More Deflategate talk, but it is the first time since the punishment was handed down, as Brady is suspended for the first 4 games of the season.
Was the suspension warranted? Steve feels that the cover up by Brady is the real reason for the 4 games suspension, but he really wonders why the league isn't taking the heat. The Refs should have known the balls were tampered with.
Andy felt the incident was worthy of a 2 game suspension. He felt the NFL took the approach that Brady just didn't cooperate and that is why 4 games. He also feels that if he confesses in the appeal then the suspension will drop to 2 games. What troubles Andy is the fact that the Report cleared the Pats organization, but still they were fined and lost 2 draft choices.
Scott felt the in the beginning Brady was a bit to smug in an interview and that bothered him.
Should Tom have handed over his cell phone? Steve states that no way he should have. That just invading too much of his privacy.
Deflating the Balls really may have helped the Pats in their home games, because they did not fumble at home all year last year. LeGarrett Blount has been a known fumbler in his career and yet did not have one fumble in his home games last year. Keep an eye on the fumbles this year in Patriot home games this year as they may go up. Is the fumbling due to deflated balls or the coaching? We shall see.
The Line in the Pats opening game is now down to New England down to -2, while the Super Bowl Odds are now 8-1 instead of 7-1.
Andy is looking more at the Win Total, which is now down to 10 after being at 10.5. He feels that a shot at the over is warranted here and he goes back to the time Brady was lost for the year and they still won 11 games that season. He feels they can get at least 10 wins here, especially with Garappolo having all this time to prepare.
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