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      04-25-2016, 02:49 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by RickFLM4 View Post
But they did, and that is the central issue Brady / Pats fans refuse to accept. He had absolute discretion in handing out the penalty. Personally, I think Brady was involved with tampering and trying to cover it up, but it doesn't matter what I or anyone else thinks. The commissioner acted within his rights, as agreed by the NFLPA. Should have never been a court case. They can address it in the next CBA and Brady can sit out 4 games like he should have last season.
Except, the scientific evidence is overwhelming that no tampering with the balls actually occurred. While being right on a narrow and technical interpretation of arbitral deference does not mean the right thing happened here. The balls weren't tampered with and neither Brady nor the Pats deserved to be punished.

All this makes Goodell look even worse. If he had any integrity, he'd thank the Court for the decision and then announce that (based on now clear scientific evidence) all penalties in the case are vacated. Of course, he doesn't have any integrity so that ain't happening.

If you're looking for sources for my comments about scientific certainty:

https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploa...lls-report.pdf
https://wellsreportmistakes.com/
http://www.nh1.com/full-coverage/deflategate/
http://people.csail.mit.edu/jleonard...ate_final2.pdf
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