media outside ESPN and NFL Network/NFL.com over the last couple months, in a way I didn't expect. The NFL really shoot themselves in their own foot here by putting a foot on the scale several times in order to undermine Brady's and the Patriots' reputations. They could have so easily escaped the criticism they are getting now just by being transparent about the investigation, publicly reporting accurate information at the beginning, having Goodell directly apply whatever discipline he seemed appropriate, choosing one of the neutral systems arbitrators for the appeal hearing, and living with the final decision. It was only by deliberately maligning Brady with lies and slander and deception and tricks that they made this into such a huge media circus and ended up hurting their own reputations.
Right. There are only two possibilities. Either the Logo gauge was used, proving nothing happened. Or, at worst, the other gauge was used, suggesting - only suggesting - that there was a drop in pressure undiscernable to an unaided human.
... 'what happens if nfl measures balls this season and thsy lose psi in the cold?' , etc
like there's actually some kind of empirical evidence needed to determine if gravity exists
ignorance in this country is saddening
So we can add Time as another ally.
The real risk for the owners is having the inner workings of this investigation revealed to the public that still thinks the Patriots are cheaters and TB is guilty.
I put Walljasper in the same category as this guy...not too brightThere will always be a Joe Walljasper out there somewhere:
"http://www.columbiatribune.com/spor...cle_4d4d276b-d0cc-5264-8267-82c321d03612.html
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