aristocrat Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Non-profits have to spend it somehow lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Great. Two of America's most loathsome factions, Pats fans and SJW's, together at last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Well, the problem is that Good Ole Rog stated it that way--that it was clearly a scheme to deflate footballs; he made no mention of failure to cooperate, destroying evidence, and lying during questioning being part of the equation. Had he done so, it would've been a lot easier to get the punishment to stick through the appeal process. I haven't read it since last summer, but IIRC, Roger did a good job of pointing all this out in his summary report submitted to the court. But you're right, he should have trumpeted the same message to the media. The Pats*** early decision to fire TweedleDee and TweedleDum(b) and thus making them off limits to further investigation, while brilliant on their part, was also a huge slap to the face of the league and I'm glad it wasn't tolerated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l< j Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 I haven't read it since last summer, but IIRC, Roger did a good job of pointing all this out in his summary report submitted to the court. But you're right, he should have trumpeted the same message to the media. The Pats*** early decision to fire TweedleDee and TweedleDum(b) and thus making them off limits to further investigation, while brilliant on their part, was also a huge slap to the face of the league and I'm glad it wasn't tolerated. Wasn't the 'slap' of them rehiring them worse, though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 (edited) Wasn't the 'slap' of them rehiring them worse, though? Yeah, kind of, but the issue was moot at that point. The rehiring did underscore why they were fired in the first place; for the sole purpose of skirting the league's investigation which, especially in the light of their repeat offender status, was why they deserved and received the punishment for not cooperating. GO BILLS!!! Edited April 7, 2016 by K-9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l< j Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Yeah, kind of, but the issue was moot at that point. The rehiring did underscore why they were fired in the first place; for the sole purpose of skirting the league's investigation which, especially in the light of their repeat offender status, was why they deserved and received the punishment for not cooperating. GO BILLS!!! Yeah, that's s better way of saying what I was getting at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 @theMMQB New: @AndrewBrandt on how the latest court ruling confirms, solidifies Goodell’s power http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2016/04/11/nfl-roger-goodell-court-ruling-confirms-discipline-power-exempt-list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionC3 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 This is not indicative of what will happen in the Deflategate appeal, but yesterday the appellate court that will decide that case slighted the trial judge. That kind of thing is rare, and it means that the judge is on the appellate court's radar. Again, it doesn't suggest a result in the case we care about, but it's interesting nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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