Vomit? Hell no. I think this is wonderful. Vincent sounds to me like a guy who is very, very defensive. If you're confident in your position, now is the time to stay above the fray and keep your ****ing mouth shut.
My guess is that a few owners, including some who have no love for the Patriots, have been screaming bloody murder at Goodell for the mess this has become and that Goodell has let Vincent know that all is not well. So, now he's lashing out. The AEI report was probably the tipping point.
Think of the pile of **** on Goodell's plate right now:
He is stuck with a report, managed and reviewed by Vincent, that he knows won't stand up in Court.
But, the only way he can avoid going to Court is to exonerate Brady.
If he exonerates Brady the more rabid owners will want his head.
If he doesn't exonerate Brady, the ensuing debacle in court will lead to his losing his head anyway.
And, who was responsible for managing the entire process? Troy Vincent.
Multiple buildings within a short walk of 345 Park Avenue are full of CEO's who would fire the guy who got them into this mess.
One of the many lessons here is that if you're going to hire essentially "un-fireable" ex players as window dressing, make sure you don't give them anything important to do.
Because, eventually your board members (in this case, important owners) will ask, "who's the fool who hired that idiot in the first place?"
