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Call me a bad Patriots fan, but I kind of want to see Brady’s suspension cut to one game or so rather than throwing it out. Not because I think he did anything, but I think it would be a good preview of Garropolo if he ever takes over in the future. Thoughts?

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This would have to come from a settlement because Judge Berman either has to uphold the “award” or throw it out. And at this point I think any suspension is a non-starter for Brady so it’s tough to imagine them getting there, though I think it’s the most realistic conclusion given where the sides are entrenched.

But yeah, I hear what you’re saying and there’s certainly a part of me that wants the NFL’s kickoff game to be marred with boos and “Free Tom Brady” chants. And yeah, getting a look at Garoppolo would be interesting, but how much can we really take away from one single game?

All things being equal I just want Deflategate over. If that means a one game suspension so be it. But I have a feeling Berman is throwing this out, the NFL will appeal and we’re going to be dealing with this at least into next offseason. But hey, we get a full season of Brady and there aren’t many of those left.

Tweets of Note from Patriots’ First Joint Practice with Saints

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The Patriots hit the field with the Saints down in West Virginia today, getting a chance to hit someone else for a change. It’s especially good to go up an established team with an “elite” quarterback as well as a different defensive scheme that will challenge the Patriots in new and different ways.

Here are the tweets of note…

This might give some people a scare, but in the long term it’s probably one of the best things that can happen to Butler at this point. He’s going to give up catches this year and what’s most important is how he responds. So to get lit up in practice a bit will show him what he needs to work on. We still can’t deny that Butler has looked very good this summer but let’s remember he’s still very inexperienced and has a way to go.

I think there’s something brewing here with the three safety looks and that’s why I think we could see six safeties stick on the roster. If they will be playing more zone it makes sense to put your smartest and most experienced guys on the field, but there’s also the element of physicality that this group brings that will make tough sledding for opposing offenses across the middle of the field.

At this point I’m just hoping they can manage Tarrell Brown and have him ready to go for the start of the season. It seems like Butler, Brown and McClain are the favorites to start the three corner spots.