richNjoisy

OK Brady lovers - explain why the innocent Brady destroyed his cell phone. Ready.. Set..... Go! Will even ONE of you admit NOW that he is guilty?

I continue to believe that Goodell will certainly not reduce the suspension to zero. Brady's supporters continue to insist this will happen but, other than repeating all their arguments (which only Brady supporters believe), NOTHING HAS CHANGED. Since everyone agrees this is not simply a matter of evidence but of public opinion, the longer this goes on, the better it is for the Brady camp - I mean, who isn't fed up with this whole process? But for people like me, my certainty that cheating took place and the integrity of the game is what matters (again, TO ME), time has not made me any less passionate that Brady be punished. Still, having said that, - as long as WE (those that believe Brady cheated) don't forget. - as long as WE (those that believe Brady cheated) boo him and yell, "Cheeeeeaaaaterrrr!" everytime we can - as long as WE (those that believe Brady cheated) bring it up at every opportunity when anything "brady" comes up at the water cooler (where ever...) ....then, the League punishment is secondary. Brady will forever be a cheater everywhere except in New England. This has made me less concerned about whatever is announced this week and how things eventually turn out in terms of the League punishment. Brady and new England cheated and his records and their records will be forever tainted. -RnJ

Ummm, you want drama? Lift the suspension. The Brady supporters are in the minority. Lift the suspension and the reaction will be waaaay more dramatic than not lifting it.

I am sure a lawyer or two can chime in to assist - for example, who is the plaintiff and who is the accused? I think Brady would be the plaintiff here which might impact things. In any event, having Brady on the record, under oath in a federal court would be...shall we say.....interesting?

http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/id/13259683/nfl-players-association-fight-tom-brady-ruling-ban-stays Union plans to go to Federal court if Brady suspension not fully lifted. Good. let's have witnesses, subpoenas, etc. Get people under oath on this, especially the ball boy and the equipment manager.

Finally! What seems to me to be an unbiased summary with all the options and possible outcomes. here's to good reporting! #Florioisapatriotsshill

FYI: Wells to attend hearing http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/id/13129871/ted-wells-attend-tom-brady-suspension-appeal-hearing-nfl

IMO, Mike Florio has been biased - most of his Deflategate articles have been exceedingly Pro TB. I usually can guess before reading the byline, who has written an article (Florio or anyone else). I have been mostly dismissing his views and his articles when it has anything to do with New England.

With no contrition whatsoever from TB, I can't see any scenario where Goodell reduces the suspension. If TB admits anything - even that "others may have reduced the ball pressure but I knew nothing about it" - will mean a reduction of one or two games but, IMO, TB will not even admit that. So, under those circumstances, Goodell reducing the penalty would make no sense to me. Again, my opinion. -RnJ

June 10th, 9 am

I thought you were suggesting he come off the bench and deliberately deflate the balls. My bad.

we hate you because you cheat. Period. End of sentence.

Don't bet on it. Yee again said the reason this went down was due to a "pre-ordained" decision. This will not likely go over well with an arbitrator who see the evidence.

Fine, Georgia, join the group of people that condone cheating and don't give a crap about sportsmanship. You're not alone. They (and you) are are all fans of New England, and/or Tom Brady. I hope you enjoyed your victories, They all will always have an asterisk, regardless of the punishment issued this week.

Another update (opinion piece): http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/10/no-decisions-have-been-made-on-tom-brady-yet/ this one has the interesting caveat of, "...four games minimum plus indefinite suspension until phone turned over" my two cents - I doubt the NFL would go to that extreme (the phone part).

check out 538.com's comments - partway down - on this very subject http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/fivethirtyeight-dissects-the-deflategate-report/

Kelly - you may indeed be right that there may be more than one factor that is causal for the Patriots fumbling rate. But the statistics are clearly showing that the Patriots, since 2006, became major outliers compared to the other 31 teams for fumbling. The results clearly show that is very very unlikely that mere chance is involved with the differences. The fact that the change happened the exact year that the handling of footballs changed is a possible explanation for the change. Given that we now know brady has tampered with balls and that it was he himself who requested the new rule change, it is extremely suspicious that the fumbling rate changed at exactly that very moment. One way to find out would be to interview the ball handler(s) for those years to see if the deflating below 12.5 actually did start with Week 1, 2007. BTW, McNally will probably be writing a book. Maybe interesting reading? It is huge - the statistics show that.

Some rumors are stating a decision (punishment) could be issued as early as today. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/08/report-deflategate-punishment-could-come-this-afternoon/ My prediction is 4 game suspension. I believe 8 is the appropriate punishment but 4 is going to cause a huge uproar in an area near to a place called Boston (and in all Bostonian-leaning individuals). All others are those that see reality. BTW, I can't wait to see Tom fly in the nifty black helicopter again. I thought Jesus would be stepping out of it, or the Pope. But it was Tom. Close....real close.

Fisher expected to be gone by about pick 40.

http://www.espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12727475/nfl-unveil-2015-game-schedule-tuesday-night

now the latest is TUESDAY or Wednesday: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/04/18/new-schedule-release-target-is-tuesday-or-wednesday/

There is a possibility the schedule will be released one day earlier (the 22nd). I believe it will be the 23rd but, according to Mike Florio http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/04/15/schedule-is-ready-could-be-released-before-next-thursday/ The schedule is done and the release date is still fluid. Either way, my google calendar is warmed up and ready to fill in. Go Bills!

I don't agree but I understand your skepticism. You are right about human witnesses but there IS video evidence, his own lawyer now admits he was present when the murder occurred, and his post crime actions are very suspicious. Have you seen the video shot still image of him leaving a room with sure looks like a gun in his hand? It looks like a gun to me. A jury can convict on circumstantial evidence if they believe, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the accused committed the crime. It seems to me there is enough evidence to convict. I would.

Hernandez lawyer just admitted Aaron witnessed the murder but was "helpless to stop it". Yeh, right. Jury has got to convict him now. Amazed his lawyer admitted this. http://www.espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12636098/closing-arguments-heard-aaron-hernandez-murder-trial

Now, I'd like an update on the Bills 2015 cap. Do they have any money left except to pay for draft picks?