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Ok, here are my thoughts after a half of a day of digesting this.
- No way around this. This is a kick to the groin the way Kraft turtled on this. I know his options were not great, but he should have at least gone through the motions of an appeal. He wouldn't have won, but at at least he tried. Even Jerry Jones and Daniel Snyder went through the motions to fight their penalties for cheating the cap in the uncapped year. They knew they weren't going to win, but at least they made the statement that they weren't going to lay down either.
- I am hurt, saddened, pissed off, angry, disheartened by Bob Kraft and how he put League first. I will be mad at him for a really long time, but I still cannot turn on him. This is still the man who took a joke of a franchise on it's way to out of town to St. Louis and turned it into a four time Super Bowl winner and the premiere franchise in the league.
- I never thought Kraft would take this too far. He still has too much respect of the League, probably way, way too much respect for the league. He will always put league first.
- I kinda wish that Kraft let Jonathan handle this. Bob was out of his element here. He has been successful in business building compromises and conciliations. Jonathan tends to be the attack dog for the team when necessary. He seems to be more of a fighter than Bob is and probably would have fought this fight harder and better.
- Kraft just made Goodell more powerful than he has ever been. The tide was turning a bit. People were finding big holes in the Wells report and the feeling was, even among people who thought the Pats did it and deserved to be punished, that the punishment went way too far. Kraft just caving just showed that even the most powerful owner in the league can feel that he was railroaded by Goodell and he will just take it after throwing a temper tantrum.
- If Kraft fell on his sword to protect Brady as it is being speculated, I can admire that. I don't agree he should have just given up completely to protect Brady, but Brady is so important to this team's history. I would give Kraft some credit that he made protecting Brady legacy as much as he could over his and the team's needs.
- I am saddened by the fact that Bob Kraft has ruined his legacy in this town with his move today. Around the league, he was always the drunk owner of the Cheatriots but he was a god in this part of the world. Right now, he is the least popular sports owner in this town. I think this will be his biggest loss, his legacy in Boston sports. Now not only do non-Patriots fans hate him, there will always be a portion of the Patriots fan base who will always hate him.
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