MarkMaske ✔ @MarkMaske Fine for Patriots, loss of draft pick, possible discipline of Brady are "all under consideration," source says. Decisions are "coming soon."
more from the McNalligans.... This lead up to the text messages between the EQ guys. " Based on videotape evidence and witness interviews, it has been determined that McNally removed the game balls from the Officials Locker Room at approximately 6:30 p.m. After leaving the Officials Locker Room carrying two large bags of game balls (Patriots balls and Colts balls), McNally turned left and then turned left again to walk down a corridor referred to by Patriots personnel as the “center tunnel heading to the playing field. At the end of the center tunnel on the left -hand side, approximately three feet from the doors that lead to the playing field, is a bathroom. McNally entered that bathroom with the game balls, locked the door, and remained in the bathroom with the game balls for approximately one minute and forty seconds. He then left the bathroom and took the bags of game balls to the field. In the weeks and months before the AFC Championship Game, McNally periodically exchanged text messages with the Patriots equipment assistant primarily responsible for the preparation of the Patriots game balls, John Jastremski. In a number of those text messages, McNally and Jastremski discussed the air pressure of Patriots game balls, Tom Brady‟s unhappiness with the inflation level of Patriots game balls, Jastremski‟s plan to provide McNally with a “needle” for use by McNally, and McNally‟s requests for cash and sneakers together with the “needle” to be provided by Jastremski . A sports ball inflation needle is a device that can be used to inflate a football (if attached to an air pump) or release air from a football (if inserted alone into a ball). For example, on October 17, 2014, following a Thursday night game between the Patriots and the New York Jets during which Tom Brady complained angrily about the inflation level of the game balls, McNally and Jastremski exchanged the following text messages:"
This makes sense why the Patriots did not resign any CBs or draft any. They stocked up in the draft on defensive and offensive players as they were probably tipped off by the league that Brady is out either for the year or a substantial portion of the season. No sense in wasting picks when they will be rolling Garofalo out every week.
What Hardy did had nothing to do with undermining the integrity of the game. Really this is worse than Spygate and they got away with a slap on the wrist for that too.
I'm curious as to why you decided to choose Greg Hardy as your example instead of anyone else, like maybe Ray Rice or Adrian Peterson
No it didn't, but the NFL is very sensitive to perception right now. If Brady gets worse than Hardy, it will be perceived by many as valuing the games integrity more than domestic violence.
Transcript of this weekend at the Draft between Roger and Wells... Wells: Hey Roger Goodell: Oh Hi Ted, what are you doing in Chicago? Attending the Draft, bud? Wells: No Roger, I've got some news on our report. I need to release this to the public. Goodell: I know, I know Ted...Did you consider my thoughts on adding the word "probable" before your claims? Wells: Well you see... Goodell: I know I know, but do me a solid there. It will be the same thing. *Phone rings*...Hang tight, I have Mr. Kraft calling me about brunch on Sunday. A few moments later... Wells: Listen, can we drop this report now? I'll add the "probable". I'm getting 20 calls every day from the media about this. I've got a headache. Goodell: Sure, sure, but do me a solid. Can you release it next week once we wrap up the Draft? I'll totally make it up to you. Wells: Well... Goodell: Do me a solid Ted, enjoy the weekend in Chicago. It's all on us, expense it on whatever you want... Look I gotta go, Mr. Kraft wanted me to pick a place for our brunch this Sunday and he told me to call him back in 5 minutes. If I don't he starts to send me angry emoji's every minute. Talk later Ted. Wells: Okay.
There is no similarity between either case, not even an iota. For you to just assume that he will be punished with 4 games because another guy who has disciplinary issues got four games (actually Hardy is suspended for 10 games lol) seriously makes no sense. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12742740/greg-hardy-dallas-cowboys-suspended-10-games-nfl
