BradyManny
Pro Bowl Player
- Joined
- Mar 13, 2006
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I think to a large extent, our fate in the media-realm lies largely in Goodell's hands. I think every Patriot fan out there is hoping that tomorrow can mark the day that spygate begins to die down and that we can get back talking about football.
Goodell started this mess by never properly giving perspective to the Patriots actions in Week 1 and completely over-reacting and handing out an absurd penalty, for fear of not coming down as hard on a coach (BB) as he did players (Vick, Make it Rain).
Even as of the Super Bowl week, he was trying to downplay what the Patriots did by - correctly - noting that what they did provided them with no competitive advantage and did not in any way taint their accomplishments. If he is very forceful and vocal about this theme tomorrow, it will go along way to silence the media members out there that will do anything in their power to take BB down.
Goodell started this mess by never properly giving perspective to the Patriots actions in Week 1 and completely over-reacting and handing out an absurd penalty, for fear of not coming down as hard on a coach (BB) as he did players (Vick, Make it Rain).
Even as of the Super Bowl week, he was trying to downplay what the Patriots did by - correctly - noting that what they did provided them with no competitive advantage and did not in any way taint their accomplishments. If he is very forceful and vocal about this theme tomorrow, it will go along way to silence the media members out there that will do anything in their power to take BB down.