Curran: Time for Brady to think hard about making a deal

[SVN]

http://www.csnne.com/new-england-patriots/curran-time-brady-think-hard-about-making-deal

 

[VectorPrime]

Well the NFL has publicly come out in the last couple days saying that they will not offer a decreased suspension soooo...

why is all the pressure on Brady to settle?

 

[NJPatsfan26]

0 games or bust.

what the **** is wrong with this whole thing

7 months

5 million dollar "report"

Undo-able damage done to Tom Brady's career and personal life

Patriots dragged through another BS scandal

all for what....not deflated footballs, just deflated egos.

i would hate to see Tom settle for even 1 game just to end this whole fiasco.

 

[varjao]

BS

 

[SVN]

I think its one thing for anyone outside to comprehend anything but exoneration , its another for the man himself to be in front of a judge who tells him to settle or take a chance of losing 4 games. Its not easy when one's ownself has to make the call and decision. I think that is curran's point. If NFL offers 1 game then brady refuses what does the judge do about it .? Does he think one party was willing to settle and others arent.
I hate to even imagine if brady thinks of even paying a fine (as Steph Stradely said, not sure why goodell is big on fines which anyways go to charity like he did in the bountygate case) but the reality may be different in front of the judge and when brady himself has to make a call. I dont envy his position tonight and tomorrow however strong a case the NFLPA has.

 

[Joker]

Why is this rationale WRONG?...I'll tell you...suppose Brady DOES NOT FOLD. He gets what he gets. While HE is on the sideline for STANDING UP AS A MAN, whatever happens good/bad in the meantime is all on the Idiotissioner and his ridiculous Lying Jihad. Meanwhile there's 140 mph car crashes, assaults, rampant drug use, domestic violence issues, concussion questions all left unattended until "The Decision". Goodell will sink in the glare of the media and public opinion as fans focus on his total incompetence.

"Yes, he got them dang Patreeotts and that Brady we all hate but dadgummit, we respect that Brady for standing up like a MAN!!..and y'all know what...looks like the durn new fangled science stuff wuz RIGHT!!!. This Goodell feller shoulda not been spendin' so much time on nothing and done sumpin' about these maniacs runnin' round punchin' each other out and smoking drugs with a 12 year old kid and runnin' from the pohleese"

Let the spotlight shine bright on the Goon week after week as everything spirals out of control. Let the idiot explain WHY the "integrity" of the game has been saved by using lies to squash the standup Brady. More owners will take notice as fans voice their displeasure.

 

[Fencer]

Curran is forgetting that this isn't only about winning and losing football games.

As somebody said before the most recent Super Bowl -- it's about honor.

 

[VectorPrime]

But this is all assuming the NFL even offers 1 or 2 games. What if they don't? People better not blame Brady.

 

[SVN]

But this is all assuming the NFL even offers 1 or 2 games. What if they don't? People better not blame Brady.

True but the judge from what we read wants a settlement badly and he is going to rip NFL a new one if they dont stand down from 4. And nfl wont care. For them its some number .Would be great if they dont stand down. They will blame the judge and offer a reduction after the judge badgers them next wednesday. Then its onto the courts.

 

[VectorPrime]

I hope the NFL stands firm and pisses off the judge. It might be Brady's best chance.

 

[Brady2Moss]

Curran is forgetting that this isn't only about winning and losing football games.

As somebody said before the most recent Super Bowl -- it's about honor.

 

[TheBostonStraggler]

Curran has been great and I understand his pragmatism here. But also remember as good as Curran is, he is a member of the media club. He runs in media circles, he talks in media circles, he hears feedback from those media circles, he gets news tidbits from those media circles. His thought process will be affected by the media circles, and the stories he goes with can be influenced.

Now consider this: Would the NFL just before the deadline to make a deal put pressure on Brady by using its powerful behind the scenes media machine to disseminate lies or scare tactics in the hope it revs up the media circles talking about why Brady should be afraid/why he should just get out while he still has the chance to get a reduced punishment?
Does anyone believe the NFL bullying machine won't/can't inject ideas in the media circles? Does anyone believe the NFL wouldn't do this?

The deadline approaches before the thing is all but unchangeably within the hands of a judge. Expect stories to come out that urge Brady to be worried in order to settle by the deadline. Expect even Brady supporters in the media to be indirectly influenced by the NFL media machine.

What exactly is in it for Brady to settle? Can someone tell me how Brady the man is helped by a 2 game suspension versus 4 games except for 2 gameday paychecks (which certainly is nothing to sneeze at)? IMHO Brady looks much better going down with the ship fighting Moby Prick Goodell to the end. If it's unchanged and remains 4? He isn't any worse than he was yesterday is he? Than immediately Get the damn thing to into appeal and get another judge to look at it. (and remember this assumes the worst case scenario with this judge. Why is the worst case even expected?).

 

[ausbacker]

Why in the hell would you cut a deal if you did nothing wrong? Brady has the means and the team to fight this crap.

 

[supafly]

Why in the hell would you cut a deal if you did nothing wrong? Brady has the means and the team to fight this crap.

I think Curran's point is that it's no longer about whether or not he did anything wrong.

It's now about a bunch of suits fighting in court over whether or not the commissioner has the proper authority to dish out this kind of punishment, as they argue about the fine print in their labor contract.

 

[fnordcircle]

Order of Brady's preferred options:

1) Fights it and gets no suspension.
2) Fights it but loses and gets a 4 game suspension.
3) Converts his finances to bitcoin
4) Goes hiking in ISIS territory
5) Unprotected sex with Haitian hookers
6) Becomes the new Grand Imperial Wizard of the KKK
7) Holds a press conference to reveal that Lizard people were behind 9/11
8) Quits the NFL to perform in gay porn
9) Becomes Donald Trump's campaign manager
10) Settles his case against the NFL

 

[supafly]

What I don't understand is HOW we ever got to this point, when the Wells report produced the following statement on page 228:

""In sum, the data did not provide a basis for us to determine with absolute certainty whether there was or was not tampering as the analysis of such data ultimately is dependent upon assumptions and information that is not certain."

 

[Tony2046]

I think its one thing for anyone outside to comprehend anything but exoneration , its another for the man himself to be in front of a judge who tells him to settle or take a chance of losing 4 games. Its not easy when one's ownself has to make the call and decision. I think that is curran's point. If NFL offers 1 game then brady refuses what does the judge do about it .? Does he think one party was willing to settle and others arent.
I hate to even imagine if brady thinks of even paying a fine (as Steph Stradely said, not sure why goodell is big on fines which anyways go to charity like he did in the bountygate case) but the reality may be different in front of the judge and when brady himself has to make a call. I dont envy his position tonight and tomorrow however strong a case the NFLPA has.

A judge has to be somewhat sensitive to the fact that sometimes the defendant is innocent. If he isn't then he needs a new job. I understand this comes down to the process or how the CBA is interpreted but if a judge finds this process "fair" then so be it. Brady could and should appeal the decision and file for an injunction.

 

[supafly]

A judge has to be somewhat sensitive to the fact that sometimes the defendant is innocent. If he isn't then he needs a new job. I understand this comes down to the process or how the CBA is interpreted but if a judge finds this process "fair" then so be it. Brady could and should appeal the decision and file for an injunction.

One would have to think that there would be a very low chance at that happening, due to the prior arbitration process and then the reaffirmation from the courts.

However, should Goodell win, he'll almost certainly appeal just the same as he did with Vilma's ruling, which will throw a wrench directly into our victory lap.

This whole thing is ridiculous. Just absurd.

 

[Fencer]

I've dealt with some VERY ****y New York lawyers who actually had lousy cases with long track records of losing similar cases. I have some sympathy for the media who are being fooled by them.

That said, there's one way Brady could take a settlement without being locked in as a loser -- if he makes it VERY clear that he will quickly be filing a defamation suit with a VERY large number attached.

"1 game, $250K, and no admission of guilt of any kind. Done and done. FYI, by the end of the month, we'll be filing a defamation suit naming the NFL, Roger Goodell, Jeffrey Pash, Theodore Wells, Wells' law firm, Mike Gardi, Mike Kensil and several John Does as defendants, with requested damages of no less than $80 million. We plan to file in Massachusetts, Judge Berman, but if you feel strongly it should be in your court instead we're of course delighted to listen."

 

[Joker]

Pretty vicious idea Fencer...I like it..