Brady Suspension Nullified

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(09-05-2015, 11:13 AM)mallorian69 Wrote: Granted this is slightly different because it involved a coach who isn't covered under the CBA but Sean Payton was suspended an entire season for bountygate when there was 0 evidence he knew about it. Not knowing something that was against the rules warrants an entire season, but having "general knowledge" of rules infractions, that you directly benefit from, doesn't warrent anything?

Using the bountygate example, I want to know why belicheat isn't being punished. If Payton loses an entire season for not knowing, why has belicheat gotten off scott free?

I will join the above poster and go "against the grain."

I really have to say I am shocked by this thread overall. Goodell has made a **** ton of mistakes and been pretty inconsistent throughout his reign, but I really thought Brady and Belichick could be looking at a year suspension apiece, in part due to the points raised above.

Eddie George was on Dan Patrick's show last week and pointed out that the penalty for performance enhancing drugs - which give a competitive advantage - is 4 games. So, tampering with equipment to gain a competitive advantage getting 4 games seemed pretty consistent. Some lone wolf noted in the thread there is no way in hell the equipment guys would alter the balls w/o Brady's knowledge. And, circumstantial evidence he knew condemns him when the circumstantial evidence of him not knowing - the phone he destroyed - was withheld/destroyed by him. In fact, for that, I thought he might deserve more than a year suspension.

Pretty sure the same federal judge that overturned the suspension would have put TB in jail for contempt had he destroyed evidence pertaining to a case in his court. Unless, of course, Brady had some swag for him. I guess swag conquers all.