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Here's a poll for your predictions of the appeal to Goodell-bot only, not considering any future court case.
I admit to being somewhat up in the air on this. When the 4 games was announced I figured it was designed to be cut to two. But now with Brady reported as being (rightfully!) balls-to-the-wall to get it completely lifted, including going to court, I think Goodell will leave it at four.
Why?
Because if Brady is going to go to court for any non-zero suspension, what is Goodell-bot's incentive to lower but not reduce the suspension? So now I think he'll either leave it unchanged (to show how loud and in charge he is) or eliminate it (to make the lawsuit go away). No middle ground. And of those two choices, since Goodell-bot is a power-hungry vain idiot, I think he leaves it unchanged.
I admit to being somewhat up in the air on this. When the 4 games was announced I figured it was designed to be cut to two. But now with Brady reported as being (rightfully!) balls-to-the-wall to get it completely lifted, including going to court, I think Goodell will leave it at four.
Why?
Because if Brady is going to go to court for any non-zero suspension, what is Goodell-bot's incentive to lower but not reduce the suspension? So now I think he'll either leave it unchanged (to show how loud and in charge he is) or eliminate it (to make the lawsuit go away). No middle ground. And of those two choices, since Goodell-bot is a power-hungry vain idiot, I think he leaves it unchanged.