Deflategate was more about punishing Kraft than Brady

[The Gr8est]

Brings to mind the pompous crew in the movie Titanic ... where they are dining and discussing old money vs new money ... i.e. being part of the club ... Bob Kraft ... definitely not old money according to the NFL ownership turds.

I think that idea has merit, and if you think they resent new money Bob Kraft, imagine how they feel about NO money BB who runs circles around them and won't kiss the NFL* owner's rings or nether regions?

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Irregardless of what the other owners did, Kraft capitulated without as much as a whimper. The only thing he has fought is our (Pat's fans) anger against him fo doing so. All of it, the Wells in Context, the bogus heartfelt letter was an attempt to somehow fool us into thinking that he didn't just lay down and take it.

What I couldn't understand then, and escpecaillay now, when every piece of evidence shows that not only did Brady et al do nothing wrong, is how Kraft has allowed the NFL to tarnish the Patriots and Brady. I frankly don't know how Brady can look him in the face. Kraft owes everything to Brady and he sold him down the river without any protest.

Look at how quickly the NFL is coming out against the NY Times, that is the reaction Kraft should have had. I will give him the fact that the NFL lied to him about the facts, but once the facts came out, he should have fought this set up, and he didn't.

He will never regain the status he once had with the fans, he will always be the guy who sold Brady out.

Should out to the 32 for 32 pieces of silver

 

[DaBronxPats14]

Well Done!

 

[Rhodey]

Perhaps, the collective felt that way, after IND & BAL did their thing(s)? However, how likely is it that IND & BAL had this in mind beforehand?

Regardless, if some of this is true, Kraft needs to clue in and work from there. Perhaps, he believes they (i.e. other owners) should feel differently about him based on what he has brought to the game? But if they don't, that should be corrected.

 

[tuckeverlasting]

this is not just about goodell or kraft or bb or brady or grigson or harbawl or the winning or bb burning the jets or former jets employees (kensil et al) or the "32". it's not just about one facet. it's about the whole, giant (and not just you mara and rooney) ****show. and goodell has dragged the courts into the gutter with him.

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

Doesn't make sense to me, why should the other owners punish Kraft? Serious question, I can't find an explanation to that.

Easy, jealousy. You have fanbases asking their management/ownership ," why can't we be more like the Patriots, being a viable contender to win the Super Bowl, year in and year out?" The Patriots take guys who languished on the bench on other teams and make them productive members..... That must irk the other teams.
Couple that with being able to build a stadium without robbing the taxpayers unlike many other teams and maybe they perceive the Patriots and Kraft to be " too slick by half" (e.g. Harbaugh's *****ing about the ineligible receiver formation) what they call cheating is actually allowed by the rulebook , until they change the rules.....
There could be another reason to some degree that I am reluctant to raise because of its incendiary nature and its of a religious nature. In this day and age still, it would be naive to think that it doesn't still exist...not large scale but perhaps one or two.....

 

[1960Pats]

Kraft's the one who's been slandered? Seriously?

Brady's the one who's been slandered. Kraft accepted punishment for something Brady didn't do. Kraft is paying his share of the owner's bill for the case against Brady. Kraft has not denounced Goodell in any meaningful way. In fact , he is still saying Goodell is doing a fine job. He supports the team in the most halfhearted way, with only carefully measured and restrained complaints levied against the league. He supports the league more than he supports the team. He put his ambition for power in the NFL above the well being of the team. Not once but twice.

Kraft could fire Belichick but he has no reason to, in fact he would have to be completely insane to do so, so let's not give him credit for that.

He gets fan support by continuing to sell out the stadium with the highest ticket price in sports. Other than that we don't owe him a goddamned thing. He is cold and calculating businessman, like rest of the NFL cabal or the head of a pharmaceutical company or Coca- Cola or any other corporation. Not sure why people feel the need to sanctify the guy. So tired of hearing about the lifetime of unquestioned gratitude he supposedly deserves because he made a business decision that fans happened to benefit from. He has seen a minimum of a 2000% return on his investment so let's not make it out to be he did it out of the goodness of his heart.

He screwed up, and is deserving so being called out on it. End of story.

Remember Krafty's "Full 32" capitulation speech………..

....“You know, what I’ve learned over the last two decades is that the heart and soul and strength of the NFL is a partnership of 32 teams. And what’s become very clear over those very two decades is at no time should the agenda of one team outweigh the collective good of the full 32. So I have a way of looking at problems that are very strong in my mind, and before I make a final decision, I measure nine times and I cut once. And I think maybe if I had made the decision last week it would be different than it is today. “But believing in the strength of the partnership, and the 32 teams — we have concentrated the power of adjudication of problems in the office of the commissioner. And although I might disagree with what is decided, I do have respect for the commissioner and believe that he’s doing what he perceives to be in the best interests of the full 32. So in that spirit, I don’t want to continue the rhetoric that’s gone on for the last four months. I’m going to accept, reluctantly, what he has given to us, and not continue this dialogue and rhetoric. And we won’t appeal….."

Love that partnership, Bobby.
Knowing what we know now, Deferential Krafty the Statesman was in actuality Indentured Servant Bob the Submissive waiving the surrender flag. Give the man an Oscar for his self-serving portrayal of a selfless act.

I think I'll make copies of these two posts, cover them with glass, surround them with nice frames and hang them on a wall in my home so I can see them every day. Thanks to AQ and borg.

 

[flasox27]

Easy, jealousy. You have fanbases asking their management/ownership ," why can't we be more like the Patriots, being a viable contender to win the Super Bowl, year in and year out?" The Patriots take guys who languished on the bench on other teams and make them productive members..... That must irk the other teams.
Couple that with being able to build a stadium without robbing the taxpayers unlike many other teams and maybe they perceive the Patriots and Kraft to be " too slick by half" (e.g. Harbaugh's *****ing about the ineligible receiver formation) what they call cheating is actually allowed by the rulebook , until they change the rules.....
There could be another reason to some degree that I am reluctant to raise because of its incendiary nature and its of a religious nature. In this day and age still, it would be naive to think that it doesn't still exist...not large scale but perhaps one or two.....

I doubt it is of a religious nature. A significant minority of the owners including the partners of the Maras are of the same religion as Kraft. Jealousy cuts across all bounds.

 

[Raymond]

...............Couple that with being able to build a stadium without robbing the taxpayers unlike many other teams ...............

Oh, that aside, think of how the Mara's and Woody raped the Giants and Jets fans for PSL's while selling every seat license under each team. If you can't bilk the taxpayers, rape the fans.

Kraft had no PSL's and I bet they hate him for that.