I don't get this Brady Thing. At All.
Months ago we were told Brady had not made his phone (and texts) available. Yesterday, all the breaking news was that Brady had 'destroyed' his cell phone, the day before a key meeting on the Deflate-Gate.
Immediately, 'everyone' in the media is pointing to this as an egregious act, of "destroying evidence". I don't get it. If I was meeting with someone tomorrow that might be demanding my cell phone, I likely would go get a new one also......and store my current cell phone in Lake Mead. That doesn't mean I deflated footballs. It doesn't mean I did anything wrong or illegal.
For all we know, Brady texted his wife about how much hotter she was than some of the other player's wives. Maybe he poked fun at one of them. Maybe he texted to Hulk Hogan that he was a big fan. Or that he hated the country of Greenland, and would never go there, except on a Risk Map. Maybe he has a video of him in Tighty Whities being Tom Cruise dancing in his living Room like in Risky Business. You get the idea, I am SURE he likely had texts that he simply would not want anyone else to read. Despite getting assurances they would remain "private", why should he have to trust others on this.
The obvious solution prior to a meeting like this is to simply go get a new cell phone, throw our your old one, and avoid any possible invasion of privacy issues. That doesn't mean he was texting to "get those balls to PSI 10.5, or your fired".
There are some really bad guys in the NFL right now playing. Guys who have assaulted people, and who have committed some serious crimes. And the Media and the NFL are spending all this time trashing Tom Brady? I simply don't get it.........
Re: The point spread impact of all this, the feeling is that the Courts will either have to overturn the suspension completely, or let it stand. Absent an agreement between Brady and the NFL, Brady will be gone 0 games or the full 4.
The betting marketplaces feel it will be the full four, given the current lines (from CGT)
Week 1: Pit at NE (NE -1.5)
Week 2: NE at Buf (Buf -2.5)
Week3: Jax at NE (NE -9)
Week4: NE bye
Week5: NE at DAL (DAL -3)
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