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Originally Posted by Amnorix
Berman's decision so crucified the NFL it's fair to say that I don't think he has one damn bit of confidence in any of its findings. But, of course, that is beyond the scope of his permissible review, and beyond the scope of his rulings.
But let's put that aside -- your post really does make me shake my head. You're acting like Brady got off on some hypertechnicality. The problems with the NFL's system is fundamentally this -- Goodell does whatever the hell he wants. That's not at "system". It's not fundamentally fair that he makes up rules that applies to players (which never did before), and then imposes punishments on them that are a million times more harsh than anything ever done before.
That's not "Brady got off on a technicality", that's "the NFL's system is ****ed".
The NFL CAN punish players for breaking rules. It just needs a better PROCESS. One that NOTIFIES players what they can and cannot do, and what the potential punishments are for it.
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Yes, it's very much a technicality... I understand you can't agree to that, it's "the Patriot way", and it's worked very well for them during the BB and TB era, and prolly will afterwards too.
Enjoy your season, I'm sure the Pats will ensure they do well.