PatsFan2003
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Just poking a stick there. It is my "belief" Brady did know 100% what was happening, did he flat out tell them to deflate after the balls were provided to the refs? that cant be answered by anyone other than Brady and John Jastremski. I don't think Brady and McNally text'd each other, he was the deflater with Jastremski being te middle man. To me the texts between Jastremski and McNally clearly show thew were secretly tampering after the ball were provided and the texts between Brady and Jastremski shows he needed equipment as payment. I will grant there is plenty of plausible deniability for Tom to say he's clean especially with the "Destroyed" cell phone. Just my belief but I'd bet the smoking gun was on that phone. Now even if the phone was handed over and it contained proof the four games was too much, yes I will admit I got a chuckle out of it but I had this stance from the beginning.
Let this case be a warning to all, don't text criminal activity to each other, it will hand you in the end.
They should have been able to get some more proof from the text messages on Brady's involvement if Brady's cell phones had incriminating information. I think e-mail's and text message record both sides of the conversation.
That should have been available on Jastremski and McNally's phones
Destroying the phone was certainly ill-advised. If there's one lawyer who was way over his head it was Don Jie. Between the phone and the Wells Report in context and other bonehead statements, he was terrible and really hurt Brady.
Clearly Brady would have had to have been an idiot to give up his phone. And even just giving up text message can have unintended side-effect even if most of the message seems relevant. i.e. Brady comments on Manning.
Still saying you don't care about the phone and then making it's destruction a reason for punishment is more proof it was a kangaroo proceeding.