Recent content by billikens

What I meant was "you don't have to do all this" and "it's not that big of a deal" are not direct admissions that a crime was committed and can be interpreted to mean all sorts of things, especially because the parties were engaged in an admittedly highly charged dispute over wages. And as the...

He is entitled to a jury trial under the Constitution but can ask for a bench trial (no jury, just judge). My guess if it comes to it he will want a jury trial.

I'm not sure she publicized this case - the local beat reporter could have (and should have) picked it up when routinely looking at the police log. But this would be a much easier thing for Diggs if it was kept a bit quieter - it is national news and I'm sure very unwanted by him. Bad for both...

I'm a former criminal defense lawyer among other things, and have a couple of thoughts considering where everything is right now. If you don't want to read my lengthy screed, the short of it is I think that they are serious charges but I don't think they will result in a criminal conviction or...

I'm cautiously optimistic. What I like about this team is the buy-in and that there are no superstars (although Maye is quickly becoming one). But it is a team sport and a tight team is better than a team with a bunch of superstars. Every week there are different players stepping up, making...

I agree. Brady's got something going on that has more to do with him, his career, his posterity, etc. Belichick obviously has far different priorities. My guess is both have known for awhile that things were drifting. Brady's going off to find himself - we don't know really what that means...

I think you might be right considering Tom's reference to being a "California" boy in his good bye letter.

Contrary to some of the replies to this post, it is neither meant to blame the offense or absolve the defense. The point is there were specific, identifiable screw ups in the game that the majority of which the Pats Wouldn't normally make in any particular game. In the case last night, if any...

Yeah, and he may have lost five more.

Nice to see this quoted correctly. :)

No, actually my point is in agreement of you. I think Butler is very good and his presence may have made a difference. What I am saying is, we still almost won anyway, and there are a host of other screw ups we committed that caused us to lose. Inexplicable and uncharacteristic failures to...

I don't buy this Malcolm Butler benching caused us to lose the Super Bowl and Belichick is to blame for all of this. For one, none of us on this board have any facts to work with, much less a full picture of what really happened. Without that, it's needless speculation. Belichick has his...

Sure, you have a point. But Butler is a very good tackler in the present - he was a starting cornerback this season for a reason. I would say probably better than Bademosi, but I really haven't studied film on both. But the reality is there is no way it could be determined how Butler would...

I'm not saying that as a knock on Belichick, but on Butler if the reports are true. I have to think something was up for him to be benched. Have you read Kevin Faulk's article in the Player's Tribune on the Patriot Way? Belichick hates it when you're late to a meeting. Remember when he didn't...