Everyone knows Brady was directing the two ball boys to deflate the game balls. The NFLPA attorney admitted this morning on ESPN Radio the court case was strictly concerning whether the NFL had properly decided the punishment.
The other owners are with Goodell. Don’t look for them to cave.
You might want to educate yourself on the facts.
The NFL lied a number of times during the first week of deflate gate. The leaked the 2 psi low information to ESPN, this was false and was never corrected. The sent a letter from their legal consul Mike Gardi with the false PSI claims. The head of officials claimed that he didn’t know of the claims by the Colts until halftime, that was a lie Wells admitted that the NFL was notified the Thursday before the game.
They were looking to ‘get’ BB Brady is collateral damage.
All of the people mentioned plus Jeff Pash and Goodell were ex Jets exec who were working with the Jets when BB left them for NE, lots of bad blood and axes to grind.
The MSM mostly won’t report any of this, the NFL is their business partner and they won’t cross Goodell. Sally Jenkins from thr WaPo has done a good job covering this frame job.
As to the science Exponent could even be certain that anything had happened to the FBalls other than the Ideal Gas Law, the had to create a scenario where Anderson used a gauge that to his best recollection he didn’t use.
Even if you believe that, the scenario woild require you to believe that the balls were deflated by exactly an amount equal to the difference between the 2 gauges, amazing cooindence....
I addition to AEI and headsmart labs RossMcKittrick demolished the Exponent report, he is the guy who busted Mann’s hockey stick fraud.
What's often overlooked in this case is that it doesn't involve a simple "witch hunt" on the part of an overzealous commissioner with an agenda. This all began when you had one NFL team (the Colts) formally complain to the NFL leadership about another one. This is why Goodell ultimately had to: (1) make the decision himself, and (2) come down hard on Brady and the Patriots.