It's Pretty Much Over

[Davis_Mike]

SCOTUS is not going to take this case. And even if they did, there is almost zero chance they would rule against the NFL.

It is the best interests of both Brady & the Patriots to accept defeat & take the suspension at the beginning of the season. If he hadn't dropped the notion of appealing to SCOTUS, a scenario could have easily played out where Brady ends up serving his suspension during the playoffs.

Brady wasn't suspended for deflated balls, he was suspended for obstruction. Whether Patriot fans want to admit it or like it, the courts have ruled that the per the CBA, the NFL does have the power to suspend players.

In the end, all that Brady & the NFLPA accomplished in tediously taking this through the court system was to affirm the NFL's power & making lawyers even more wealthy. The NFL came out stronger than had Brady just accepted his original punishment.

The NFLPA is just throwing anything at the wall to hope it sticks. They overplayed their hand & now are in it till the end, hoping they can complete a hail mary. And why not, it's not the NFLPA's money they are playing a losing hand with.

A work stoppage after 2020 hurts players far more than it hurts owners. So good luck wrestling away a long time power the NFL just got affirmed through the courts.

 

[ohiopatsfan]

I would urge Mr. Votta to read the amicus brief submitted by several scientists before he trashes the idea of the Ideal Gas Law. Also, if he trusts Putin more than Kraft, I have some prime swampland in Florida I'm sure he'll be interested in. As so many haters say, "don't confuse me with facts, my mind is made up".

 

[BigKen]

Derek Votta ·
Nowhere, Oklahoma

Fake name, Fake place, Fake brvado

 

[BigKen]

SCOTUS is not going to take this case. And even if they did, there is almost zero chance they would rule against the NFL.

It is the best interests of both Brady & the Patriots to accept defeat & take the suspension at the beginning of the season. If he hadn't dropped the notion of appealing to SCOTUS, a scenario could have easily played out where Brady ends up serving his suspension during the playoffs.

Brady wasn't suspended for deflated balls, he was suspended for obstruction. Whether Patriot fans want to admit it or like it, the courts have ruled that the per the CBA, the NFL does have the power to suspend players.

In the end, all that Brady & the NFLPA accomplished in tediously taking this through the court system was to affirm the NFL's power & making lawyers even more wealthy. The NFL came out stronger than had Brady just accepted his original punishment.

The NFLPA is just throwing anything at the wall to hope it sticks. They overplayed their hand & now are in it till the end, hoping they can complete a hail mary. And why not, it's not the NFLPA's money they are playing a losing hand with.

A work stoppage after 2020 hurts players far more than it hurts owners. So good luck wrestling away a long time power the NFL just got affirmed through the courts.

Mike, you write well, but you don't have the facts correct.
1. Brady was not suspended for obstruction. He was suspended for not cooperating fully.
2. The argument was not about the NFL's power, but about the Commissioner's power and his arbitrary use and failure to follow precedence.
3. The NFLPA did not "overplay" their hand, they underestimated the agreement in the CBA that they gave the commissioner.
4. The NFLPA is not throwing stuff against a wall. They are arguing against Goodell's misuse of the power and the corrupt way he's been handling cases that have gone before him. ie: Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson and Tom Brady.
5. There may or may not be a work stoppage in 2020. The problem for the owners is that they will have to come up with a better way to handle discipline. The NFLPA will not let Goodell have unbridled power when this CBA is over. They won't give up anything to change it. The players don't like it, but the money is too good to screw with. If these latest contracts weren't as good as they are, the players would be walking out now. The owners may make the change themselves within the next two years just to show good faith.

 

[CreepCreep2014]

That is that....let haters rejoice....by the way who won the main NFL board jerk off party since Brady stopped?? Fucking twats...

Anyways, I think TB realized that the CBA was going to fuck him all the way to the end. They gave RG the power and he used it. I honestly think no one saw this coming (abuse of power), but this was simply pay back to the Patriots over Spygate and the image that they cheat all the time. I was listen to some jack-off reporter from Houston on the way to work this am. He stated that this was the other 31 owners getting back at Kraft and the Patriots. The owners were pissed that RG destroyed the tapes and has let them slide on numerous other cheating scandals (not sure what ones he is talking about). He then went on to say that NE was warned if anything happened like Spygate again they would get the hammer dropped on them, so the league made sure they found something (made up ball deflation sting job). He then accused the Patriots of "deflating" footballs, even though the God like Wells Report that the NFL stands by, cleared them of ANY involvement. Suspending TB was the NFL way of getting back at BB, which is going to backfire so fucking bad, it won't be funny to the NFL or Patriot haters....but it will be FUCKING hilarious for Patriots fans to watch them get all pissed off....LOL.

Bottom line, the NFL fucked over an entire fan base by taking away those draft picks and TB for 4 games. That is all that really matters in the end. So the next time you buy an NFL product, just remember....you have an owner who threw he QB under the bus and a league who lied and took away draft picks and TB....

Don't worry fans of other teams, this will never happen to you team....now let your jerk off party continue.

 

[CreepCreep2014]

 

[Southieinnc]

That is that....let haters rejoice
....by the way who won the main NFL board jerk off party since Brady stopped??

Don't worry fans of other teams, this will never happen to you team....now let your jerk off party continue.

Seems to me the Arizona fans have come out of the hole they were in since the embarrassing loss to the Panthers
I even had one suggest I should be banned for bringing back an old post!

Pretty pathetic that AZ fans think that Brady being out in game 1 makes them contenders - pathetic!!!!!

 

[SDGuy73]

Anyone know where you can find the video to that Goodell quote?

 

[Southieinnc]

Anyone know where you can find the video to that Goodell quote?

I have been unable to confirm it. I'm sure every sportswriter in the country is scrambling to find it. I suspect it is a hoax. Too many writers would have caught it......