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Originally Posted by nik-
I'm not a Pats fan in the slightest, in fact I don't really like them, but this suspension is an embarrassment for the league.
They just spent a year getting raked over the coals for the spousal abuse issue and the laughable Ray Rice suspension and they suspend a guy who lied in an investigation for twice as long as the guy who uppercut his wife in the face.
Goddell is a trainwreck.
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I don't think some of you realize what happened. Brady's cronies at his request removed the balls from the NFL's possession without consent, deflated them 16% below the NFL minimum inflation, and then replaced them. It's a premeditated and highly organized breaking of the rules and I'm actually stunned how many people seem to think it's no big deal and acceptable because other teams in the past may or may not have done it. The fact is they did it and got caught and IMO a team playing with balls inflated to 10.5 psi when the rest of the league is using balls in the range of 12.5-13.5 psi it clearly providing an advantage. It would be no different if a home team in the NHL was modifying pucks somehow (using say a heavier puck) that played to the strengths of their team. How many NHL fans would shrug that off? Not many I'm willing to bet.
I realize we live in an age where many think it's okay to steal music and movies because studios make lots of money but the fact is if the most important thing about all sports is integrity as without that it's simply WWE.