Re: DeOssie and Fred
The argument arose over the penalty for the taping. DeOssie believed that it would be severe because a memo was sent out. Fred said they could send a memo out for anything and you can't decipher how Goodell felt just because a memo was sent out. Both agreed that the Pats would receive a more harsh penalty than they deserve (Ordway agreed). This literally went back and forth for 15 minutes.
Other notes:
- Fred kept on saying that Sean Salisbury was right, but I'm not sure of Salisbury's exact quote. It was something along the lines of what the Pats did was "much ado about nothing" (paraphrasing).
-Whenever DeOssie said that a memo was sent out so a harsh penalty is in order, Smerlas would counter by asking if DeOssie knew about any other memos that Goodell has sent out. Steve said he didn't. Fred would ask him how he knew a memo meant a severe penalty was in order. Steve would then yell something incoherent.