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mornelithe on 04 September 2015
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DivinePaladin said:
mornelithe said:

It seems you read as little as Robert Downey Jr., that's ok.  I and many others have.  Including the Judge, who directly asked Pash if they had any evidence directly connecting Brady to it.  Which Nash said no, and fell back on text messages which, while are intriguing for the 2 employees, provide no actual evidence to suggest Brady wanted the balls anywhere but at 12.5.

Thanks for playing though :)

Hey, I made my point bud. I stopped reading up on the issue months ago when it was clear the NFL was just trying to profit off of the controversy, I'll fully admit that. But at least I'm honest about what I read. 

"Stopped reading up on the issue months ago" - Says all anyone needs to know about even discussing it with you.  It means you haven't read the appeals transcript, which pretty much destroys Goodell's entire argument (Which is probably why he wanted it sealed).

And no, this h ad nothing to do with profit, this had everything to do with the Commissioner attempting to make an example of a star player and his franchise, in order to solidify power under Article 46 of the CBA.  It was meant as a way to bolster Goodell's floundering authority, his questionable character, his incompetence as a commissioner, and to put every other team and player on notice that this could happen to them.

There's a reason why many current players who have responded to the decision have said this is a good day for players.  Because it is.  The NFL cannot just arbitrarily do whatever it pleases.  It has to adhere to Laws of Shop, and the CBA.  They didn't.

PS. To prove this, the NFL required, as part of their offer of a 3 game settlement to Brady, that not only Brady accept the findings of the Wells Report (which would mean he committed perjury, also, something no player who's ever been found guilty or anything has been required to do), they also required (as revealed today) that the NFLPA agreed to allowing 'limitless cooperation' from players, in any future disciplinary process.  Hideous overreach.