cats69 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000520618/article/judge-nullifies-tom-bradys-fourgame-suspension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Anybody want to start a countdown on how long Goodell lasts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cats69 Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 Bounty gate, Deflate gate, Peterson, Rice, Hardy, now Brady...all have been either overturned or reduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher805 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Hope he saved some of that $40 million a year he has been making. I'm not sure he finishes the season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badblackcat Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Hope he saved some of that $40 million a year he has been making. I'm not sure he finishes the season... He knows an awful lot of dirty laundry, it would be hard to get rid of him outright. Decision looks like the judge didn't say Brady was innocent in anyway, just that the NFL's discipline process is extremely willy-nilly. Basically, Goodell is the worst lawyer in America. However, if Greg Hardy is thinking about taking his OWN suspension to court to get overturned on the same guidelines... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 ^ I thought Hardy was still appealing the 4 game. I could very easily be mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher805 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 He knows an awful lot of dirty laundry, it would be hard to get rid of him outright. Decision looks like the judge didn't say Brady was innocent in anyway, just that the NFL's discipline process is extremely willy-nilly. Basically, Goodell is the worst lawyer in America. However, if Greg Hardy is thinking about taking his OWN suspension to court to get overturned on the same guidelines... He may know a lot of dirt, but he is also all about protecting the shield. If Goodell wants to keep his job, the best thing he can do is hire out someone to be in charge of discipline and in the next CBA work that into the agreement because right now the league will get rolled in the next CBA. They have to make a lot tighter outlines on reasons for discipline and not leave things so vague and open for interpretation. The players are finding these loopholes, and it is making Goodell look even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortal13 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Sometimes cheaters do win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I knew this was coming ... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badblackcat Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 He may know a lot of dirt, but he is also all about protecting the shield. If Goodell wants to keep his job, the best thing he can do is hire out someone to be in charge of discipline and in the next CBA work that into the agreement because right now the league will get rolled in the next CBA. They have to make a lot tighter outlines on reasons for discipline and not leave things so vague and open for interpretation. The players are finding these loopholes, and it is making Goodell look even worse. That's what I'm saying. Goodell will finish out his contract at the very least. Appeal has already been filed against Brady. If the next judge goes strictly by what's written in the CBA and doesn't do a "totes unfair" pout...Brady will miss games later in the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 That's what I'm saying. Goodell will finish out his contract at the very least. Appeal has already been filed against Brady. If the next judge goes strictly by what's written in the CBA and doesn't do a "totes unfair" pout...Brady will miss games later in the year. I doubt that, I heard a discussion today on the radio that the NFL appeal will probably drag out a year, or more ,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalla Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I doubt that, I heard a discussion today on the radio that the NFL appeal will probably drag out a year, or more ,,, And Brady can appeal the appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Goddell's days are numbered .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sackem Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 If you do your investigations right you can find a judge to rule your way. so file your case in the right court. That's why we have the appeal process. so it can be narrowed down to one court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalla Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 If you do your investigations right you can find a judge to rule your way. so file your case in the right court. That's why we have the appeal process. so it can be narrowed down to one court. The court was the NFL's choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortal13 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 It's not like Brady didn't do it. I would have more respect for him if he just owned up to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THSfanatic Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 EXACTLY. Just say it was a gray area & you were taking advantage of the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badblackcat Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 It is looking more and more like Goodell has a very strong owner's coalition to continue this appeal. I've heard several times now that many owners are livid at the Patriots' cheating, including Mara. If it's one owner who can match up to Kraft's influence, it's Mara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher805 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 It is looking more and more like Goodell has a very strong owner's coalition to continue this appeal. I've heard several times now that many owners are livid at the Patriots' cheating, including Mara. If it's one owner who can match up to Kraft's influence, it's Mara. While Brady was let off the hook, the Patriots still lost their draft picks and were still fined. This is starting to look like the league is trying to make a statement now. Just a little flex of the muscle, and show that they won't be beaten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badblackcat Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 While Brady was let off the hook, the Patriots still lost their draft picks and were still fined. This is starting to look like the league is trying to make a statement now. Just a little flex of the muscle, and show that they won't be beaten. The Patriots have little recourse. They are not protected by the CBA. They had several employees that removed footballs from their designated area in several games at the least, maybe more. They've also had several strikes against them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher805 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 The Patriots have little recourse. They are not protected by the CBA. They had several employees that removed footballs from their designated area in several games at the least, maybe more. They've also had several strikes against them. No problem with the league going after the Patriots. Like you said, there are several strikes against them. What I mean by making a statement, was them going after Brady relentlessly. With the plea deal, it seemed like they were trying to get Brady to purger himself in order to get into more trouble. Then again, this may be one of those Michael Jordan retire's to play baseball type deals (Suspended for the year), where Brady maybe did something more but isn't taking a suspension as a consequence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBuddyGarrity Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 @NFL: U.S. appeals court reinstates Tom Brady's four-game suspension: http://on.nfl.com/1pyjsV3 (via @RapSheet) http://twitter.com/NFL/status/724627542863388672/photo/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badblackcat Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 @NFL: U.S. appeals court reinstates Tom Brady's four-game suspension: http://on.nfl.com/1pyjsV3 (via @RapSheet) http://twitter.com/NFL/status/724627542863388672/photo/1 If I've understood the legal-ese correctly, the Appeals court is remanding the decision back to the same judge (maybe?) and telling him to go over the evidence hard this time because he badly flubbed it the last time. Which, if that's the case, is a big indictment of the judge, who was already looking kinda sleazy when it came out that he was very good buddies with Kraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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