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For the life of me I cannot understand while the NFL is still making the Patriots twist in the wind for something that (allegedly) happened in January. Six months later and no resolution to this insanity. A whole football season gets played out in less time.

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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.

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It leads a cynic to think that competently measuring, documenting and tracking the PSI of game balls isn’t that big a deal to the NFL. That protecting PSI wasn’t the goal here, but “getting” the Patriots –- at the behest of the Colts equipment man -– was. And that all the games played with balls under 12.5 PSI in the past will be followed by thousands of games played with under-inflated balls in the future thanks to Mother Nature. On just one night did it matter. That’s a helluva protocol.

NFL yet to share new ball protocols regarding PSI | Comcast SportsNet – CSNNE.com

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Reggie Wayne a fit for Patriots?

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As is always the case when there’s a notable name on the free agent market, the Patriots have been named as a potential landing spot for Reggie Wayne. 

Player agents know the best way to turn up interest on a player is to say the Patriots are interested in them, but that doesn’t always make it true. Still, Bill Belichick’s respect for Reggie Wayne is well-known and the Pats did have interest in him a couple seasons ago when he was a free agent.

But is there really a fit for New England? The Pats didn’t think enough of him in the AFC Championship to give him much of any attention. Whether or not Wayne has enough left in the tank to contribute in a meaningful way in New England is questionable.

Julian Edelman and Brandon LaFell are locked in at the top of the depth chart, and Danny Amendola is a near-lock as a slot receiver and returner. 

Then there’s one of the better camp battles for the last couple spots between Aaron Dobson and Brian Tyms with Josh Boyce hoping to get lucky or for an injury. Brandon Gibson showed promise under Josh McDaniels in St. Louis and is already the wild card of the bunch.

Dobson and Tyms are young players who could blossom with more game snaps. At least Tyms plays special teams, that’s a huge benefit for a receiver who’s down the depth chart.

What’s the value of adding Wayne to the roster? Can he pick up the Patriots’ offense without any time in OTAs or mini camp? He’s a smart player for sure, but we saw Chad Ochocinco play all of 2011 as a non-factor on a team that really needed him to be a factor.

The question is how much would Reggie Wayne improve the Patriots offense and at this point, it’s hard to say much, if at all. If Danny Amendola were to go down, that could open the door. But Wayne would still have stiff competition for that third receiving spot, the only place he’d get any playing time. 

Dobson and Tyms aren’t slot guys, but sliding Edelman inside to utilize them on the outside would be a solution without Amendola that still might be better than Wayne.

Everyone gets excited when rumors of (formerly) big names are linked to the Pats, but I’d still consider Wayne-to-the-Patriots to be a long shot.

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After the switch over to the flying elvis, the Pats had these uniforms for just a single season, 1993. The next year the facemask would be changed to red and the front and back jersey numbers would go to white.

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