BREAKING: TOM BRADY SUSPENDED!

[HammerDown]

"but but but, without the phone....there is no evidence"


Derpie Pat fan

Yep, they keep repeating that.

"There's no evidence."

The judges in this case disagreed.

"The evidence is compelling, overwhelming and undeniable" that Brady tampered with footballs and destroyed evidence.

Guilty as charged!

 

[HammerDown]

Only thing he saved was that team from moving to Hartford, or out of the NE area completely.

The NFL will be just fine w/o Krafty, Belicheat & Brady when they're gone.

There are reports out of Foxborough that Robert Kraft may have even invented football, however his humility precludes him from taking any glory for that.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

So do the league and football fans everywhere (outside Boston).

Patriots fans hope it lasts forever.

sad but true...unfortunately.

 

[Old Lion]

I still see no wrong doing other than maybe not supplying the sell phone. Didnt they test the air pressures all through the playoffs this year only to find the same decrease in pressure in out door games?

 

[HammerDown]

@Rock Strongo is Down still MIA? Is there a chance he offed himself?

 

[Indrid Cold]

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Didn't Kylo Ren kill that guy at the end of Star Wars VII?

 

[HammerDown]

I still see no wrong doing other than maybe not supplying the sell phone. Didnt they test the air pressures all through the playoffs this year only to find the same decrease in pressure in out door games?

Did you read the judges' ruling?

 

[Old Lion]

Did you read the judges' ruling?

not yet. been busy.

 

[cerealboi]

Did you read the judges' ruling?

Did you?

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Didn't Kylo Ren kill that guy at the end of Star Wars VII?

No...Columbus kills him in Zombieland

 

[dkmightyhammer]

I get that... Just want this "proof" (ie psi readings) to be shown

Its interesting how some Pats fans demand to see the PSI readings of the footballs, but didn't demand to see the spygate tapes before the league destroyed them for some mysterious reason.

 

[HammerDown]

Did you?

Yes. This was my favorite part.
Do you want to see what they said about him destroying the cell phone?

 

[HammerDown]

I get that... Just want this "proof" (ie psi readings) to be shown

It has been. Over and over and over and over again.

 

[HammerDown]

 

[redseat]

Its interesting how some Pats fans demand to see the PSI readings of the footballs, but didn't demand to see the spygate tapes before the league destroyed them for some mysterious reason.

Because we've already SAID that the Patriots taped from the wrong spot against the rules.....

 

[cerealboi]

"Here, that authority was especially broad. The Commissioner was authorized to impose discipline for, among other things, “conduct detrimental to the integrity of, or public confidence, in the game of professional football.” In their collective bargaining agreement, the players and the League mutually decided many years ago that the Commissioner should investigate possible rule violations, should impose appropriate sanctions, and may preside at arbitrations challenging his discipline. Although this tripartite regime may appear somewhat unorthodox, it is the regime bargained for and agreed upon by the parties, which we can only presume they determined was mutually satisfactory. Given this substantial deference, we conclude that this case is not an exceptional one that warrants vacatur. Our review of the record yields the firm conclusion that the Commissioner properly exercised his broad discretion to resolve an intramural controversy between the League and a player. Accordingly, we REVERSE the judgment of the district court and REMAND with instructions to confirm the award."





Translation: Goodell has broad powers and it would take him doing something crazy before we're going to vacate his decision. He can do what he wants.

 

[Old Lion]

It has been. Over and over and over and over again.

Can you post the ruling? All I am finding is stories about it.

 

[cerealboi]

That's not what yesterday's decision was based on.

Instead, our task is simply to ensure that the arbitrator was “even arguably construing or applying the contract and acting within the scope of his authority” and did not “ignore the plain language of the contract.” Misco, 484 U.S. at 38. Even failure to “follow arbitral precedent” is no “reason to vacate an award.” Wackenhut, 126 F.3d at 32. As long as the award “‘draws its essence from the collective bargaining agreement’ and is not merely the arbitrator’s ‘own brand of industrial justice,’” it must be confirmed. Niagara Mohawk, 143 F.3d at 714 (quoting United Steelworkers v. Enter. Wheel & Car Corp., 363 U.S. 593, 597 (1960)); see also Garvey, 532 U.S. at 509; 187 Concourse Assocs. v. Fishman, 399 F.3d 524, 527 (2d Cir. 12 Nos. 15‐2801 (L), 15‐2805 (CON) 2005). If the arbitrator acts within the scope of this authority, the remedy for a dissatisfied party “is not judicial intervention,” but “for the parties to draft their agreement to reflect the scope of power they would like their arbitrator to exercise.” United Bhd. of Carpenters v. Tappan Zee Constr., LLC, 804 F.3d 270, 275 (2d Cir. 2015) (internal quotation marks omitted) (quoting T.Co Metals, LLC v. Dempsey Pipe & Supply, Inc., 592 F.3d 329, 345 (2d Cir. 2010)). Against this legal backdrop, we turn to the decision below and the arguments advanced on appeal.




Translation: You dopes in the NFLPA gave this guy tons of power and therefore you have to live with it until you rework the CBA.

 

[HammerDown]

 

[dkmightyhammer]

Because we've already SAID that the Patriots taped from the wrong spot against the rules.....

I get that, but what was on those tapes that the league didn't want anyone to see? Seems incredibly fishy they would destroy evidence so quickly. Leads me to believe that there was more to it like Marshall Faulk says there was. Anyway, the point was that no Pats fans ever demanded to see those tapes (to my knowledge), but now they suddenly want the PSI readings to be super transparent. Seems like a double standard is all.