Lavictoire
2nd Team Getting Their First Start
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a fix...just like 2007. Rationalize it any way you want...the grimy scummy fingers of Goodell were all over this fiasco.
A fix that extended to Bill benching Butler to help tip the game. He may not have wanted to do it but who knows what Goodell holds over him or how he was pressured. There was probably a meeting with Goodell,Kraft and Bellichick:
"Bill, it's business--entertainment- and all our paychecks. You know we have the right to intercede for the good of the league. Big time sports has always done that.Fans are leaving in droves; ratings are in freefall; fans are tired of the protests and of the Patriots winning all the time and are losing interest. Brady need not be in on this, he will play his heart out and make it look good trying to catch up. Didn't he tick you off this season anyway? Show him who runs the team. Pull the rug out.You control the defense however you want to do it.Maybe there is a key player you can bench that has it coming to him. The media will enhance your reputation saying it was Bill being stubborn Bill teaching a lesson to players who demand more money. We'll control the refs.If anyone says anything, we'll just say the catch rule is confusing and needs to be changed. We'll tell Coach Pederson to take chances, we have his back.As long as the Eagles win, everybody will be ecstatic.Nobody will care if the Pats lose. Pats fans wont like it, some will be suspicious, but like a crack addict they will keep coming back for more. Remember Bill, you owe us. We told Wells not to focus on you during deflategate. It will make an exciting game! Cheer up!"
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