twballgame9 {l Wrote}:EagleDave {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:flyingelvii {l Wrote}:So why is the phone piece important? Don't disagree that it's suspect. Just seems like a total red herring.
I think the NFL would say that it supports the failure to cooperate aspect of the punishment. I am not familiar with the CBA, but i have always been under the impression that the failure to cooperate was Goodell's perceived escape pod from the total disaster that is the unsupported and conclusory Wells Report.
What gets me here is that, yes, the "non cooperation" aspect of this counts as merit in Goodell's kangaroo court where public opinion is more important than, you know, facts...but it often doesn't in an actual court room where things like evidence and facts are a thing. So, if you know pretty much to a certainty that this will end up in court, why hang your hat on something like this?
What choice did he have? It's not like he wanted to hang his hat on the Wells Report, and Brady refused to cooperate.
The choice was to bite the bullet, let it go at 1 game and a fine and be done with it. Now things will get REALLY ugly, particularly if an injunction gets handed down (likely).
