RxJock1120
2nd Team Getting Their First Start
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.The problem is that I'm concerned about the level of distraction and toll that this would have on him.
He will not make a statement.
Remember, Belichick never made a statement after Spygate, and it is clear that many years later, Belichick harbors resentment.
Why not make a statement?
Because everything is built on innuendo and Brady can't refute it, nor are people willing to hear him out.
Consider: during Brady's presser, he made it abundantly clear that he was very particular about PSI and wanted the balls at 12.5. Yet even months later, people are repeating the canard that Brady said he never cared about PSI and knew absolutely nothing about it. This is 100% the opposite of what he said at the presser. He is simply NOT going to get a fair hearing.
I think it was pretty clear that both Belichick and Kraft knew that not making a statement after Spygate was ultimately a mistake that allowed it to fester until this day. They also watched how the Saints dealt with Bountygate. When is the last time you heard about the latter controversy? Exactly.
When's the last time the Saints have won a Super Bowl or been in serious contention for one?
No one cares about the Saints and that's why you don't hear about Bountygate.
The Saints were in contention in 2013 and that topic had already died long, LONG before that because the players took the league to task instead of laying down and letting the media run with whatever dialogue it wanted to.
It is Kraft's responsibility as the owner of one of the NFL teams to ensure that this sort of behavior and incompetence on the part of the NFL is never repeated.
Brady should say nothing and let his agent and the NFLPA do his talking at this point.