What Kraft and the Patriots will say if the suspension is reduced is that their capitulation is the cause. What they don't appear to realize is that Brady's appeal (and probably lawsuit) has little to do with the suspension. Brady's image and reputation have been damaged by Roger Goodell. Brady is going to pursue a legal remedy with all of the resources he has, even if the suspension was reduced to zero. Kraft turned his back on all of this, trading Brady's reputation for some backroom deal on the four games.
Every Patriot knows that at some point, the team will kick him to the curb. The difference here is that this time, the Patriots tossed Brady overboard, and now will expect him to play his guts out for the team afterwards. This is the ultimate insult to Brady.
Now Bobby (it's not Robert any more) gets to say he's on the side of guys like Irsay, Haslam, Woody Johnson, Mark Davis, Jed York, etc. Guess what, Bobby? You fit right in.
What a disloyal back-stabber.