Tom Brady suspended for four games

[ufcrules1]

Oh well.. not interested in drafting Brady in fantasy football this year.

 

[Nightman]

Four games is about what I expected for Brady all along but once the NFLPA finishes appealing, it could easily be reduced to 2 or 3 games. Basically, not too much more than a slap on the wrist.

no reason to win on appeal. this is akin to PEDs.

 

[USMarineVet]

Wouldn't it be nice if there was a clause that would allow the judge to actually raise the penalty if he/she deems appropriate? I would venture to guess that only truly innocent players/teams would be willing to risk an appeal if that were the case.

 

[Nightman]

Oh well.. not interested in drafting Brady in fantasy football this year.

amazing. he can't play until Oct 18th

 

[joseephuss]

I'm not defending the Patriots at all, but I think the lack of fumbling thing is overblown. More than any other coach in the league Bill Belichick with bench a player who fumbles. If Demarco Murray played for the Patriots last year, with his fumbling issues, his butt would have been on the bench at some point. Players there learn that they hold on to the ball or they sit, it's that simple.

Corey Dillon fumbled the football 5 times in his first season with the Patriots. That is the same number of fumbles Murray had this past season. I don't recall Belichick benching Dillon that year.

 

[Floatyworm]

Isn't this the third offense?

Wasn't there recording practices, listening to the other teams mics and now this? Or was the listening fiasco never proven?

Oh it was proven.................

 

[fan62]

Show us - don't just randomly cite something that may be of no value

Don't have time to look it up, right now, but I think I read that on http://www.sharpfootballanalysis.com/ .

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

Well, it looks like the Sgt Schultz act didnt work Tom . . . . . . .

http://i1152.***BLOCKED***/albums/p497/Arek56/SgtSchulz.jpg

 

[The Quest for Six]

so Dallas will be drafting a pick earlier next year, 31st instead of 32nd....sounds good!

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

Kraft has said NE will not appeal the punishment, so everything should stick. Obviously Brady can and most likely will appeal his punishment.

I think they should take that pick that they are taking away and award it to the winner of the Super Bowl.

 

[The Quest for Six]

Kraft has said NE will not appeal the punishment, so everything should stick. Obviously Brady can and most likely will appeal his punishment.

I think they should take that pick that they are taking away and award it to the winner of the Super Bowl.

NFLPA has already appealed the suspension

 

[ConstantReboot]

the fumbling has actually been undersold. the chance of it being random is in the 10,000 to 1 range

The Patriots play out doors. It just so happens that their lack of fumbles drastically declined in 2007 when the new rule came out. Its was not just a small percentage but almost a 3 to 1 ratio advantage that the Patriots had over the next team. Thus there is a smoking gun there. People are downplaying it as though its just good coaching. But even some of the ex-players are doubting that fact that can even happen.

People take enhancing drugs to get an advantage. Yet we would not know for sure if they would be just as good without it. Same applies to the Patriots cheating. There is still a possibility that it gave them an advantage all this years. Thats what cheating does, physically and mentally.

 

[MikeHoncho]

I'd rather Brady played.To be the best you have to beat the best.

 

[USMarineVet]

I would have expected two games for each deflated ball as each one was a separate incident per the precedent set with the Hardy ruling.

You actually may have something there.

 

[ConstantReboot]

Kraft has said NE will not appeal the punishment, so everything should stick. Obviously Brady can and most likely will appeal his punishment.

I think they should take that pick that they are taking away and award it to the winner of the Super Bowl.

They should take that pick and award it to us to serve as a reminder that Dallas was cheated from a catch that could have gone further into the playoffs.

 

[MagicMan]

Well, it looks like the Sgt Schultz act didnt work Tom . . . . . . .

http://i1152.***BLOCKED***/albums/p497/Arek56/SgtSchulz.jpg

actually that was Belicheat and Kraft's excuse as well. But shady brady got the short end of the straw.

 

[ThreeandOut]

I think a better punishment would have been making Brady play under the same interpretation of the roughing the passer rule as Romo.

 

[Bullflop]

no reason to win on appeal. this is akin to PEDs.

All depends upon the judge and his "druthers." Brady has lotsa admirers, even some in high places.

 

[AzorAhai]

Wasn't enough as far as I'm concerned. There's no telling how long they were doing this, but every fumble study of players before, during and after their NE times and their Fumbles per play leads me to think a long time. To me it would be similar to a basketball game where one team has an 18" hoop and the other has a 20" hoop. It was blatant and definitely had an affect on games or they wouldn't have done it. They artificially altered the playing field in their favor. 4 games wasn't enough and Belichek shouldn't have got off unscathed.

 

[yesfan]

Brady flat out refused to hand over all texts and emails. How can he turn around and argue his suspenion if he wouldn't comply. If he had nothing to hide he would have turned them over.