Deflategate is Back!

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The Patriots fired the guys they’re passionately defending today

Posted by Darin Gantt on May 14, 2015, 1:49 PM EDT

The Patriots have launched long-winded defense of themselves today, nearly 20,000 words of defense.

But through all the chapter and verse they’ve cited to explain the true motives of Jim McNally and John Jastremski in this document, one question becomes more and more curious.

If these two guys are so innocent, why did the Patriots fire them?

In the league’s initial release on the Patriots’ punishment, it is made clear who did what to whom.

“Patriots owner Robert Kraft advised commissioner Roger Goodell last week that Patriots employees John Jastremski and James McNally have been indefinitely suspended without pay by the club, effective on May 6th,” the league’s release last week read.

So, these two guys are completely misunderstood, a pair of hapless innocents who didn’t want to get busted for lifting shoes and just wanted to drop a few pounds.

Why then would the Patriots move so quickly and decisively to distance themselves?

Perhaps that can be the next installment of the Patriots’ blog.

Yes they were fired today.

[TTK]

Yes they were fired today.

Probably along with an NDA and some hush hush money.

[Bolt-O]

Yes they were fired today.

Read that article carefully. They were suspended indefinitely without pay, the author makes the assumption that they were fired. The P*ts didn't say they were fired, its basically the same, though.

[KNSD]

Here's what the Patriots' report is: A takedown of the Wells' work by lawyers. It doesn't seem to be something done by the team to curry public favor. It seems like it's a preview of a bigger battle to come

If the league loses this battle then it will confirm our suspicions - the league office is full of morons.

Wells' report is about as tight as it gets.

[Coachmarkos]

I'll say it again... Lance Armstrong.

Deny, Deny, Deny... threaten legal action.

Come up with ridiculous counter arguements that don't make sense...because it just shows the "possiblity" that what is reported "could" be wrong.

They won't stop. I hope they do sue the league. This whole thing is such a joke... and it happened from a game they won 45 to 7.

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Making it worse???
Did Patriots’ response to Wells report violate league rules?

Posted by Mike Florio on May 15, 2015, 8:24 AM EDT

As the ever-evolving #DeflateGate story continues to dominate the NFL headlines (which is bad for the league) and overshadow the postseason of two other major sports (which is good for the league), the latest twist relates to the possibility that the Patriots committed a separate rules violation with Thursday’s lengthy rebuttal to the Ted Wells report.

Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post quotes via Twitter language in the NFL’s Constitution regarding public criticism of the league by member clubs. The quote posted by Hubbuch, however, isn’t complete.

Here’s the full language of Article 9.1(C)(4), which provides that teams shall not “[p]ublicly criticize any member club or its management, personnel, employees, or coaches and/or any football official employed by the league.” The provision then requires that “[a]ll complaints or criticism in respect to the foregoing shall be made to the Commissioner only and shall not be publicized directly or indirectly.” (Emphasis added.)

In other words, the rule in question prohibits teams from publicly criticizing other teams or league officials. Thursday’s missive from the Patriots represented criticism of an independent investigator who is not connected to any team or the league office.

It’s still dangerous territory for the Patriots, since the aggressive, public criticism of Wells could eventually become aggressive, public criticism of other teams or of persons employed by the league. And it could be that the NFL has opted to remind folks in the media of this language the morning after the NFL alerted the media through a cascade of leaks that Commissioner Roger Goodell will be handling the appeal of Tom Brady’s suspension.

With the Patriots in full-blown attack mode, it’s possible that they’ll sound off about the Commissioner’s decision to handle the appeal himself without considering the consequences of doing so.

[KNSD]

At what point in time do you think Goodell will be upset for destroying those tapes?

[Mister Hoarse]

At what point in time do you think Goodell will be upset for destroying those tapes?

Or did he?... Mwahahaha....

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