Yeah, repeating over and over again that Patiots counsel wasn't inclined to make McNally available for a follow up interview while failing to note how many times he was actually produced for interviews is troubling. And the report continues like that throughout.WayBackVazquez said:
Because it's not even close to being an objective report, it's more like a summary judgment motion. The exponent report reads like a plaintiff's expert report. I can almost guarantee you some scientist(s)/statistician(s) will prepare a "rebuttal" report, criticizing the findings and assumptions.
I think you and I would agree that it's not the sort of thing that would have been drafted internally to provide objective advice to a client. It's advocacy.
The report doesn't look good for the Pats, but it's more Kraft's lack of reaction that makes me think the Patriots are now scared enough to let sleeping dogs lie. I wouldn't be surprised if there were some sort of rough agreement in place on punishment, and there's enough here.
Decent sized fine to Brady. No suspension. No draft picks. Which is probably reasonable but will make the tone of the report (but not the strength of the actual conclusions) seem incongruous.