Brady suspended weeks 1-4 in 2016

[BigRedRage]

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/724622662115418112

 

[Cardsfanstl]

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/724622662115418112

Is this a joke????

 

[BigRedRage]

Is this a joke????

no.

https://twitter.com/mikejurecki/status/724625418125332480

 

[Cardiac]

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/724622662115418112

Too funny. Where there is smoke there is deflated balls.

 

[dreday]

You're quick. I just heard this on the news. I hope it stands so justice is served.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

Kinda takes the fun out of opening week to be honest.

Good for the long term, but for entertainment, no so much.

 

[crisper57]

Kinda takes the fun out of opening week to be honest.

Good for the long term, but for entertainment, no so much.

Don't worry. He will appeal again and stall until he can get past us.

 

[Azlen]

I'm guessing the ruling was more based on affirming the league's right to issue suspensions based on the collective bargaining agreement rather than the specific issues in the incident itself.

 

[Russ Smith]

I never got how the other judge overturned it. You can argue all you want about the value of deflating balls and the physics of it but the fact is the Pats employee had the balls for BOTH teams in his possession in violating of NFL rules. Anybody that knows anything about QB's has said the same thing, there is no way in hell an NFL employee would deflate footballs without the QB knowing about it because Qb's are very particular on how they like the football and these guys would get fired if they did it without the QB knowing. And they do it because the QB asks them to do it, or tells them in the case of Brady I would guess.

So under the CBA, the commish has the power to assume the balls were deflated, the pats guy had them, so 1 plus 1 equals 2 and that means Brady told him to deflate them and he gets suspended.

All the other stuff is noise, even if deflating the balls has absolutely no impact, if you get caught violating such a rule you are tampering with official games and you get suspended.

Period.

 

[Russ Smith]

I'm guessing the ruling was more based on affirming the league's right to issue suspensions based on the collective bargaining agreement rather than the specific issues in the incident itself.

I think in a sense they are saying the NFL is right in that they don't have to prove Brady is guilty, he has to prove he's innocent under the CBA.

He didn't prove he was innocent.

 

[BigRedRage]

Kinda takes the fun out of opening week to be honest.

Good for the long term, but for entertainment, no so much.

+1

Friends were talking me into going to that game as probably last chance to see brady live.

 

[TJ]

It's a bad ruling. Shouldn't have any suspension, at most 1-game. This whole situation is about Roger's ego more so than Deflategate.

However, hard for me to complain about being 1-0.

 

[GuernseyCard]

I never got how the other judge overturned it. You can argue all you want about the value of deflating balls and the physics of it but the fact is the Pats employee had the balls for BOTH teams in his possession in violating of NFL rules. Anybody that knows anything about QB's has said the same thing, there is no way in hell an NFL employee would deflate footballs without the QB knowing about it because Qb's are very particular on how they like the football and these guys would get fired if they did it without the QB knowing. And they do it because the QB asks them to do it, or tells them in the case of Brady I would guess.

So under the CBA, the commish has the power to assume the balls were deflated, the pats guy had them, so 1 plus 1 equals 2 and that means Brady told him to deflate them and he gets suspended.

All the other stuff is noise, even if deflating the balls has absolutely no impact, if you get caught violating such a rule you are tampering with official games and you get suspended.

Period.

.... but, but, but did he request deflation below the minimum allowable PSI?

 

[Iceman]

Didn't think it was going to happen. Not sure how I feel about playing against the Pats without Brady. Wanted to see how good our D is against the best.

 

[Covert Rain]

Back up to 4?

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/appeals-court-qb-tom-brady-must-serve-deflategate-154048232--nfl.html

 

[Buckybird]

.... but, but, but did he request deflation below the minimum allowable PSI?

If you really believe Brady had no part of that your kidding yourself.

But hey, id rather face the Cheatriots without Brady no doubt!!

 

[Big D]

Personally I'm disapointed. I was looking forward to seeing Brady live again for the first time since '04 I believe (if Berry could have only scooped up that fumble!!) and possibly the last time. Best QB and maybe player I have ever seen.

Oh well, it does increase the chances for a win.

 

[Reddog]

Now that Goodell made his point it would not surprise me if it gets reduced at his discretion and through the normal league process. Even if that happens he wont be there game 1.

 

[az jam]

Mike Jurecki ‏@mikejurecki
Since the Tom Brady news has come out, the Cardinals are now -4.5 favorite vs Patriots. Initially a pick-em game.

 

[Russ Smith]

.... but, but, but did he request deflation below the minimum allowable PSI?

I don't think that matters. If Brady told someone to tamper with the balls and they ended up below the PSI allowed, then that's grounds for a suspension.

I think it's 4 games because he didn't cooperate.

 

[Buckybird]

Personally I'm disapointed. I was looking forward to seeing Brady live again for the first time since '04 I believe (if Berry could have only scooped up that fumble!!) and possibly the last time. Best QB and maybe player I have ever seen.

Oh well, it does increase the chances for a win.

Didn't we beat Brady in NE with the great Kevin Kolb at QB 4-5 years ago?

 

[MadJack]

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[TJ]

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[crisper57]

Mike Jurecki ‏@mikejurecki
Since the Tom Brady news has come out, the Cardinals are now -4.5 favorite vs Patriots. Initially a pick-em game.

Damn, Vegas moves fast.

 

[b8rtm8nn]

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Too funny huh?

Perfect!