wham49
09.03.15 | typical, exactly why the NFL is a joke, who do you root for, the rapers, murders, wife beaters, or the cheaters |
JWT155
09.03.15 | Well, the Steelers are toast Opening Night now. |
DinosaurJones
09.03.15 | Yeah, how about those Red Sox? Are they a baseball team, or what?
I don't even watch football or particularly care, but even I think that's pretty bullshit. |
RogueNine
09.03.15 | But the NFL actually wanted to enforce the penalties, right? The judge ruled they misused their power in punishing Brady, thus it was overturned. |
JWT155
09.03.15 | The NFL's case was far from sound, Brady deserved a punishment but the NFL as an entity cannot function when it's unwilling to negotiate. |
Trebor.
09.03.15 | Tom Brady teaching kids around the country, if you get in trouble, destroy the evidence and it'll work out |
skeames1214
09.03.15 | he deserved to win the appeal. Yeah he did it, but the procedural arguments against the nfl's disciplinary process were infuckingfallible and i'm glad they lost. |
Trebor.
09.03.15 | They way the rules and collective bargaining agreement is set up right now they can't properly punish players, except for drugs |
JWT155
09.03.15 | @skeames1214: Completely agree. This case was as much about the NFL and their disciplinarian (or lack of) culture as Brady's actions. |
Leetha7thHouseofK
09.03.15 | still want brady and rodgers to be caught in a torando |
dbizzles
09.03.15 | I'm actually pretty neutral in how we got here. I just wanted his ass to get suspended because I hate New England. The NFL did a terrible job and had shit for evidence, but we all know that fuckface did it. |
evilford
09.03.15 | fuck tom brady. fuck the patriots. [2] |
dbizzles
09.03.15 | Ha if it wasn't a high stakes football game (yeah, I know they murdered the Colts) I wouldn't even care. |
Sinternet
09.03.15 | Anyone care to explain what happened to a Brit? |
dbizzles
09.03.15 | Long story short, in a division championship game, air pressure readings for Patriots' footballs came back low and rendered suspicion of foul play. They won the game, advanced to the Super Bowl and won that as well.
After the season, the NFL investigated and decided it was more probable than not that the QB (Tom Brady) had something to do with the low pressure of the balls. His team was fined $1 Million USD, had to relinquish a first-round draft pick the QB was suspended 4 games.
Brady appealed the suspension to the court system and won, with a judge lifting the suspension. The fine and lost draft pick remain.
I may be missing a lot of details, but I'm sure you get the point. |
RogueNine
09.03.15 | I can't stand the guy either, but part of me wonders how much evidence there really was. |
dbizzles
09.03.15 | The only somewhat incriminating evidence I gathered from the 3 billion page report I didn't read were the text messages between the ball boys. One of them referred to themselves as 'the Deflator' for fuck's sake and was trying to get free Patriots memorabilia presumably for his efforts. |
sawesomeness
09.03.15 | 1st game vs. Pitt - good drinking game would be how many times 'deflated balls' is used during the broadcast. |
theBoneyKing
09.03.15 | As a Masshole who doesn't give a fuck about sports, I am still kind of glad he won this, but I just want the whole thing to be over. |
Sinternet
09.03.15 | Thanks, not really clued up on NFL but I catch your drift.
Why did they not investigate straight away though? Would make more sense to get the case over asap and avoid disruption. |
Torontonian
09.03.15 | chill out guys its not that big a deal. |
treeqt.
09.03.15 | bad opinions bad list |
RoundOnEndHiInMiddle
09.03.15 | the problem is that the NFL screwed up the initial investigation. brady got off because he was never properly informed of what he was being charged of, and brady's side was never allowed to properly review the evidence against him. at least that's what the official ruling says. |
AlexKzillion
09.03.15 | The judge has ruled that you can get away from cheating in the NFL basically. |
dbizzles
09.03.15 | Bad opinions? Haha because I hate Tom Brady? |
skeames1214
09.03.15 | BRADY DEFLABBERED THE FUBALS STRING IM UP |
RogueNine
09.03.15 | Now it's back to hearing about how he's the best qb to ever play etc., etc. |
skeames1214
09.03.15 | It's such a minor violation, and people are actually defending the out of nowhere, unprecedented four game suspension he got. Like what kinda weird authority figure complex do you have??? In the past ball tampering has gotten teams slaps on the wrists, and quarterbacks have campaigned for more control over the game balls. It's an even more innocuous version of a spitball. Fine him, make sure he doesn't do it again, whatever, but say one goddam word about his 'legacy' and ill assume you jerk off while actively listening to first take playing in the background |
NordicMindset
09.03.15 | All this does is make Goodell look like even more of a joke, but then again, I hate Brady more than I do Goodell, so... |
evilford
09.03.15 | no matter how good TB is as a qb, he's still a pompous douchebag and I hope he dies real soon |
skeames1214
09.03.15 | OH he is absolutely a pompous douche, don't get me wrong. Like holy shit have ya'all seen those cowboy photos? My god. |
ShitsofRain
09.03.15 | i wish i liked this more |
TheGreatQ
09.03.15 | "BRADY DEFLABBERED THE FUBALS STRING IM UP"
This cracked me up |
dbizzles
09.03.15 | I don't think he deserved a 4 game suspension.... but I would've loved seeing him on the bench for 4 weeks. Hell, he probably didn't/doesn't deserve any suspension with all things considered, but when he said he'd take a 1 game suspension I wish they'd just said, "OKAY! IT IS SETTLED." |
AlexKzillion
09.04.15 | I was gonna post a list I made of my predictions this season, but Tom Brady not being suspended changes half the stuff I was gonna say |
Hawks
09.04.15 | Hopefully he gets hit by an 18 wheeler, preferably before next Thursday....
Seriously though fuck Brady. |
JohnWick
09.04.15 | I can't even start to describe how much I hate Brady and the Patriots. |
EyesWideShut
09.04.15 | its kinda like OJ, we all know he did it but at the same time he's innocent. |
dbizzles
09.04.15 | Wouldn't it be amazing if the Pats just start out 0-4 anyway?
I know it isn't going to happen, BUT IF IT DID!!!!!..... |
Leetha7thHouseofK
09.04.15 | Well before Revis and browner they weren't very good at defending the pass on defense and losing wilfork is huge as well I just hope they give up a lot more points I think the Colts will win AFC with the addition of Andre Johnson and how front loaded they are on offense they just need a better o line |
DikkoZinner
09.04.15 | He's too damn smug |
dbizzles
09.04.15 | I hope Andre Johnson can shine in Indy. He deserved better than Houston all these years. Hilton, Nicks and Johnson could be terrifying for opposing defenses, but Indy's defense could use some work. |
dbizzles
04.25.16 | OH, BABY! Suspension re-instated! |
MyNameIsPencil
04.25.16 | I mean, ha ha?
Seems a little late now but whatever
Fuck the Patriots |
claygurnz
04.25.16 | Suck on that Tom. |
dbizzles
04.25.16 | I love it so much. I almost like it even better that this is still hanging over him. |