I'll give Shaughnessy credit for trying to get back on the bandwagon and into the good graces of Patriots fans, but we can never forget his article after Goodell upheld the Pash report on July 29th (Full link below). Thank goodness that writers like Gary Myers and Mike Lupica (in New York ****ing City!) saw through the charade from the beginning.
Dan Shaughnessy. July 29:
"What do you say now, Patriot fans? Still think the NFL is out to get the Patriots? Still think Tom Brady is clean? Still think this is a witch hunt?
"Of course you do.
And that is why at a time when you should be embarrassed, you are probably emboldened.
"
Please. Give up. It’s time for local loyalists to parachute down from Planet Patriot and get in touch with reality. Stop twisting yourselves into knots to justify the petty crimes and coverups of the Patriots and their quarterback.
"According to the NFL, the Patriots cheated. They tampered with footballs after the balls were approved by game officials. The NFL terms it an ongoing “scheme.’’ It’s not a huge transgression, but
the tampering was done to gain a competitive advantage. It appears to have been systematic. Tom Brady knew about it, then he destroyed evidence."
My emphasis in Bold.
Thanks Goodness, also, that the name of the judge was Richard Berman and not Dan Shaughnessy. The CHB would have probably apologized to Goodell for making him go through the trouble of appearing in court to discuss the
"petty crimes and coverups of the Patriots and their quarterback."
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/07/28/shaughnessy/T32IKjU6IVYjEWml2YfrMI/story.html