RedDog3940 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Mr. Kraft, This is on you. You own the organization that has a reputation for cheating. You may argue to what extent, but you cannot deny your team has cheated. This reputation is damaging to both your organization and to the integrity of the NFL. Denial is not going to resolve this. Winning is not going to resolve this. You need a change in culture within your organization, and that falls on you. It begins with you apologizing to the league. Back in January when the news about the NFL investigation regarding your team’s involvement in using under inflated footballs in the AFC Championship game – you demanded that the NFL apologize to the Patriots organization when the investigation found no wrong doing. Well, the investigation did find wrong doing on the part of your organization, and fined you both financially and by loss of future draft picks. How did you respond? You begrudgingly accepted the punishment, and proclaimed this was for the good of the league. Not good enough! You need to own up to this. Your team cheated and got caught. The response from you as the owner of the team needs to be that 'this is unacceptable'. There needs to be a strong message from you that cheating will not be tolerated. You should be setting a higher standard for your organization to abide by. This is step one in repairing your team’s reputation. You also need to wake up regarding Tom Brady. Tom lied to you about his involvement in deflating these footballs. Tom lied to everyone. Did he deflate the balls himself? No. Did he know the equipment guys were removing air from the balls after they were inspected by the game officials? Most likely. Did he fully cooperate with the investigation? No. Did he deserve a 4 game suspension for his role in deflating footballs? Maybe not. Does everyone besides you and some die-hard Pats fans think he is guilty? Yes. So regardless to what level of involvement Brady had in under inflated balls, his reputation is now tarnished. Regardless of the recent court ruling lifting Brady’s suspension, most people believe that Tom cheated. The fact that he got away with no punishment just makes people who believe he cheated dislike him more. It’s too late for Tom to fix this. His lack of cooperation and denial of all knowledge is history. This is on you now. How will you react the next time your organization is accused of cheating? Are you going to blindly trust Brady & Belichek? Or will you demand transparency and truth? Your team already knows winning is important. You need to drive your organization to win with integrity. You are the owner. This is on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 I get your frustration, I do. If anything I am sure if you talked to people who have dealt with Bob Kraft in business would say he has questionable ethics. Just a hunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Feel better now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Odds are extremely high that he is currently too drunk to read this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jhwVxH097dE Check this out. A buddy of mine just sent it to me. NSFW for language BTW. I thought about starting a new thread, but nah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Mr. Kraft, This is on you. You own the organization that has a reputation for cheating. You may argue to what extent, but you cannot deny your team has cheated. This reputation is damaging to both your organization and to the integrity of the NFL. Denial is not going to resolve this. Winning is not going to resolve this. You need a change in culture within your organization, and that falls on you. It begins with you apologizing to the league. Back in January when the news about the NFL investigation regarding your team’s involvement in using under inflated footballs in the AFC Championship game – you demanded that the NFL apologize to the Patriots organization when the investigation found no wrong doing. Well, the investigation did find wrong doing on the part of your organization, and fined you both financially and by loss of future draft picks. How did you respond? You begrudgingly accepted the punishment, and proclaimed this was for the good of the league. Not good enough! You need to own up to this. Your team cheated and got caught. The response from you as the owner of the team needs to be that 'this is unacceptable'. There needs to be a strong message from you that cheating will not be tolerated. You should be setting a higher standard for your organization to abide by. This is step one in repairing your team’s reputation. You also need to wake up regarding Tom Brady. Tom lied to you about his involvement in deflating these footballs. Tom lied to everyone. Did he deflate the balls himself? No. Did he know the equipment guys were removing air from the balls after they were inspected by the game officials? Most likely. Did he fully cooperate with the investigation? No. Did he deserve a 4 game suspension for his role in deflating footballs? Maybe not. Does everyone besides you and some die-hard Pats fans think he is guilty? Yes. So regardless to what level of involvement Brady had in under inflated balls, his reputation is now tarnished. Regardless of the recent court ruling lifting Brady’s suspension, most people believe that Tom cheated. The fact that he got away with no punishment just makes people who believe he cheated dislike him more. It’s too late for Tom to fix this. His lack of cooperation and denial of all knowledge is history. This is on you now. How will you react the next time your organization is accused of cheating? Are you going to blindly trust Brady & Belichek? Or will you demand transparency and truth? Your team already knows winning is important. You need to drive your organization to win with integrity. You are the owner. This is on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Dear Mr. Kraft, You are a lying, disingenuous scumbag of the highest order. Love always. Please die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDog3940 Posted September 12, 2015 Author Share Posted September 12, 2015 Kelly the Dog - I like your letter better, much more succinct! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 (edited) What's the point of this? Do you really think Kraft cares what anyone thinks? Edited September 12, 2015 by nucci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 (edited) What's the point of this? Do you really think Kraft cares what anyone thinks? to let off a little steam perhaps? i for one , could not agree more with the OP point. sick of the B S from that organization, to say the least. and obviously kraft doesnt care, not the point. new england has been pulling illegal sh&t for years. people get tired of it. Edited September 12, 2015 by dwight in philly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Dear Mr Kraft, we are going to anhilate you and your sorry ass team next Sunday. Don't say you havent't been warned. !@#$ you and Tom Brady- regards, Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pneumonic Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Good grief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonborn10 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Would you trust anyone that still wears a blue shirt with a white collar? Evil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pneumonic Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Dear Mr Kraft, we are going to anhilate you and your sorry ass team next Sunday. Don't say you havent't been warned. !@#$ you and Tom Brady- regards, Pete Now this is a much better attitude to take on this subject .... kick their asses out on the field instead of working the excuse angle to justify domination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonborn10 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 PS. That patchwork O-line is going to leave Mr. Bundchen in a world of hurt next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris heff Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Dear Mr. Kraft, You are a lying, disingenuous scumbag of the highest order. Love always. Please die. This I never realized what scum he really is until recently. He stole his father in law's business. He then extorted the previous three owners of the team until it was his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Mud Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Oh to long for the Victor Kiam days of Patriots ownership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 I'm actually glad they beat the Steelers and fairly convincingly. I want them to think their team is ok and doing things right - it won't be a butt chewing kind of week. Having a tough week would have at least helped them deal with our defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 This I never realized what scum he really is until recently. He stole his father in law's business. He then extorted the previous three owners of the team until it was his. Where did you get the stealing the business part? Just curious. I knew he married the $ (boss's daughter), but not anything about stealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Can see the frustration being vented. sometimes that helps. Its entertainment and business. I'm actually glad they beat the Steelers and fairly convincingly. I want them to think their team is ok and doing things right - it won't be a butt chewing kind of week. Having a tough week would have at least helped them deal with our defense. Lull them is your angle? Overconfidence possibly. I dont think we fans can perceive what Bill Bs methods of motivation are. He will probably just push them harder, but thats a guess. A loss would have been infinitely better as it affects the chances of playoffs. Patriots losing is ALWAY ALWAYS what we should wish for!!! The more LOSING the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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