Pats punishment announced....:

[jjgold]

He will be back

4 superbowls baby!!!

[Bcatswin]

jj do you want to suck his rooster?

[Vegas39]

I know that. But this will get appealed. Which is why I asked if you guys think he will be back against Dallas.

He should be back against Jacksonville.

Do think he is back for Dallas game after an appeal

[Booya711]

I just think about the Sean Peyton deal. The guy got a full year gone, for in essence tampering with the game. Who knows if those 'bounties' really affected any outcomes but the intent behind it is bad. Same situation with Brady here to me. DON'T MESS WITH THE GAME PEOPLE. lol

I agree with both affecting the integrity of the game, but intent to injure with bounties much more egregious than letting air out of a football.

[minet123]

psi in footballs

[DiggityDaggityDo]

What an over reaction.

the 4 games is probably for his refusal to cooperate with the investigation more so than the actual deflating.

[stealthyburrito]

isnt it funny how this suspension is 2x as long as rices original suspension.

[jjgold]

Tommy 4

[DiggityDaggityDo]

Do think he is back for Dallas game after an appeal

I think he will be back against Jacksonville.

Two game suspension after the appeal. And the league already knows it will be two games. They suspend him 4, he appeals, they drop it to two, which is what they want anyways.

[Ra77er]

I agree with both affecting the integrity of the game, but intent to injure with bounties much more egregious than letting air out of a football.

I appreciate the comment Booya but I don't think we get to pick and choose what is more egregious in terms of tampering with the game. It should be a standard if you do this then you realize that your time in that profession may be over. I think we have warped the rules beyond recognition these days but everyone wants to keep the integrity of it intact right? Should be a no brainer here imho.

[Booya711]

psi in footballs

Many PT posters are experts in the field of PSI

[Ra77er]

[Vegas39]

I think he will be back against Jacksonville.

Two game suspension after the appeal. And the league already knows it will be two games. They suspend him 4, he appeals, they drop it to two, which is what they want anyways.

Thats what I had been saying. though maybe they sit him vs Jacksonville too. That team needs a break

[DiggityDaggityDo]

isnt it funny how this suspension is 2x as long as rices original suspension.

Stealthy, how many games would he have been suspended if he knocked out Gisele?

[44 Mag]

And now NFL has announced it. Tom Brady suspended four games, Patriots fined $1 million, lose two picks.
BANG!

#PATSNATION

OK, was not going to weigh in but I have no choice. We all know this is ridiculous, but I guess my question is: WHY ISN"T Belichick fined and suspended??? He is the coach and is suppose to be responsible for his team, from top to bottom. He should have taken the hit. The " Captain goes down with the Boat" . Die hard Pat's fan, but still think they got the wrong guy. Just my opinion.

[Ra77er]

44 mag I can actually agree with here. I don't personally know or will ever know what happened but Bill should be sitting at home this season.

[EaglesPhan36]

Big deal if he does miss all four games. Looks like they go 2-2 at worst. They get to prep Garoppolo all offseason for this which means they will know more about what they can do on offense the first couple of weeks than the opposition - advantage Patriots once again.

As for BB not getting attached to this, if you think Brady got what he deserved because of the findings of this report, then BB got what he deserved in getting nothing. Conclusion was that he had nothing to do with this. It was the Three Stooges who got busted - Brady and the two dudes who deflated/handled the balls.

[stealthyburrito]

Stealthy, how many games would he have been suspended if he knocked out Gisele?

Oh my

[existential]

Garroppolo will be fine and is their future anyway. the much bigger deal is losing the 1st rounder.

[str]

isnt it funny how this suspension is 2x as long as rices original suspension.

Timing is everything.

[eidolon]

What a f.cking joke.
The refs couldn't even tell the difference for the last 8 years. There is no hard evidence that he asked for the balls to be UNDER 12.5psi (just lower than what they were at, and the txt say 16 at one point).
This is just public outcry getting the lynching they want.

[Vinnie Paz]

Lmao the blind faith in garrapollo

[slacker00]

Call me insane, but I see Garoppolo playing well enough such there's a QB controversy when Brady comes back.

[DiggityDaggityDo]

Call me insane, but I see Garoppolo playing well enough such there's a QB controversy when Brady comes back.

That would be epic!

But it will never happen.

[Vegas39]

Lmao the blind faith in garrapollo

They have whole pre season to get kid ready. They win 2 of first 3

[lakerboy]

Great now the pats get brady in the playoffs with extra rest.

[NoRespect]

brady should retire then blast goodell and the nfl front office for the rice cover up and slap on the wrist. morally which is worse, maybe letting air out of footballs or seeing the full video of rice beating his old lady then covering up the severity

[eidolon]

Everyone bet against the Patriots game one! go go go!

[INVEGA MAN]

all their cheating through the years finally caught up to them. they have been cheating them for years

[MoneyLineDawg]

Repeat offenders that have probably done much worse over the years....They went behind the back of the officials AFTER they checked the air pressure which is the main problem....Brady and the Pats in general refused to fully cooperate and even went after the NFL in the press conferences before the Super Bowl

People that think the NFL were unfair in their ruling need to see the whole picture and situation besides simply saying who cares about 2 PSI of air

BTW the Pats have fumbled way less than any other team for the past decade but I'm sure that's just coincidence

[slacker00]

all their cheating through the years finally caught up to them. they have been cheating them for years

I think that's why the big punishment. PSI is petty crime. Pats have been thumbing their nose at the NFL for years.

[existential]

BTW the Pats have fumbled way less than any other team for the past decade but I'm sure that's just coincidence

interesting to know, hadn't heard that yet

[jjgold]

everyone plays with the balls

Tommy got screwed here

2-2 going to week 5

[Ra77er]

Uh no Gold, maybe you and Brady do that but not the rest of us.

[Vegas39]

interesting to know, hadn't heard that yet

think in the longer Brady thread someone posted a graph for all teams