OT - Patriots Deflate Report

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

No money at the HS level which is why they are conscientious. Take it up to the next level and then the next, and money starts to trump morals.

Which brings us right to what I was going to post about the suspension being upheld. 4 weeks out - plus the bye in week 5 leaves Brady coming back in week 6 against? The Colts. And it's already scheduled as the primetime game.

There's the money right there.

The potential spectacle of a well rested Brady coming into the colts game having had 5+ weeks to do nothing but study film.....It'll either be an epic blowout or a rout of the current "bad guy" who comes back rusty. Figure a 50-50 split in the hopes of the fans, and a bit of premium pricing on the ads? That's a can't lose PR win for the NFL in general.


On the other points.

The NFL hasn't done enough about head injuries. Look at the helmet tech in motorsports especially the more expensive divisions like F1. The sort of stuff those guys walk away from (Sometimes literally ) Is far rougher than an NFL hit.

They're also very inconsistent in punishments. Ray Rice gets 2 games eventually a season, back to 2 games in court, Brady 4 One may have known someone else was playing with the footballs or even asked that they do that. The other committed an actual crime that was recorded on video. That's a mess. Adrian Peterson got essentially a full season suspension, which was appropriate. Both Came after the debacle with Ray Rice and it could be argued that their punishments were more severe because of that earlier controversy.

The person handing out the suspension also being the one to hear the appeal I hope needs no explanation as to why it's not appropriate.

Steve B