NFL 2015

[Jimbone]

The NFL is really going to fine, take draft picks, and tarnish the career of their greatest players ever on conjecture and probabilities? Sure looks that way... but I think this is all public relations optics.

I think this is more about Goodell trying to show he is tough after his complete bungling of the Ray Rice fiasco. During the investigation Brady was available and answered every single one of the questions they asked him.The NFL is just pissed that Brady wouldn't give them his personal cell phone - they admitted as much in the report. They say that is him not being cooperative, so they are trying to punish him for it.

After reading most of the report, I'm not even sure Brady gets a two game suspension after appeal, Cutz. This is so weak I wouldn't be surprised if the whole thing gets tossed - including the lost pick and the fine. Suspending a player essentially because they wouldn't hand over their phone is ridiculous... there is no evidence that Tom Brady or the NE Patriots did anything wrong in the report.

This is a tempest in a teapot IMO. Brady is one of the best quarterbacks to have ever played the game, and he didn't get that way by 'cheating'.