Prediction Time! What Will Tom Brady's Punishment Be?

[Jets Hater]

I want more, but this is what I expect.

 

Brady= 2 games or fine ( $250K-$500K )

Belichick= nothing

Patriots Org.= nothing

 

 

All in all, not much considering they got a 4th ring out of it. I wish the report would have come out with conclusive evidence. The " more likely than not " or " generally aware " makes it sound so elusive. I hate it !

[stony]

Two games and a tarnished legacy.

[Jets Hater]

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.

 

Did you see his response to the report ? He's still claiming that it does not prove anything etc...Unbelievable.

Two games and a tarnished legacy.

 

I agree. But what gets me is that the team and their fans don't care. They have those 4 rings and laughing it up no matter what other fans think. They couldn't care less about us saying that it's tainted.

[Best Player Available]

I say he does, I predict 8 game suspension

which will be reduced to 6 and a half million

dollar fine.

chime with your thoughts

his actions effect the entire teams* reputation. ( or what's left of it) But ignorance on kraft or his coach, or the QB coach anyone really does not matter. IMO,the league takes away a 2016 draft pick too.

[Deranged Rhino]

I'm a walking contradiction. I want Brady* and the pats* to get punished for being the cheating cheaters that they are, but I also want to beat the *pats with Brady* under center -- and I think the Bills can. To have him miss that game will only mean the win "won't count" because Brady* wasn't active.

 

So I don't know what to root for.

[buffalo2218]

I hope not, I'd rather see the Bills beat the Patriots with Brady. No excuses for the Pats

[Jets Hater]

8 games ? No way in hell ! You're talking about the Golden Boy of the New England Patriots ! 2 games maximum if that ! A fine for sure.

[Rocky Landing]

NFL season opens in New England on a Thursday night. No way are they not going to have the golden boy on the field. Just a fine which he will recoup from ownership.

 

I'm going to cynically agree with this.

[Little Dog]

I think4 games hopefully a draft pick as well 1st round

[Rivermont Mike]

Patriots are repeat integrity of the game offenders, so discipline will be higher. The Sean Payton precedence set the standard of a coach being accountable for the actions of his team and coaches, even without any direct knowledge of what was occurring.

 

Brady 8 games

Belichick 1 season

Patriots $1M fine

 

After reading the report which is way more scathing than I expected, I don't see how the NFL can give less than that. So that is what I expect.

^^^This guy for NFL Commissioner. Boom!

[Fadingpain]

Patriots are repeat integrity of the game offenders, so discipline will be higher. The Sean Payton precedence set the standard of a coach being accountable for the actions of his team and coaches, even without any direct knowledge of what was occurring.

 

Brady 8 games

Belichick 1 season

Patriots $1M fine

 

After reading the report which is way more scathing than I expected, I don't see how the NFL can give less than that. So that is what I expect.

This is a great post, I hope you are right.

 

I wonder if the Patriots will work some of your comments into an upcoming marketing campaign.

The New England Patriots: Repeat Offenders of the Integrity of the Game, 19 Years and Counting.

[Mike in Horseheads]

 

Did you see his response to the report ? He's still claiming that it does not prove anything etc...Unbelievable.

 

I agree. But what gets me is that the team and their fans don't care. They have those 4 rings and laughing it up no matter what other fans think. They couldn't care less about us saying that it's tainted.

SF Giant fans think Barry Bonds is innocent to.

[gjv001]

Don't want Brady suspended for the Bills game. Want to enjoy beating the Patriots with Brady as their QB.

[Best Player Available]

NFL season opens in New England on a Thursday night. No way are they not going to have the golden boy on the field. Just a fine which he will recoup from ownership.

his appeal will let him play until some easy part of the schedule comes up. Goodell understands ratings just like the sponsors do.

[JimBob2232]

Farve got a 50k fine. I think this is worse, but not too much worse. Maybe 100k fine. Maybe one game suspension.

 

The real kicker will be if Brady didnt tell Billicheck what was really going on. If that trust erodes...game on!

[Uffalo Ills]

I kind of want to sign up at a Patriots forum with the same question and options to see what the results would be.

There are Patriots Forums? I thought in order to have a forum, a team would need actual fans

[Dr. Fong]

I hope not. I want to beat the Patriots so bad this year and I want them at full strength for both games.

[Fadingpain]

Just for ***** and giggles, how is this thread different than the "PREDICT THE PENALTY" thread already created?

 

Anyhoo, I'll predict: 2 game suspension for Brady, not other penalty for anyone else associated with the Patriots organization or the organization itself.

[YoloinOhio]

No way there is a suspension. Patriots open the season on a Thursday night against pitts, way too much money to lose for the nfl if tom isn't playing

what do they lose, money-wise?

[Mike in Horseheads]

what do they lose, money-wise?

Not a friggin penny, in fact they pry make more because NBC will promote it as "Can the Patriots overcome the loss of Tom Brady the bestest ever?" and the Stone Phillips will say"or will they not"

Edited May 6, 2015 by Mike in Horseheads