Patriots Weirdos

[twballgame9]

Left here with no comment whatsoever:

Brady signed a two-year contract extension during the offseason that dropped his 2016 salary from $9 million to $1 million. That could save Brady almost $2 million in lost salary during a four-game suspension.

This shows he knew he was guilty.

Or it shows that they read the tea leaves like everyone else after the hearing and determined Berman was off the reservation. Checkers, meet chess.

Don't get too excited there, Brady jock-sniffer. The salary reduction is clearly a subterfuge to avoid this penalty. I could see the league disputing the reduction and seeking to enforce the award using the contract numbers in effect at the time of the arbitration decision. Otherwise, everybody will start doing this and the league's disciplinary system will fall apart.

Yeah, no its not. I just said that to get some righteous indignation out of a Philly fan. They did it for the same reason they traded Chandler Jones and the league won't do fuck all about it because it happens all the time. He's only making $1 million the year after, as well.

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

... He's only making $1 million the year after, as well.

even a giants fan knows that's likely to be renegotiated

[twballgame9]

... He's only making $1 million the year after, as well.

even a giants fan knows that's likely to be renegotiated

He gets $15 million the following 2 years. That is what will be renegotiated. He got a $28 million guaranteed signing bonus prorated over four, so his cap hit is still only $9 million. They need to sign Hightower and Collins and one of the tackles.

[angrychicken]

... He's only making $1 million the year after, as well.

even a giants fan knows that's likely to be renegotiated

He gets $15 million the following 2 years. That is what will be renegotiated. He got a $28 million guaranteed signing bonus prorated over four, so his cap hit is still only $9 million. They need to sign Hightower and Collins and one of the tackles.

Meh. However it breaks down, it's probably illegal, perhaps felonious.

[twballgame9]

... He's only making $1 million the year after, as well.

even a giants fan knows that's likely to be renegotiated

He gets $15 million the following 2 years. That is what will be renegotiated. He got a $28 million guaranteed signing bonus prorated over four, so his cap hit is still only $9 million. They need to sign Hightower and Collins and one of the tackles.

Meh. However it breaks down, it's probably illegal, perhaps felonious.

The great not-Bomber irony being that it would normally be the NFLPA and not the owners' yes man that would bitch about the precedent of that contract.

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

... He's only making $1 million the year after, as well.

even a giants fan knows that's likely to be renegotiated

He gets $15 million the following 2 years. That is what will be renegotiated. He got a $28 million guaranteed signing bonus prorated over four, so his cap hit is still only $9 million. They need to sign Hightower and Collins and one of the tackles.

Meh. However it breaks down, it's probably illegal, perhaps felonious.

or maybe he caught opiate zika aids from prince and all the kraft macaroni and cheese in the world can't save him now

[angrychicken]

... He's only making $1 million the year after, as well.

even a giants fan knows that's likely to be renegotiated

He gets $15 million the following 2 years. That is what will be renegotiated. He got a $28 million guaranteed signing bonus prorated over four, so his cap hit is still only $9 million. They need to sign Hightower and Collins and one of the tackles.

Meh. However it breaks down, it's probably illegal, perhaps felonious.

The great not-Bomber irony being that it would normally be the NFLPA and not the owners' yes man that would bitch about the precedent of that contract.

This is true.

Kraft doesn't give a shit. He's going to do whatever he wants until 1) he is dead or 2) someone has the balls to stand up to him. Kudos to him, but it will be nice when the Patriots return to a level of insignificance.

[angrychicken]

... He's only making $1 million the year after, as well.

even a giants fan knows that's likely to be renegotiated

He gets $15 million the following 2 years. That is what will be renegotiated. He got a $28 million guaranteed signing bonus prorated over four, so his cap hit is still only $9 million. They need to sign Hightower and Collins and one of the tackles.

Meh. However it breaks down, it's probably illegal, perhaps felonious.

or maybe he caught opiate zika aids from prince and all the kraft macaroni and cheese in the world can't save him now

Prince can't make the juice. ool

Maybe they're using the money they saved to help pay for the phantom indoor practice facility that Brad Bates is talking about making a phone call about.

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

... it will be nice when the Patriots return to a level of insignificance.

you mean like the dolphins?

[angrychicken]

... it will be nice when the Patriots return to a level of insignificance.

you mean like the dolphins?

Yes

[gallopingghost]

This may not be over. The Players Association has indicated it is considering "all options". They could file for an "en banc" rehearing in front of every judge before the Second Circuit Court. Granting this is very rare, but Brady lost 2 to 1 and the dissenting judge is the Second Circuit Chief Judge. So far, a total of four judges have heard Brady, two have ruled in favor, and two have ruled against him. So it makes sense to grant him some type of tiebreaker. This would also get Brady another stay of his suspension. It could take until 2017 to arrive at a decision if the court decides to hear it.

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

This may not be over. The Players Association has indicated it is considering "all options". They could file for an "en banc" rehearing in front of every judge before the Second Circuit Court. Granting this is very rare, but Brady lost 2 to 1 and the dissenting judge is the Second Circuit Chief Judge. So far, a total of four judges have heard Brady, two have ruled in favor, and two have ruled against him. So it makes sense to grant him some type of tiebreaker. This would also get Brady another stay of his suspension. It could take until 2017 to arrive at a decision if the court decides to hear it.

i assume that's why his salary went down for 2 years... another summer of balls on our mouths around here

oh yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh....

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[angrychicken]

... it will be nice when the Patriots return to a level of insignificance.

you mean like the dolphins?

It'll be great to hear a 60 year old Edelman and Amendola get together to talk about their perfect sea...wait. Not everyone can be as cool as Mercury Morris.

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

that happened in the year i was born so... i think it's tough to use that in a "who's currently relevant" discussion

[angrychicken]

that happened in the year i was born so... i think it's tough to use that in a "who's currently relevant" discussion

Whatever you say, Broadway Joe.

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

that happened in the year i was born so... i think it's tough to use that in a "who's currently relevant" discussion

Whatever you say, Broadway Joe.

nice one, bernie kosar

[Dick Rosenthal]

Bottom line, Berman disgraced himself and completely ignored the law to try and save Brady and further ingratiate himself with his pal Robert Kraft. The 2nd Circuit quite appropriately stepped in and bench slapped him and Brady's legacy is forever tarnished by his unethical conduct and the fact that there is now considerable suspicion concerning Berman's conduct and his relationship with Kraft.

[gallopingghost]

This may not be over. The Players Association has indicated it is considering "all options". They could file for an "en banc" rehearing in front of every judge before the Second Circuit Court. Granting this is very rare, but Brady lost 2 to 1 and the dissenting judge is the Second Circuit Chief Judge. So far, a total of four judges have heard Brady, two have ruled in favor, and two have ruled against him. So it makes sense to grant him some type of tiebreaker. This would also get Brady another stay of his suspension. It could take until 2017 to arrive at a decision if the court decides to hear it.

i assume that's why his salary went down for 2 years... another summer of balls on our mouths around here

oh yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh....

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=13488

Not necessarily. Justin reduced your salary for two years and it had nothing to do deflated balls did it?

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

... Justin reduced your salary for two years ...

um, no he didn't

[Bryn Mawr Eagle]

This may not be over. The Players Association has indicated it is considering "all options". They could file for an "en banc" rehearing in front of every judge before the Second Circuit Court. Granting this is very rare, but Brady lost 2 to 1 and the dissenting judge is the Second Circuit Chief Judge. So far, a total of four judges have heard Brady, two have ruled in favor, and two have ruled against him. So it makes sense to grant him some type of tiebreaker. This would also get Brady another stay of his suspension. It could take until 2017 to arrive at a decision if the court decides to hear it.

All kidding aside, I will be very surprised if the 2nd Circuit grants an en banc rehearing. And the "chief judge" of a federal circuit court is more of an administrative role; the position is simply rotated and filled by the most senior judge on the court who has not yet reached senior status, so it's not like he or she has more power than anyone else on the court when it comes to decision making. (Although I know nothing about Judge Katzmann and whether he has particular sway with any other members of the court, but he clearly did not with the other two members of the panel). They will not look at an en banc rehearing as a "tie breaker" either. Circuit court judges are, and view themselves as, being a step above the district court judges, and so the second circuit decision is the final word on this. (Unless the union's lawyers can convince enough second circuit judges that the majority was clearly wrong about the law). And the Supremes will not touch this case.

[twballgame9]

Yeah, this thing is dunzo.

[Dick Rosenthal]

Parker and Chin are both Democrat appointees, which is the majority in the Second Circus (TM CLB, USDJ RIP). Moreover, Parker is generally considered a bellwether, so I doubt there will be much appetite to reverse him amongst his colleagues.

Brady's only chance is that Chin is a graduate of the FLS diploma mill. It is possible that the Circuit could decide that his Fordhamness disqualifies him from doing anything other than rejecting prisoner habeas petitions and decides that Parker must have been drunk to agree with Denny. Barring that he is screwed.

[gallopingghost]

Looks like Ted Olsen got a 14 day extension to file the en banc. What the hell. If the guy can basically make W the President, he ought to be able to do this.

[twballgame9]

The way people areally making a big deal about getting an extension is kind of funny. The Boston media spin is priceless.

[twballgame9]

The way people areally making a big deal about getting an extension is kind of funny. The Boston media spin is priceless.

Too bad Epstein couldn't get some sort of extension

This sounded better in your head. Happens. Many voices in there.

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

The way people areally making a big deal about getting an extension is kind of funny. The Boston media spin is priceless.

Too bad Epstein couldn't get some sort of extension

This sounded better in your head. Happens. Many voices in there.

he's trying waaaaaaaayyyyyyy to hard. when you are singled out on this board full of people trying too hard as trying too hard, you need to take stock in what sort of CONTENT you are producing. usually humor bans are not long past this stage of a horrible poster's career

[twballgame9]

The way people areally making a big deal about getting an extension is kind of funny. The Boston media spin is priceless.

Too bad Epstein couldn't get some sort of extension

This sounded better in your head. Happens. Many voices in there.

he's trying waaaaaaaayyyyyyy to hard. when you are singled out on this board full of people trying too hard as trying too hard, you need to take stock in what sort of CONTENT you are producing. usually humor bans are not long past this stage of a horrible poster's career

He's like the Marcus Smart of this board. He's shooting 22% and he commits dumb fouls and flops a lot, but he's playing real hard.

[twballgame9]

I do enjoy the flash in the pan poster that thinks he is a genius at getting under people's skin on a message board dedicated to the only team since WWII not to win any games in basketball or football in a single season.

[hansen]

Looks like Ted Olsen got a 14 day extension to file the en banc. What the hell. If the guy can basically make W the President, he ought to be able to do this.

Assuming he has better/more important cases to work on.

[twballgame9]

Looks like Ted Olsen got a 14 day extension to file the en banc. What the hell. If the guy can basically make W the President, he ought to be able to do this.

Assuming he has better/more important cases to work on.

A. Really? That's a dumb assumption

B. evidently not, since he took this one.