Bills!Win! Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) This is the greatest thing that could happen for us. Our team is going to feed off the crowd as we boo him louder than we ever have at the Ralph. He will have the worst performance of his life. I guarantee it Edited September 3, 2015 by Bills!Win!
YoloinOhio Posted September 3, 2015 Author Posted September 3, 2015 Judge Berman coincidentally now has his own special suite at Gillette stadium
Kelly the Dog Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 Having not read the CBA or the opinion I can't comment on the legal aspect, but I think the outcome is just for 2 reasons: 1. "More likely than not" is a bull **** standard for imposing penalties. 2. Underinflating footballs isn't that big of a deal. That is not at all what the judge ruled on. If he did then he went way out of his jurisdiction and his ruling should be immediately overturned.
dave mcbride Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 That doesn't enter into my analogy though. It's very clear he cheated. It's very clear the authorities overplayed their power and botched the aftermath a few if not several different ways and the end result is a guilty person getting away with something not based on guilt but on mistakes made that were unnecessary. I didn't think all that many mistakes were made in the OJ case. I think it came down to a runaway jury (Christ, one of the members gave Cochran the black power salute when the ruling went down).
DC Tom Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 This is the greatest thing that could happen for us. Our team is going to feed off the crowd as we boo him louder than we ever have at the Ralph. He might have the worst performance of his life. I guarantee it I hope they break him in half. I don't even care if they win the game...I just want Brady to leave that game wishing he'd been suspended instead. I also hope that Rex, every time the Pats fumble or throw an interception, insists the player bring the ball to the sideline, and ostentatiously checks it with a pressure gauge. Just to !@#$ with Brady's head.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 Something's gotta end this guy's career and sooner rather than later.
Wayne Cubed Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 Brady and the Patriots still cheated and attempted to cover it up. I'm not surprised Brady got out of being punished because of how terrible the CBA is worded. Maybe some day the NFL will get their procedures corrected. Here's to hoping every stadium Brady and the Patriots visit this year give them hell.
KingRex Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 The remaining question is whether you interpret this as mostly a Goodell loss or mostly a Brady/Pats victory. My sense is that this is in all cases a loss for Goodell (and ironically a win for the NFLPA). As far as the Pats, if you live in Boston or its media market this is a clear vindication of the Pats and Brady. However, for the other 95+% of the rest of folks who care at all, the asterisk behind the Pats record lives. It lives primarily because of videotape gate. In addition, though Brady gets off Scott-free, Kraft and the Pats are on record having accepted a million dollar fine and loss of some draft picks due to the initial NFL ruling finding that the Pats as an institution (the Pats employers who spirited the footballs into a restroom and emerging with all the balls except for the one used for kicks being deflated to below league standards). Brady has been vindicated, but Bellicheat and the Pats have not. The two asterisks live.
Marv's Neighbor Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 Can the league appeal this and send it to a higher court? I honestly think this is BS, but I also don't want it dragged out any longer. Yes, they can. The question is will they, and how long will that process take?
DC Tom Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 So when's McNally's illegal termination suit?
SF Bills Fan Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 I thought he would get it cut to two games. I'm not upset about it. I want to beat the Pats with him playing in week 2 so we can really show our progress. Bring it
YoloinOhio Posted September 3, 2015 Author Posted September 3, 2015 @RapSheet: The 3 main points Berman made in nullifying the suspension: 1. No notice of discipline; 2. No testimony from Pash; 3. No access to files.
plenzmd1 Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 Brandt and Cossack are really questioning the value of the CBA...Both saying every player should appeal now.
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) There is still one more appeal- let's see how the fumble rate regresses back to the mean from extraordinarily better than all teams now that they are being watched. And by the way GOOD... I want Brady to be one of the azzes the kick in a few weeks. Edited September 3, 2015 by over 20 years of fanhood
K-9 Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 Judge got it wrong and established a bad precedent in doing so. The CBA is a feckless instrument and should be tossed. GO BILLS!!!
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 I thought he would get it cut to two games. I'm not upset about it. I want to beat the Pats with him playing in week 2 so we can really show our progress. Bring it And when he tears us to shreds like he always does? Nah, no thanks, I'd rather have faced Garoppolo.
davspo Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 Good! Bring him here week 2, if we are really a playoff team, we should beat him. Dear Tom: Watch out for a career ending injury in one of the first four games. Kara is a B word sometimes.
The Poojer Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 oh don't go bringing him into this...don't we have enough threads about him??? Like I believe anything Brady or the Patriots say. But I don't really trust the NFL, either.Meh.
Kelly the Dog Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 I didn't think all that many mistakes were made in the OJ case. I think it came down to a runaway jury (Christ, one of the members gave Cochran the black power salute when the ruling went down). I agree the main reason was the mostly black jury. But they let him go when they never ever should have because of all kinds of big and small mistakes, that opened up little windows of doubt (for them).
Canadian Bills Fan Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 Rex has to be so pumped right now! No pun intended CBF
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