sportchampps;1728262 wrote:I do t think he should be suspended unless they have actual proof. Goodell does whatever the fuck he wants with no reasoning
I agree, but I don't think a 4 game suspension keeps them out of the playoffs, which is what really matters.
Also saw this and I don't think the punishment fits the crime, especially since they brought up spygate, how can you punish a team again for something they were already punished for?
Why do I think this has been made to be a bigger deal than it is? I go back to the Vikings-Panthers game from November, with teams illegally heating footballs on the sideline and simply getting a warning from the NFL, and wonder how we got to this point with the Patriots and underinflated footballs. I go back to the Chargers using an illegal sticky substance on towels in 2012 and getting fined $25,000, and likewise wonder how we got to this point with the Patriots and underinflated footballs. Put the three situations together and only one requires a full-fledged investigation that will cost owners millions of dollars? In the interest of fairness, what am I missing? Add in comments from Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers about his preference for overinflated footballs, and this New York Times story on Eli Manning and his football preparation, and it just seems we've gone off the rails here.
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4781318/quick-hit-thoughts-around-the-patriots