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Re: New England Patriots
Posted: Mon April 25, 2016 6:24 pm
by Green Habit
Self wrote:I think he's referring to Spygate.
Ah, I guess for the owners who thought that punishment was too lenient. That's not much of a "make up" for the Pats, though.
Self wrote:I just want it to be over and never hear about it again.
So do I, friend. I wanted this over months (years?) ago.
Re: New England Patriots
Posted: Mon April 25, 2016 8:33 pm
by epilogue
Self wrote:Green Habit wrote:What did this make up for?
I think he's referring to Spygate.
I just want it to be over and never hear about it again.
Re: New England Patriots
Posted: Mon April 25, 2016 9:18 pm
by Coach
The prevailing theory is that 1. the owners thought the Spygate penalty was too lenient, 2. Goodell was also seen as too lenient on Ray Rice (after the tape was exposed), 3. Kraft was guilty of previously lobbying other owners to swallow overblown punishments for cap violations (Jones/Cowboys). So there's the ample motivation to make a mountain out of a mole hill.
Re: New England Patriots
Posted: Mon April 25, 2016 9:20 pm
by epilogue
Coach wrote:The prevailing theory is that 1. the owners thought the Spygate penalty was too lenient, 2. Goodell was also seen as too lenient on Ray Rice (after the tape was exposed), 3. Kraft was guilty of previously lobbying other owners to swallow overblown punishments for cap violations (Jones/Cowboys). So there's the ample motivation to make a mountain out of a mole hill.
And all of that makes some kind of sense if I look at it from a certain angle. But it's just so stupid and overblown. Goodell is a nightmare.
Re: New England Patriots
Posted: Mon April 25, 2016 9:34 pm
by Simple Torture
I'm guessing they'll start 2-2 without Brady (and they easily could have been 3-1 with him), which won't be a deep whole or anything.
Re: New England Patriots
Posted: Mon April 25, 2016 9:38 pm
by Coach
Simple Torture wrote:I'm guessing they'll start 2-2 without Brady (and they easily could have been 3-1 with him), which won't be a deep whole or anything.
They won at least one SB starting the season 2-2.
Re: New England Patriots
Posted: Tue April 26, 2016 12:16 am
by Green Habit
Coach wrote:The prevailing theory is that 1. the owners thought the Spygate penalty was too lenient, 2. Goodell was also seen as too lenient on Ray Rice (after the tape was exposed), 3. Kraft was guilty of previously lobbying other owners to swallow overblown punishments for cap violations (Jones/Cowboys). So there's the ample motivation to make a mountain out of a mole hill.
#2 makes no sense. "You were too lenient on wife beaters, so let's make an example out of ball deflators!!!!". But #3 is interesting. I still think the Redskins and Cowboys got completely screwed for breaking a rule that didn't exist. Nothing smelled of collusion worse than that.
Re: New England Patriots
Posted: Tue April 26, 2016 2:44 am
by epilogue
Goodell is really the equivalent of a petulant bully. WHAAAAAAAAAAAAA WHAAAAAAAAAA EVERYBODY LISTEN TO ME I HAVE POWER I DESERVE RESPECT WHAAAAAAAAAAA WHAAAAAAAAAAAA I'LL FINE YOU BIG TIME IF YOU DON'T LISTEN TO ME WHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Re: New England Patriots
Posted: Tue April 26, 2016 3:09 am
by Green Habit
durdencommatyler wrote:Goodell is really the equivalent of a petulant bully. WHAAAAAAAAAAAAA WHAAAAAAAAAA EVERYBODY LISTEN TO ME I HAVE POWER I DESERVE RESPECT WHAAAAAAAAAAA WHAAAAAAAAAAAA I'LL FINE YOU BIG TIME IF YOU DON'T LISTEN TO ME WHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
This reads to me like it should be spoken in an Eric Cartman voice.
Re: New England Patriots
Posted: Fri July 29, 2016 1:41 pm
by Green Habit
Re: New England Patriots
Posted: Fri July 29, 2016 2:15 pm
by Simple Torture
When my wife e-mailed me to tell me that Belichick was already getting salty, I assumed it was about a 7th-string tight end who forgot to block on one play. This is much better.
Re: New England Patriots
Posted: Fri July 29, 2016 2:33 pm
by numbers
Simple Torture wrote:
When my wife e-mailed me to tell me that Belichick was already getting salty, I assumed it was about a 7th-string tight end who forgot to block on one play. This is much better.
that was classic gold standard BB
Re: New England Patriots
Posted: Fri July 29, 2016 2:34 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Yeah that was awesome. And what a stupid fucking question to ask. I don't care if Garappolo goes undefeated.
Re: New England Patriots
Posted: Fri July 29, 2016 2:43 pm
by epilogue
Green Habit wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:Goodell is really the equivalent of a petulant bully. WHAAAAAAAAAAAAA WHAAAAAAAAAA EVERYBODY LISTEN TO ME I HAVE POWER I DESERVE RESPECT WHAAAAAAAAAAA WHAAAAAAAAAAAA I'LL FINE YOU BIG TIME IF YOU DON'T LISTEN TO ME WHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
This reads to me like it should be spoken in an Eric Cartman voice.
Re: New England Patriots
Posted: Fri July 29, 2016 2:45 pm
by epilogue
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Yeah that was awesome. And what a stupid fucking question to ask. I don't care if Garappolo goes undefeated.
What if he goes undefeated AND throws for 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns in his four games under center? AND manages to bang Gisele?
Re: New England Patriots
Posted: Fri July 29, 2016 3:06 pm
by Electromatic
Green Habit wrote:
That's freaking gold.
Re: New England Patriots
Posted: Fri July 29, 2016 3:09 pm
by Electromatic
Things that are going right for the Pats...
Still the best coach in football. A good month long audition for Jimmy G (to trade for another 2nd round pick next year or legitimately hold on to)
Generally speaking, Pissed off Angry Tom Brady = Super Bowl.
Re: New England Patriots
Posted: Fri July 29, 2016 3:35 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
The Belichick/Brady combo may be my favorite ever of coach/player. Those two are freaking great, and I'm not a Patriots fan.
Re: New England Patriots
Posted: Fri July 29, 2016 3:37 pm
by epilogue
E.H. Ruddock wrote:The Belichick/Brady combo may be my favorite ever of coach/player. Those two are freaking great, and I'm not a Patriots fan.
Yeah, I'm hard pressed to come up with a close second place.
Re: New England Patriots
Posted: Tue August 02, 2016 4:24 pm
by Coach
More than 22,000 fans watched a nighttime practice yesterday. This is really becoming a Pats town vs. Sox town.