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Emotionally it is anti Goodell. And it is very anti-Goodell in the PETERSON case.
But this is a court of law, not a popularity contest.
In the Peterson case the Judge is saying that Goodell isn't paying attention to the CBA.
In the Brady case, Goodell is basing his entire case - - not on right or wrong - - but on the strict interpretation of the CBA giving him full authority to arbitrate.
If anything, it looks as if Doty is giving Goodell's lawyers a platform in the Brady case. Doty is upholding the importance of the CBA. The crappy CBA abdication by the NFLPA regarding Stokoe's arbitration powers is what Brady is trying to fight AGAINST in front of Berman. That is Brady's obstacle, not platform.
I disagree. In the Brady case, as with the Peterson case, Goodell is basing his entire case on HIS interpretation of the CBA. NOT the general "Industry Practice" of the CBA..