When it comes to the NFL and stuff like this I’ve gotten to the point where I just assume it will be handled as incompetently as possible and that’s what they’re doing once again. And I’m sure once the appeal decision is handed down, it will once again be a tone-deaf decision that leaves even the Patriots haters scratching their head.
Does anyone think Goodell didn’t know exactly what he was going to do within 24 hours after Brady’s marathon appeal session? Are we really to expect he’s sitting around pondering what he’ll do? He has absolute power here so why let it hang in the breeze?
Well it certainly keeps the NFL in the center of attention. He just mentions a decision is coming “soon” and the entire sports media was on high alert for the last week. I’m sure Goodell takes some enjoyment out of that.
Is he calculating? Or is he just so up his own ass he’s really that aloof?
Either way the whole thing has been handled horribly from the moment the balls were tested at halftime. The NFL has made it worse on the Patriots at every turn, but let’s face it, fans who hate the Patriots certainly drive a lot of traffic and eyeballs.
Whatever is really going on at NFL headquarters I just want this all to be behind us, but not at the price of Brady accepting a penalty if he never told or expected his game balls to specifically be below the legal level of 12.5.
If it goes to court so be it, but all the other NFL fans who are enjoying this treatment of the Patriots better be wary if/when their team breaks the rules. The only thing the NFL has proven over the last six months is that they can and will make every situation worse on themselves, the team and the fans.