Deflate-Gate Fall Out

M.J.

10 years ago

The Deflate-Gate penalty: a four-game suspension, 1^st and 4^th round draft picks, and one million dollars…can you hear Dr. Evil from Austin powers say “One millllliooonn dollars”?

The cry from Patriots fans has been, ‘Because it was Brady’. ‘Everyone hates the Patriots’. ‘If it had been a real crime, he would have “gotten less”. ‘All that punishment for a little deflation? Unfair’.

After my article “By Any Other Name”, I got to hear from a few zealot Pats fans – fans meaning fanatics. It started with insults and descended from there – little class and zero objectivity. Basically acting the complete definition of a fanatic. Ultimately, Brady was an angel and I the devil.

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I was once there – a fanatic. Been there and done that. So I can’t judge harshly.

Let’s deal not in fanatics, but in the facts.

Brady and the Pats aren’t getting hit “this hard” because of deflating footballs and the best pay per head reviews…first, it’s because Brady purposely obstructed the investigation and hindered the hunt for the truth. Secondly, the Pats organization turns its nose up at the league – this hasn’t endeared them to the powers that be and they also repeat offenders. Thirdly, just like The Saint HC Payton got hit because he’s the captain and thus responsible for his team’s actions, so too is Belichick receiving he SAME treatment. Notice the word SAME?!

Let’s backtrack a bit. If Brady had come clean and said something other than ‘aww gosh shucks. I just didn’t notice. The stage light is just so bright‘. Then the burden might have been lighter. The going rate I’ve heard is 25K.

But he didn’t.

Pats fans would like us to believe Brady is a “god” at QB – calm, cool, collected and a brilliant tactician, but just didn’t notice the balls were underinflated. Guess his brilliance only works when it suits him? Anyone who has ever played football knows that an underinflated ball is instantly obvious to any a ball handler. Brady’s ‘gollie-gee-willikers‘ routine was a complete load. Add to this it was a sting that caught him means there was prior suspicion – and prior deflated balls. This wasn’t a one-game affair. So, this football “god” practiced all week with balls at one pressure, but come game time he and his offensive squad played with a ball of another pressure and no one noticed – no one!! I admit this isn’t a fact. And I can’t prove they were willfully ignorant. But, at a certain point in science improbability becomes impossible. I and the league believe we are there.

Focusing back on Brady, he then mocked the league, stoking the flames of league officials, by not turning over his phone and interfering with witnesses as to impede the case – these are facts. The report never said they believe he refused to turn over his phone or messed with witnesses. They said he DID. All the dots in the Wells Report would have been proven or dispelled by Brady’s phone and witnesses, but he refused and deluded crucial evidence. Why? I don’t mind reading. This is why they used ‘probable’ and couldn’t say DID – because Brady obstructed the case. BUT, in doing so he corrupted any benefit of the doubt about his motive.

I can say this – the truth is either Brady is guilty or innocent: one or the other. There are no other options.

If he is innocent and he decided to act as he did, then he is a complete fool. Dumber than a box of rocks. If you have zero culpability then you have nothing to hide. Instead, Brady’s actions have been to hide the object that could have dispelled his wrongdoing and to create an air of dubiousness by skulking about witnesses. A dunce hat please…anyone, anyone?

If he is guilty, then he acted accordingly with that of a liar and a cheat: to add lie, upon lie, upon lie in hopes to escape getting caught.

In this case, ignorance wasn’t the best defense. And for Brady, it isn’t bliss.

We will never know for a fact why Brady did what he did. But, Brady knows now that there is a price for acting as he has. Either a fool or a liar – or both: the penalty is the same…and one he will always be remembered for.

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