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i copied and pasted the crux of the article for those with raging cases of ADHD or ADBD (Attention Deficit Brady Disorder...i.e refuse to/afraid to read anything of substance on this issue\ as it may dent your own beliefs)
Why Roger Goodell Must Uphold Tom Bradys Four-Game Suspension CBS Boston
Put aside the fact that a four-month, high-cost investigation examined a year’s worth of text messages and circumstance and found only that something likely happened, and that Brady “generally” knew about it. Put aside the fact that there was no damning evidence on Brady in the Wells report. Put aside the fact that Goodell is not a lawyer and is wholly unqualified to be hearing the appeal. Put aside the fact that he is tiptoeing around the details of the CBA with the “Troy Vincent-issued punishment” baloney.
Put all of that aside for a moment and suspend reality long enough to live in the Candyland that Goodell likes to believe is real life. In this scenario, Goodell is The Law™, and after dropping the hammer two weeks ago, The Law™ can’t bend.
If he cuts back that suspension to, say, two games, he is admitting:
A) His initial punishment was over-the-top, not rooted in any precedent, and was too harsh.
B) The investigation that cost a rumored $5 million was insufficient and did not produce enough evidence to make a fair, sound disciplinary decision.
Furthermore, it seems reasonable to assume that even if he were given a shorter suspension, Brady would not even accept it. So if Brady were to take this to court, where it seems to inevitably be heading, the fact that Goodell weakened his own standing by lessening his own punishmentand his own league-sponsored investigation would not sit well with any neutral judge observing the case.
Backing down now and admitting that he made a heavy-handed ruling would bring about a healthy dose of embarrassment for the commissioner. It’s one thing when former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, or U.S. District Judge David Doty, or former federal judge Barbara Jones states on the record that Goodell was wrong. What would happen if Goodell himself admitted this?
-idiots with a keyboard
i copied and pasted the crux of the article for those with raging cases of ADHD or ADBD (Attention Deficit Brady Disorder...i.e refuse to/afraid to read anything of substance on this issue\ as it may dent your own beliefs)
Why Roger Goodell Must Uphold Tom Bradys Four-Game Suspension CBS Boston
Put aside the fact that a four-month, high-cost investigation examined a year’s worth of text messages and circumstance and found only that something likely happened, and that Brady “generally” knew about it. Put aside the fact that there was no damning evidence on Brady in the Wells report. Put aside the fact that Goodell is not a lawyer and is wholly unqualified to be hearing the appeal. Put aside the fact that he is tiptoeing around the details of the CBA with the “Troy Vincent-issued punishment” baloney.
Put all of that aside for a moment and suspend reality long enough to live in the Candyland that Goodell likes to believe is real life. In this scenario, Goodell is The Law™, and after dropping the hammer two weeks ago, The Law™ can’t bend.
If he cuts back that suspension to, say, two games, he is admitting:
A) His initial punishment was over-the-top, not rooted in any precedent, and was too harsh.
B) The investigation that cost a rumored $5 million was insufficient and did not produce enough evidence to make a fair, sound disciplinary decision.
Furthermore, it seems reasonable to assume that even if he were given a shorter suspension, Brady would not even accept it. So if Brady were to take this to court, where it seems to inevitably be heading, the fact that Goodell weakened his own standing by lessening his own punishmentand his own league-sponsored investigation would not sit well with any neutral judge observing the case.
Backing down now and admitting that he made a heavy-handed ruling would bring about a healthy dose of embarrassment for the commissioner. It’s one thing when former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, or U.S. District Judge David Doty, or former federal judge Barbara Jones states on the record that Goodell was wrong. What would happen if Goodell himself admitted this?
