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ok, that did it. He is off the list. Great job, mr. kraft. I forgive you.
No chance in hell. Bob chose his wallet over Brady. The crap he put out today is just a CYA.
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Here is where I have a VERY hard time with today's statement:
Bob says, "I truly believe what I did in May given the actual evidence of this situation and the league’s history on discipline matters would make it much easier for the league to exonerate Tom Brady. Unfortunately I was wrong.”
I do not get this line of reasoning or what he means by "given the actual evidence." So he was willing to accept unprecedented, unfair punishment for doing nothing wrong (as acknowledged by the Wells Report regarding the team specifically) in the hope that Brady would be exonerated for also doing nothing wrong? Or, did he believe the league has "actual evidence" of wrongdoing and that accepting insane punishment on behalf of the team would make Goodell go all mushy and let Brady off the hook?
You have to like Kraft's resumption of a defiant tone. But what does it really mean at this stage? All I'm seeing is a too-little, too-late attempt at purely rhetorical face-saving with the fan base. He's feeling the heat and wants us to forgive him for capitulating and bungling things badly. I need to seem some sort of ACTION behind these spicy words before I forgive PudgeBob ShortPants.
Not buying it. Granted, it's nice to see him admit he made the wrong choice, and I do believe he sincerely feels bad for what happened to TB. But let's not pretend his original decision to side with the "32" was just out of some naive belief that the league would reward him by letting the dogs off of Brady. I'm sure that's how Kraft rationalized it, but don't forget: he likes being seen as the Great Compromiser; and I'm sure he was hopeful that earning points would be remembered for a Canton speech someday. That move earlier in the summer was much more about Kraft's ego and not wanting to be seen as a bad guy, than it was about- via some really, really contorted logic- helping Tom Brady. Don't forget that.
He was lying today. He's seen how the region has reacted, and he had to do something to calm people down.
Sadly, people are suckers, so they'll buy it. We can see that right here on this site.
Yup. Without some sort of action his words today are empty. I don't care how ultimately futile that action might be. He must DO something.Kraft needs to sue the league and publicly call for Goodell to be fired.
Kraft needs to sue the league and publicly call for Goodell to be fired.
Yup. Without some sort of action his words today are empty. I don't care how ultimately futile that action might be. He must DO something.
Though I'm not totally happy/satisfied, I do forgive Kraft. The entire situation is very complex and has many layers we don't even know about. It's not the same, but all of the NFL owners are in a situation almost like Congress: lots of money, egos, and bs politics involved. I'm ready to move on to Pittsburgh. And more importantly, start prepping for the Indy game, we need to score at least 50 on them.
Here is where I have a VERY hard time with today's statement:
Bob says, "I truly believe what I did in May given the actual evidence of this situation and the league’s history on discipline matters would make it much easier for the league to exonerate Tom Brady. Unfortunately I was wrong.”
I do not get this line of reasoning or what he means by "given the actual evidence." So he was willing to accept unprecedented, unfair punishment for doing nothing wrong (as acknowledged by the Wells Report regarding the team specifically) in the hope that Brady would be exonerated for also doing nothing wrong? Or, did he believe the league has "actual evidence" of wrongdoing and that accepting insane punishment on behalf of the team would make Goodell go all mushy and let Brady off the hook?
You have to like Kraft's resumption of a defiant tone. But what does it really mean at this stage? All I'm seeing is a too-little, too-late attempt at purely rhetorical face-saving with the fan base. He's feeling the heat and wants us to forgive him for capitulating and bungling things badly. I need to see some sort of ACTION behind these spicy words before I forgive PudgeBob ShortPants.
Kraft said "I should not have had faith in the League"He was lying today. He's seen how the region has reacted, and he had to do something to calm people down.
Sadly, people are suckers, so they'll buy it. We can see that right here on this site.