Schefter believes suspension will be reduced

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windjc said:
What I don't get is this: Schefter surely was told about the Investigator that was testifying and the details surrounding this. But instead of just saying so, he says he has a "gut feeling" about a reduction. Thats not a gut feeling. Thats a game changer. Why is Schefter acting so coy?
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He doesn't want to risk his access w the league sources maybe? As a journalist I have no clue why he would sit on this
 
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windjc said:
What I don't get is this: Schefter surely was told about the Investigator that was testifying and the details surrounding this. But instead of just saying so, he says he has a "gut feeling" about a reduction. Thats not a gut feeling. Thats a game changer. Why is Schefter acting so coy?
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Because ESPN are east coast lap dogs to the NFL. They spin in the direction of the nfl. How you think he gets his sources? He was the first along with Chris Carter saying he will be suspended.

Chris Carter even went on to say how bad it was and now its funny you dont hear anything from him now.
 
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windjc said:
What I don't get is this: Schefter surely was told about the Investigator that was testifying and the details surrounding this. But instead of just saying so, he says he has a "gut feeling" about a reduction. Thats not a gut feeling. Thats a game changer. Why is Schefter acting so coy?
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Because he doesn't call the shots.
 
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I could understand if it was originally a 2 game suspension. None of us really knew details of the abuse(or complete lack of it on Zeke's part) till after it was uncovered after the fact but also you could cite Zeke's being a knucklehead in a bar and other minor things that show a lack of maturity and most would be satisfied. Maybe Zeke still wouldn't but it would be more difficult to really build a case if it was just 2 games. But 6 games was just too excessive now we find out NFL was not even looking at facts in Zeke's case. It only makes the NFL look bad. If Zeke was appealing a 1-2 game suspension it may not look as good on his part
 
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So the NFL hid evidence.............wow


I predicted a reduction to 2 games or so, but this is a game changer. Zeke will never serve any suspension now, look for court to throw this out asap
 
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Dracula said:
The owners could'nt care less about Joe Fan but they do care about their money and their teams. The K-nick protest started with just one guy and they are still tiptoeing through that minefield, with no end in sight. K-nick certainly got their attention. If you are the owners, you don't want this to air in public and potentially blow up like K-nick. You don't want this to blow up into a media frenzy, where a case could be made, that the league is railroading an innocent man and his reputation, in order to look PC.
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They do care about money but this suspension does effect their money. If it did, this would go a different way regardless of what Elliott did. It doesn't so there is no real pressure on the owners IMO.
 
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popp1234 said:
Absolutely agree. If he accepts the reduction, then he is admitting guilt in the eyes of public opinion, which could hurt him moving forward.
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Unless they reframe it as conduct detrimental for pulling down that girls top and completely dismiss the DV charge.

The problem is, given all that's come to light, I don't think they can even do that now. Defamation of character is now at play and they'll be lucky to get anything to stick just based on how they handled the situation at large.
 
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jday said:
Unless they reframe it as conduct detrimental for pulling down that girls top and completely dismiss the DV charge.

The problem is, given all that's come to light, I don't think they can even do that now. Defamation of character is now at play and they'll be lucky to get anything to stick just based on how they handled the situation at large.
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This is what I was thinking could happen.
 
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windjc said:
What I don't get is this: Schefter surely was told about the Investigator that was testifying and the details surrounding this. But instead of just saying so, he says he has a "gut feeling" about a reduction. Thats not a gut feeling. Thats a game changer. Why is Schefter acting so coy?
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Because he's another Cowboys troll. When has he ever reported anything positive about the Cowboys franchise? He knows the NFL is up against it now... of course there's going to be a reduction. Zero games.
 
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