Patriots under investigation

[Steleehin]

now we can trade Hoyer to the patriots .
can they appeal the ruling ,if so i will be reduced

 

[IDEXAN]

4 GAME SUSPENION AND FORFEIT #1 PIK IN 016 > ok THAT'S A PENALTY.
aPPEAL WILL KNOCK IT DOWN TO HOW MANY GAMES ?

 

[thunderkyss]

I'm impressed. Didn't think Goodell had the stones.

 

[Mollywhopper]

Be surprised if an appeal would make a difference. Not with the crazy amount of investigation and the further deliberation. Would turn a cracker jack looking authority into the Keystone Cops.

 

[Marcus]

And i bet some teams would take that tradeoff for a super bowl win

Yep.

As far as what Garappolo will do, I think he's going to do just fine. I sure wish the Texans would have grabbed him when they had the chance.

 

[Marcus]

now we can trade Hoyer to the patriots.

 

[CloakNNNdagger]

Keep it a 4 games..............the Colts will feel Brady's and Patriot's wrath their first game back!

 

[ObsiWan]

4 GAME SUSPENION AND FORFEIT #1 PIK IN 016 > ok THAT'S A PENALTY.
aPPEAL WILL KNOCK IT DOWN TO HOW MANY GAMES ?

Dude, is your caps lock broke?

 

[toronto]

Stunned. Appeals to come, but all of a sudden he cares about integrity. Hilarious.

 

[Lucky]

Wow, 4 games. When the whip comes down.

 

[Playoffs]

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter

And now NFL has announced it.

Tom Brady suspended four games,

Patriots fined $1 million,

lose two picks. 1st 2016, 4th 2017.

Adam Caplan ‏@caplannfl

4 games without Brady: vs. Steelers, at Bills, vs. Jaguars, at Cowboys.

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter

Though Tom Brady wasn't fined, he is scheduled to make $8 million this season. Being suspended 4 games costs Brady about $2 million.

Matt Overton ‏@MattOverton_LS

October 18th will be quite a day here in Indy

 

[Blake]

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter
Quote:
And now NFL has announced it.

Tom Brady suspended four games,

Patriots fined $1 million,

lose two picks. 1st 2016, 4th 2017.

Kraft: "Yeah, so what?"

 

[Double Barrel]

And i bet some teams would take that tradeoff for a super bowl win

In a heartbeat. No asterisks in official records.

Stunned. Appeals to come, but all of a sudden he cares about integrity. Hilarious.

Yeah, no doubt. This from the league of denial.

 

[Playoffs]

 

[Wolf]

Giselle is going to have to come out of retirement to make up Tom's loss of salary

 

[ObsiWan]

let's seeee....

@ Dallas
@ Indy
-- NY Jets
-- Washington

Goodell must really be pissed to write off two marquee' matchups at the start of the season; Romo vs. Garappolo just doesn't have the same star power as Romo vs. Brady...?

 

[Scooter]

I'm impressed. Didn't think Goodell had the stones.

he doesn't, this will get reduced drastically after the appeals process.

 

[JB]

let's seeee....

@ Dallas
@ Indy
-- NY Jets
-- Washington

Goodell must really be pissed to write off two marquee' matchups at the start of the season; Romo vs. Garappolo just doesn't have the same star power as Romo vs. Brady...?

Adam Caplan ‏@caplannfl
Quote:
4 games without Brady: vs. Steelers, at Bills, vs. Jaguars, at Cowboys.

I'm confused

 

[ObsiWan]

he doesn't, this will get reduced drastically after the appeals process.

But it won't be Goodell doing the reducing. IF it gets reduced, it won't be the suspension. If there's a reduction I think it'll be one or both of the draft picks reinstated. Kraft or Belichick didn't have anything to do with deflate-gate so, in my mind, the loss of picks isn't really justified. This should have fallen all on Brady.

 

[ObsiWan]

I'm confused

Adam's list is right. I screwed up.

 

[JB]

Adam's list is right. I screwed up.

 

[PapaL]

4 games and 2 draft picks for a Super Bowl? Where do the Texans sign up?

 

[thunderkyss]

But it won't be Goodell doing the reducing. IF it gets reduced, it won't be the suspension. If there's a reduction I think it'll be one or both of the draft picks reinstated. Kraft or Belichick didn't have anything to do with deflate-gate so, in my mind, the loss of picks isn't really justified. This should have fallen all on Brady.

We can only hope they reduce it to 0 games, then a video pops up showing Brady to be as complicity as Ray Rice.... then Goodell has to suspend him for the year.

 

[Playoffs]

Paul Schwartz @NYPost_Schwartz

Since Deflategate, Eli Manning has experimented with a slightly deflated football. "There is a noticeable difference," he said.

 

[mattieuk]

We all know how this goes.

Patriots appeal - suspension dropped to 3 games. Garoppolo starts games 1 through 3, throws 12 TDs and no INTs. At the end of the season the Patriots trade Garoppolo for 2016 and 2017 first round picks.

 

[badboy]

glad to see it but did not expect the severity. Cannot stand a cheater

 

[Sigma]

just think how embarassing it would be for the texans if the pats were to have a better record than the texans after the first 4 games and without brady (even tho we know it won't stay 4 game suspension)

 

[JB]

just think how embarassing it would be for the texans if the pats were to have a better record than the texans after the first 4 games and without brady (even tho we know it won't stay 4 game suspension)

 

[gwallaia]

The Internet memes are hilarious.

 

[toronto]

Here's an early prediction. When the Colts and Pats play next year, take the over.

 

[PapaL]

The Internet memes are hilarious.

This has been my favorite thus far...

 

[Lucky]

Here's an early prediction. When the Colts and Pats play next year, take the overinflated

fify

 

[JB]

Patriot Super Bowl rings are in

 

[gary]

One more game should be added. It should the SB if they make it far. LOL.

 

[keyser]

Though Tom Brady wasn't fined, he is scheduled to make $8 million this season. Being suspended 4 games costs Brady about $2 million.

OK, so if Brady loses $2 million, doesn't that also save the Patriots $2 million? Then, couple that with their $1 million fine, and they come out ahead by $1 million? Surely that's not right...

 

[thunderkyss]

 

[TexansThunder]

glad to see it but did not expect the severity. Cannot stand a cheater

Baseball has steroids. NFL has the Patriots.

 

[JB]

OK, so if Brady loses $2 million, doesn't that also save the Patriots $2 million? Then, couple that with their $1 million fine, and they come out ahead by $1 million? Surely that's not right...

No, the money from fines goes into a predesignated slush fund

 

[texan279]

 

[texan279]

 

[texan279]

 

[Wolf]

Probably the most realist one I saw was one with Brady

And it said something to the affect. "yeah I am suspended for 4games but still going for that 5th ring"

But there are some funny ones out there lol

 

[Playoffs]

Michele Steele @ESPNMichele

Robert Kraft: "it was our intention to accept any discipline... Today's punishment, however, exceeded reasonable expectation"

Said he would accept league punishment... changed his mind.

Not a man of his word. Surprised not.

 

[ObsiWan]

Michele Steele @ESPNMichele


Said he would accept league punishment... changed his mind.

Not a man of his word. Surprised not.

Dammit Roger! We had a DEAL!!
- Kraft

 

[Marshall]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexus#Quality_rankings

I'm not agreeing with the driver of the first Lexus I saw. Just noting what was on the vehicle I saw. I wasn't in the Lexus market then or now.

 

[Marshall]

he doesn't, this will get reduced drastically after the appeals process.

I suspect the appeal will last until the marquee matchups are over. Then it will be reduced to meaningless games.

 

[Marshall]

OK, so if Brady loses $2 million, doesn't that also save the Patriots $2 million? Then, couple that with their $1 million fine, and they come out ahead by $1 million? Surely that's not right...

My shakey memory aside, I think the CBA designates money from fines and suspensions be turned over to the account which takes care of old veterans. But once again, I could be remembering baseball.

 

[CloakNNNdagger]

Michele Steele @ESPNMichele


Said he would accept league punishment... changed his mind.

Not a man of his word. Surprised not.

Goodell has the choice of handing over the appeal to a designee OR hearing the appeal himself.

 

[gwallaia]

 

[ObsiWan]

I don't get it.