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Won't the NFL's appeal involve discovery?
Yes.....
The NFL will discover that the appeal of the appeal will make them look stupid all over again.
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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.Won't the NFL's appeal involve discovery?
Look at what just happened. The NFL, without any direct evidence, just handed down the worst punishment in the history of the league for something, that even if true, would warrant a fine of less than 10K. When BB did his Mona Lisa Vito presser, he said flat out that they go out of their way to avoid even coming close to pushing the rules. It's been like this for 9 years. The only difference is that today, it is in the open.More so now though. They just got publicly emasculated in Federal Court and they have to be looking for blood as a way to get revenge or prove that the Patriots are cheaters........
I still say that every NFL official at Gillette should be given a 24/7 escort while on the premises, for their own protection of course......
That's why we really dodged a bullet by avoiding a Belichick suspension.
I felt empathy for the saints when that happened, goodell was screwing them for something thats been going on for a long time. SPayton probably knew nothing about it but was suspended a year. My other thought and i posted it here was now another team has been fked over by goodell, and the fans and owner will realized he has to go.I will step up and admit that, when this happened to the Saints, my reaction was "Ha! Now you see what it feels like to be ****ed over by the NFL. You didn't help us when we needed it, so you're not getting any sympathy from me now! Deal with it!"
I now regret taking that position, even though I fully understand why I did so.
The next big thing is whether or not the NFL asks CA2 for an expedited appeal and whether or not CA2 grants it.
If CA2 refuses to grant it, then any worries about Brady getting suspended late in the year or during the playoffs will go away, because on a non-expedited basis there is no way CA2 decides this before the playoffs are over. (And even on an expedited basis they may not.)
After what the Pats have been through in this sorry mess, that's like saying Bonnie and Clyde dodged a bullet:
Sporting News NFL @sn_nfl 23m23 minutes ago
Eddie George calls Tom Brady a 'cheater,' says Patriots 'above the law' http://dlvr.it/C36MMR
WTF...now the federal judge in new york is also favoring the pats. ? The team has already lost - 1st round pick,money . but still this crap is spewed by former players
Some congratulations we can do without e.g skip bayless trump etc.Hmm, I may have to rethink my position on this guy
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump 1h1 hour ago
Congratulations to Tom Brady on yet another great victory- Tom is my friend and a total winner!
Tennessee ranks 2nd in nation for prescription drug abuseI saw Eddie George take a lot of hits to the head over the years.
Won't the NFL's appeal involve discovery? Are those investigation documents going to see the light of day? If that happens, how much more hanky-panky and manipulation of evidence do you suppose is yet to come out? That's what Tedy's hoping for!!
We're all sick of this, but it seems to me the NFL could bring even more abuse on itself by appealing. For their own good, they ought to let this one die a quiet death. Maybe they drop their appeal down the road when fans are focused elsewhere.
The next big thing is whether or not the NFL asks CA2 for an expedited appeal and whether or not CA2 grants it.
If CA2 refuses to grant it, then any worries about Brady getting suspended late in the year or during the playoffs will go away, because on a non-expedited basis there is no way CA2 decides this before the playoffs are over. (And even on an expedited basis they may not.)
It's being reported on ESPN that the NFL is unlikely to ask for it. But even if they did ask for it, no way they get it.
No, need either Brady, McNally or Jastremski to file suit for defamation etc.... or Kraft to go to court on penalties. McNally or Jastremski have the easiest course as they are not public figures, have been accused of being part of a conspiracy that updated science and statistics said had a .4% chance of happening.
Their discovery would include all the bad apples, they electronic communications, phone calls etc... Goodell, Pash, Wells, Exponent, Princeton guy, Kensil, Vincent.
Kraft needs to ask permission to reinstate now. Let the NFL decline.