"They" is (apparently) the NFL, who (it would appear) put out the story to selected reporters that the suspension was overturned and then announced later that it was upheld.
I have no clue what they are doing. None at all.
I doubt the NFL used Tynes, whose "report" came before the end of the hearing. The former kicker is a bit of a showman on twitter, who likes performing for his audience. And this was a 50/50 bet - that Tynes slanted to his "home" audience.
Jaworski, meanwhile, seems to have had his number pulled out of ESPN's Bingo bucket to be the "source" for this NFL trial balloon. Then again, it's ESPN and their track record for "flat out makes shit up" is Pravda-ian recently.
So while I'd love to grab a bat and take a few swings at the NFL...I can't.
I think the decision to uphold fits with the NFL's recent policy of pretending to care about player safety when there is a spotlight on the issue and continuing their decades-long policy of "don't give a shit" when there is no public pressure. The Wallace incident - which, BTW, thanks to you and everyone else who kept bringing it up - would confirm my preconceived notions on this story: the NFL only cares about player safety as much as it is forced to by circumstance.
That no NFL network talking head loudly opining about this brought up concussions is all I need to chalk this one up to the NFL's "move along, nothing to see here" policy.
It is astounding how now feeble Tom Coughlin has lost his fastball. This is the shell of the Marine Colonel, who upon taking control of the new Jaguars franchise, demanded his charges keep ther backs straight, lids on and feet on the floor. Old Tom would have pulled his ass off the field pronto.
Most interesting to me is how some Giants fans firmly believe the team "ruined" Jeremy Shockey through acquiescence and fear ODB is on the same path. Which is among the reasons I believe Tom will be out of there. The team is on the decline and arguably out of control.
You might be right that "old" Tom would have yanked the player. But that "old" Tom would also be unemployed. If Coughin hadn't learned to deal with players better than "Colonel Tom" did, he'd have been ex-coach Coughlin for more than a decade. Like Belichick in his first iteration, Coughlin learned go-along-to-get-along principles when dealing with players, and it has served him well in his Giants tenure.
You say "lost fastball," I say "learned how to operate in a professional context." Belichick didn't pull Talib after his antics with Angry Steve Smith a few seasons ago. Wes Welker suffered more serious professional consequences for some jokes at a press conference.
Your second paragraph would work, verbatim, on WFAN between 2-6 PM. Francesa would dole out UUUUUGGGGGEEEE kudos for that take. ;-)