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Comparison of Elliott and Deflategate.
I'm starting this thread not to re-litigate Deflategate (God only knows there have been scores of threads and tens of thousands of posts on the topic out here), but only to observe that many observers now understand that "nothing happened" during the AFCCG other than a scheme concocted by Grigson, Kensil, HSPN and others.
Two quotes:
"In all likelihood, Deflategate never happened. Although there was some fishy circumstantial evidence, the degree of underinflation completely aligned with the laws of physics: to oversimplify, cold weather causes the pressure to decrease. On this point, virtually every scientist who looked into Deflategate, aside from those paid by the NFL, agreed....But in the end, the science didn’t matter. " [my emphasis]
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"Does the NFL have a legal obligation to afford Elliott due process? Not really -- due process obligations apply primarily to actions by government bodies. All the league has to do is abide by the requirements of a collective bargaining agreement that was negotiated in 2011....As the 2nd Circuit noted in the Brady case: Even if the arbitrator makes mistakes of fact or law, we may not disturb an award so long as he acted within the bounds of his bargained-for authority.*"
Ezekiel Elliott's Case Shows Deflategate's True Lesson
*Yes, I am fully aware of the argument, with which I agree, that, as Judge Berman put it, by dispensing "his own brand of industrial justice," Goodell violated the CBA. But, as I said at the beginning, I'm not re-litigating that discussion. Four Federal Judges heard the case and split 2--2.
I'm starting this thread not to re-litigate Deflategate (God only knows there have been scores of threads and tens of thousands of posts on the topic out here), but only to observe that many observers now understand that "nothing happened" during the AFCCG other than a scheme concocted by Grigson, Kensil, HSPN and others.
Two quotes:
"In all likelihood, Deflategate never happened. Although there was some fishy circumstantial evidence, the degree of underinflation completely aligned with the laws of physics: to oversimplify, cold weather causes the pressure to decrease. On this point, virtually every scientist who looked into Deflategate, aside from those paid by the NFL, agreed....But in the end, the science didn’t matter. " [my emphasis]
...
"Does the NFL have a legal obligation to afford Elliott due process? Not really -- due process obligations apply primarily to actions by government bodies. All the league has to do is abide by the requirements of a collective bargaining agreement that was negotiated in 2011....As the 2nd Circuit noted in the Brady case: Even if the arbitrator makes mistakes of fact or law, we may not disturb an award so long as he acted within the bounds of his bargained-for authority.*"
Ezekiel Elliott's Case Shows Deflategate's True Lesson
*Yes, I am fully aware of the argument, with which I agree, that, as Judge Berman put it, by dispensing "his own brand of industrial justice," Goodell violated the CBA. But, as I said at the beginning, I'm not re-litigating that discussion. Four Federal Judges heard the case and split 2--2.
