Malazan

Wow..Pats fans are delusional. They are having serious conversations about Goodell having been with the Jets like 100 years ago as why Brady got punished. That's right. Goodell waited patiently...became commissioner just so he could suspend Brady. Hardly. They're a great team without Brady too.

Wow, way more harsh than I expected.

^This, but these predictions are almost always wrong so who cares?

I can see how this topic didn't fit into the existing threads on it.

It's an excellent article and articulates why people who think a rookie *should* start at QB are idiots.

yea, seriously. A guy could slip on a mat and end his career

No way does he get suspended for 8. I could see a 2 game suspension though if they hadn't won the Superbowl and will be the first game of the season. No way the NFL has the balls for that.

I am looking forward to when Kelly goes back to college so we don't have to hear all the crazy rumors about him.

Kraft is such a douchebag. Say what you will about Goodell, but Kraft was beating the drum hard to have the Pats completely exonerated and the report doesn't do that.

I hope he backs up all the talking he is doing.

He seems to want to get paid ASAP.

What if he makes it happen and he's not innocent?

It was this. Nothing that happened at the draft caused them to be fired. You keep the old scouts because there is not enough time for new scouts to do anything.

They're investigated because they have the highest probability of being involved.

This has to be a joke post.

Kiper's job is to get attention. He has done so.

As much as I dislike Belichick and the way he conducts business...it's hard to deny he is a genuis

Except they're not stupid rules. He was in the draft. They didn't ban him from the draft. You think it's clear, but things get awfully murky real quickly. What if he is guilty? What if the *ONE* exception the NFL made ended up being a convicted murderer? Does the team that drafted get the cap space back? The next guy accused of beating a woman wants the same exception...why did you deny him, but allow someone who may have murderer? KD in CT made an excellent point as well that if they did break precedent, the lawsuits will start. How about players who feel like an injury decreased their draft value? Why don't they get an exemption? They didn't do anything wrong. There's no way anything comes out of giving this one players special treatment so he can earn some extra money.

Do you think Goodell personally came up with that policy? lul.

Urbik had a down year and seemed to be in the doghouse. He is what he is, an average guard. I think it's: Glenn-Incognito-Wood-Urbik-Henderson

Except it wouldn't be that..any player who gets in trouble..failed drug test, DWI, etc (who knows what agents will come up with to use it) will want the same treatment. Even if the NFL says no to them that this was a special case, they have to deal with all those requests and the agents making it a media issue.

You have awfully high standards for a 3rd round pick. Sheppard looks pretty good since he changed his jersey name to Hughes and started playing DE.

If he went back in the draft next season, he would be in the same place regardless. He wouldn't be going very high despite his talent because he would have been out of football for a year (and likely teams being not being enthusiastic about a kid who refused to sign his deal after a team took a huge chance on him). He's going to have to face the reality that he lost 1st round money and it's not coming back.

If we look beyond the obvious that no employer is going to be interested in someone who facing potential murder charges... Why would they make an exception for this player that will undoubtedly then be used by every player following him? How many risks do you take with your job that could get you fired? If he ended up charged and convicted, the outcry would be insane. I would have liked the Bills to take the risk, but you can't blame any of the Teams or the NFL for taking a pass.

He seems very upset that they didn't take Bryce Petty