Forgive my cynicism, but in 6 months (or sooner) you'll see Bob and Roger riding segways somewhere together and singing Carly Rae Jepsen songs.redsoxcentury said:
#DFG: Canceling the Noise
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I want him to end this by saying, effective immediately I resign as CEO of the NE Patriots. I have accepted a position as head of the NFLPA. See you in court commissioner!
I wonder if we underestimated Kraft. He may have been playing the long game the whole time. Building a coalition of the willing, meeting with owners one on one, etc... The owners meeting with 31 ill informed owners was probably not the right place to make a fight. Maybe the field has shifted some now.
Or nothing changed and Bob is just doing what is right.
Or nothing changed and Bob is just doing what is right.
"If you attack the New England Patriots, aren't you in fact attacking the entire United States of America? I for one will not sit still while you sully the name of the Greatest Country on the Face of this Earth!"
I know the spotlight for the moment belongs to Kraft (as it should), but, my God, I love Bill Belichick--"It's already been addressed. . .You heard what Robert just said. Maybe you should go back and look at your notes. It's already been addressed."
Q: Can you elaborate?
A: No
Q: Why not?
A: it's already been addressed
Q: But we want to know
A: Go check your notes.
Love it.
A: No
Q: Why not?
A: it's already been addressed
Q: But we want to know
A: Go check your notes.
Love it.
Mike Reiss-Kraft doing his best to throw in some football questions and BB answering them. Comedy gold.
Aw gee ya think?( . ) ( . ) and (_!_) said:
That everyone was up in arms about Kraft a few months ago was ridiculous.
That was a FANTASTIC statement by Kraft. Loved every word of it.
rodderick said:
Wrong. Because if he was in communication with JJ constantly it would prove that there was a deflation scheme for a longer period of time!
Belichick going full-on Belichick on these blood-thirsty journalists. This is fucking amazing.
Bob Kraft just went balls-out, don't you dare fuck with my QB or Coach, I'm putting my franchise into the middle of the pot and going ALL-IN with you lying, cheating, muther-fuckers.
Goodell, you douchebag, it is GO time.
Bob Kraft just went balls-out, don't you dare fuck with my QB or Coach, I'm putting my franchise into the middle of the pot and going ALL-IN with you lying, cheating, muther-fuckers.
Goodell, you douchebag, it is GO time.
Always love Belichick press conferences when you know this is coming.
Also, NFL did a great job distracting from the Brady, et al trying to dig into the investigation by putting the phone front and center.
"Sorry, that's privleged." - Wells
I'm sure that's something they will try to hit on the impartiality front going forward.
Also, NFL did a great job distracting from the Brady, et al trying to dig into the investigation by putting the phone front and center.
"Sorry, that's privleged." - Wells
I'm sure that's something they will try to hit on the impartiality front going forward.
Killing me that I'm on the train missing this. And on that going to be killing my first hour back in the office this afternoon watching this. Can't wait.
Only for those who foolishly believed that there was any sort of side agreement between RG and Kraft.MuppetAsteriskTalk said:
HomeBrew1901 said:
Your opinion will change at some point between 2 and 6 when Felger rips it apart. It's what you do.
Yup. Thinking this rebuttal will change the course of the Goodell era is like looking at the Coyote's latest contraption and concluding that this time the Road Runner is really in trouble.Bleedred said:
At the beginning of the Wells report there's a footnote documenting the allowable procedures for football preparation and practices that violate the rule. One of the things that's specifically disallowed according to the NFL's Independent LOLvestigator is using the balls in practice to break them in. Much later in the report, in a footnote documenting the Colts' procedures is the information that Luck insists on using the Colts' balls in practice sessions because he prefers the feel of a football after it's been handled by sweaty hands. Really.pappymojo said:
And that should sum up everything we need to know about NFL QBs, they're prissy and have irrational preferences that probably have no bearing on actual performance. And the NFL is dealing with the Colts' violation in an appropriate matter because there's no advantage here. Unfortunately we happened to be fans of the team everyone loves to hate, headed by a player that once crossed Goodell. So we get a witch hunt.
Not only Goodell didn't give a shit about Kraft laying down arms, he also used the fact that the Patriots didn't fight the fines imposed on them as some twisted admission of guilt. The man is a rat.
Agree. It was more of a (for lack of a better term) a peace offering. I'll do you a favor to get this off the front page, now you do what needs to be done to make things right.Average Reds said:
I, first and foremost, need to apologize to our fans, because I truly believe what I did in May, given the actual evidence of the situation and the leagues history on such matters, would make it much easier for the league to exonerate Tom Brady. Unfortunately I was wrong.tims4wins said:
Kraft said the leagues handling of the entire situation has been disconcerting, and that he still does not understand how an erroneous ESPN report was never corrected by the NFL.
[The Chris Mortensen report] was never corrected by those who had the correct information. For four months, that report cast aspersions and shaped public opinion, Kraft said, noting that Goodells announcement Wednesday had a similar, erroneous headline. This headline was designed to capture headlines across the country and obscure evidence regarding the tampering with air pressure of footballs. It intentionally applied nefarious behavior and ignored Bradys comments.
Tom Brady is a person of great integrity, and is a great ambassador of the game both on and off the field. yet for reasons that I cannot comprehend, there are those in the league office who are more determined to prove that they were right rather than admit any culpability of their own or take any responsibility of their own.
Kraft said the entire issue has never been about whats fair and just.
I tried to do what I though was right. I chose not to take legal action. I wanted to return the focus to football, Kraft said of his dropping of the fight of the team penalties. I have been negotiating agreements on a global basis my entire life. I know there are times when you have to give up important points of principal to achieve a greater good. I acted in good faith and was optimistic that by taking the actions I took, the league would have what they wanted. I was willing to accept the harshest penalty in the history of the NFL for an alleged ball violation because I believed it would help exonerate Tom.
Kraft said a common saying of his is that sometimes you have to get the lawyers out of the room.
Now the league has taken the matter to court, Kraft said, which is a tactic that only a lawyer would recommend.
Once again, I want to apologize to fans of the New England Patriots and Tom Brady. I was wrong to put my faith in the league.
Kraft said the lengths the league is going to disparage Brady and his reputation are reprehensible.
Personally, Kraft said, this is very sad and disappointing to me.
Kraft's statement is nice but means nothing really. That ship sailed when the organization didn't push the NFL. It's a union vs league issue now - Kraft I'd think has his hands tied as an owner to do much of anything to repeal the punishments.
An owner siding with the NFLPA...Uh oh Roger
ESPN round table has been having a field day with if only Tom admitted this etc...
Ugh
ESPN round table has been having a field day with if only Tom admitted this etc...
Ugh
Maybe I'm just a cynic (and due to work have not seen the press conference today), but to me Kraft continues to appear as a mealy-mouthed fence straddler. I realize he's in an awfully difficult predicament here, but the lines are clearly drawn out. You're either with the NFL and are out to fuck over Brady and the Pats, or you support the Pats. The rhetoric blasting Goodell today while tongue bathing him a few months ago is puzzling.
I get that he would have no chance of winning a lawsuit against the NFL on the draft picks and fine. But his boot licking, subservient speech a few months ago placating Goodell and the other owners won't soon be forgotten, no matter what rhetoric he lobs in future press conferences. Did this guy really think Goodell would reduce Brady's suspension?
Kraft is the the Patriots most powerful and only representative to counter the witch hunt. To me, he's been 2-3 steps behind since day 1.
I get that he would have no chance of winning a lawsuit against the NFL on the draft picks and fine. But his boot licking, subservient speech a few months ago placating Goodell and the other owners won't soon be forgotten, no matter what rhetoric he lobs in future press conferences. Did this guy really think Goodell would reduce Brady's suspension?
Kraft is the the Patriots most powerful and only representative to counter the witch hunt. To me, he's been 2-3 steps behind since day 1.
When it's 9-10 owners it will be "Uh oh Roger". Until then it's Kraft sticking up for his QB.Tyrone Biggums said:
canderson said:
Does the NFL's plan to record halftime measurements this year change that calculus now? Kraft can now get on a soapbox about waiting to see more data. It is a sensible and reasonable approach that prominent voices in the media (King and Florio) has also pushed for. Kraft pushing for a review of the end of the season data in relation to what happened in the AFC Champ game is hard to argue against.
Now if the NFL is going to be reasonable and not douchy about how they collect that data is a different argument all together.