Fencer
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And what that equates to is "The league is wrong, and it would hurt the league to shine a spotlight on the error, so I'll help cover it up".
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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.Extra emphasis on those things.Kraft took our spirit and passion. It's his biggest crime, and why it's unforgivable.
Kontradiction said it best: What Kraft did to us in one press conference was more damaging than what any other idiotic, envious, shallow, hate-riddled rival fan base could have in 100 years.
One look at this forum and it's clear I'm not alone. Our entire fan base is now demoralized in the offseason of our 4th championship, and it has literally NOTHING to do with the "cheating allegations" of outsiders.
Every single Patriot fan that I have spoken with in real life over the last 36 hours is just broken, and I cannot help but believe that this isn't just a `mood,` but a permanent stain.
#WeWillNeverForget
Nah he put on the other team's uniform and is going to fight on their side.When all this happened yesterday, I remembered a quote from Friday Night Lights when they were trailing at halftime in the state championship:
"At some point in every man's life he is going to lose a battle. He's going to fight and he's going to lose. But what makes him a man is at the midst of that battle he doesn't lose himself."
To me it was never about getting the draft picks back. It was about telling the NFL office enough is enough. Even if we couldn't win, the cause was worth the fight. Kraft could have done that for us, but instead showed us he isn't even a man.
What Kraft is too short sighted to realize is that it's precisely that the 32 want to be unified that he should fight. And precisely that they want this scandal to end that he should continue.
Don't be fooled, people hate the Patriots, but they still hate Goodell. He is wildly unpopular with nearly every fan base and all players because he's a tyrant. Kraft should have been a pain in the ass because the NFL doesn't want its commissioner at war with its most successful owner or most successful player.
This would continue to be black eye on the NFL right up until Goodell loses in court. Then they can leverage that loss and more law suits into getting rid of Goodell and getting a new commissioner to try to undo everything Goodell screwed up.
I'm not convinced this was a wise financial decision for Kraft, and I'm not convinced that he thought it would be. I doubt there would be any long term financial issues whether he appealed or not. But more for not appealing.And thats why the NFL banned the Green Bay ownership model and wants all of the franchises to be owned by wealthy people. They can be better controlled and "convinced" than having to go through a vote among thousands of people. You think there is a chance the Packers would lie down like Kraft? There would be thermonuclear war with their ownership.
Why would he risk damaging his money printer over all this? Obviously, money is the only thing he cares about. If he'd be honest about it there would be less disappointment among fans. But he lives in a bubble and most probably thinks that supporters will be on his side.