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[Big-E]

No, he isn't!

Yeah, screw Brady and the Patriots.
Sorry breh, you will never enter the league of Montana, Bradshaw, Staubach, etc.

Deal with it, New-Age Patriots "fans".

Ryan Leaf was a better QB than Bradshaw.

 

[Apt101]

I can't wait to hear Bill Burr whine about this on his podcast.

 

[Ri'Orius]

That said, cheating is cheating.

Sure, but isn't every thrown flag technically "cheating"? Offsides is cheating, passing interference is cheating, etc. etc. If you say that any rule violation causes a forfeit... then we'd have a problem even finishing a game.

 

[Elwood Blues]

Damn people sure are mad that Tom Brady is good at football.

If he's so good why did he cheat to appear better?

 

[ConsumerSquare]

Fuck the Saints.

 

[Fox Mulder]

But how much did they make from winning the superbowl?

Slap on the wrist.

 

[Instro]

I'm not sure I even care. The only game it would have had any real bearing on would have been against the Ravens.

 

[Ape]

If you want a true insight into how entitled and delusional the Pats fans here are - enjoy the bolded.

Every fan base has some bad ones and ofc they're going to be on the internet spewing a bunch of retarded bullshit. It isn't really fair to say that all Pats fans are like that.

 

[Zyae]

If you want a true insight into how entitled and delusional the Pats fans here are - enjoy the bolded.

Easily the worst fanbase in the NFL. The entitlement is absurd.

 

[Perspicacity]

We punish real patriots and kill four of their games but kill four Americans and there's no punishment and you can still run for president #Benghazi

 

[Haloid1177]

If he's so good why did he cheat to appear better?

I still don't see the proof of him actually cheating so...

 

[JABEE]

Brady and Belichick are cheats. Their legacy is built on Sham Bowls. Cheated their way to the top.

 

[LyleLanley]

We punish real patriots and kill four of their games but kill four Americans and there's no punishment and you can still run for president #Benghazi

Twitter is a goldmine right now.

"Brady doesn’t answer questions about deflating balls: 4 game suspension

Obama refuses to answer questions about Benghazi: 0 game suspension"

 

[Malo]

Time to check the salt levels on sosh.

 

[Officerrob]

Damn people sure are mad that Tom Brady is good at football.

People get really upset at repeated cheating by the same team

 

[BKJest]

We didn't find anything. But you didn't hand over your phone. Let's ban you for 4 games.

 

[Spinluck]

Spygate didn't even make the list

Think it was only like a 250k fine lol

 

[Alligatorjandro]

#StandwithBrady

 

[SURGEdude]

NFL with egg on their face. Taking this completely minor infraction as their hill to die on. I hope Daddy Kraft finally parts ways with Goodell and gets rid of that loser once and for all. Fining the team goes against their own report. That's what happens when you are winners, people come out of the wood work trying to explain the awesomeness on display and have to resort to conspiracy when the fact is the Patriot way is just better than everyone else's way. Pats losing a 1st round draft pick is something we lose every year so don't give two shits about that.

Is this real life?

That Bountygate isn't the most fined NFL offense is a fucking travesty.

Totally agree. This is cheating, but that was vile beyond belief.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

Why? I would think salary-cap violations have a bigger impact than the inflation level of the footballs.

Because even if they do cheat the salary cap, they have to play on a level playing field with the other teams while actually playing the game. Them making more money then they should doesn't really effect the actual game in any way, doesn't make the players play any better, and doesn't put the other team at a disadvantage during the game. One could argue that the salary cap is arbitrary and unnecessary in the first place considering that other sports don't have it. They still have to play with the same amount of players, they just got paid more.

 

[Afrikan]

what other little things do teams do that are considered "cheating".

I understand it, cheating is cheating...and when you choose to do so, you should be held accountable.

but where do they draw the line?

 

[Spider from Mars]

Twitter is a goldmine right now.

"Brady doesn’t answer questions about deflating balls: 4 game suspension

Obama refuses to answer questions about Benghazi: 0 game suspension"

Clinton and Obama would only be punished if they were #patriots

 

[Officerrob]

Twitter is a goldmine right now.

"Brady doesn’t answer questions about deflating balls: 4 game suspension

Obama refuses to answer questions about Benghazi: 0 game suspension"

Donald Trump inspiring the nation I see...

 

[bob_arctor]

Brady and Belichick are cheats. Their legacy is built on Sham Bowls. Cheated their way to the top.

Of course. Any rational person knows this.

 

[Spinluck]

We didn't find anything. But you didn't hand over your phone. Let's ban you for 4 games.

He did absolutely nothing to prove that he was innocent. He was uncooperative and clearly lied... So...

 

[Cybit]

It's not just Pats fans, it's all Football fans - have you never looked at the espn comment section?

That's the one that scares me - it is facebook linked too.

Every fan base has some bad ones and ofc they're going to be on the internet spewing a bunch of retarded bullshit. It isn't really fair to say that all Pats fans are like that.

Hence why I tried to say it was at least some of the folks posting here.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

Brady and Belichick are cheats. Their legacy is built on Sham Bowls. Cheated their way to the top.

To be fair in two of the wins their opponents figuratively barfed up their win, in the case of Seattle.

And literally barfed up a win in the case of the Eagles.

 

[snacknuts]

 

[Officerrob]

We didn't find anything. But you didn't hand over your phone. Let's ban you for 4 games.

The texts taken off the two guys phones was pretty damning.

 

[Beefy]

He did absolutely nothing to prove that he was innocent. He was uncooperative and clearly lied... So...

Imagine if he didn't hand over his phone because he was cheating on Gisele or something...


It isn't a Pats thread without Jabee.

 

[Quotient]

Because even if they do cheat the salary cap, they have to play on a level playing field with the other teams while actually playing the game. Them making more money then they should doesn't really effect the actual game in anyway, doesn't make the players play any better, and doesn't put the other team at a disadvantage during the game. One could argue that the salary cap is arbitrary and unnecessary in the first place considering that other sports don't have it. They still have to play with the same amount of players, they just got paid more.

So being able to spend more money on players than other teams doesn't give you a competitive advantage?

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

That's the one that scares me - it is facebook linked too.



Hence why I tried to say it was at least some of the folks posting here.

Those posts you are pointing out are no more annoying than someone like Jabee being stuck on loop for the past year.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Everyone do a shot every time we see this phrase posted.

I don't want to die of alcohol poisoning today

 

[Big-E]

Is this real life?

Of course it is. The NFL botched this entire thing from the beginning. The whole report speaks to how incompetent the NFL is which is nothing new. Lets set up a sting against the Pats but lets forget to actually record the pre game pressures. Lets act all mad at Brady not turning in his phone when executives did not do that for Ray Rice and act all mad about it. Patriots are better off not having any first round picks as they most likely will be waste of money as that is Bill's biggest weakness.

 

[DopeToast]

This makes me happy. I don't think they were ever going to asterisk or take away wins or Super Bowl victories. That seems like an NCAA thing to do. I don't know if there is any precedent for doing that on the professional level.

But I like the Brady and the team is being punished, especially the four game suspension and the first round draft pick. Maybe this dissuades them and other teams from attempting to cheat. I hope so.

 

[Ape]

That's the one that scares me - it is facebook linked too.



Hence why I tried to say it was at least some of the folks posting here.

Oh, i got you.


How do you guys feel about Brady as a person? Leaves his first wife, cheats at his job, idk guys he seems sort of like a piece of shit

 

[John Bender]

Ryan Leaf was a better QB than Bradshaw.

My cat is a better QB than Ryan Leaf.

 

[MIMIC]

Wow.

I was asking my friend if any team had ever been fined $1M.

 

[DrForester]

The texts taken off the two guys phones was pretty damning.

They certainly proved that nothing would have been gained from having Tom's cell, I agree.

 

[Spinluck]

Imagine if he didn't hand over his phone because he was cheating on Gisele or something...

Can't they just delete the text anyway? I always wondered how phone investigations work.

 

[jman2050]

Time to check the salt levels on sosh.

It's even better than I was hoping for.

 

[Big-E]

My cat is a better QB than Ryan Leaf.

And your cat is better than Bradshaw.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

So being able to spend more money on players than other teams doesn't give you a competitive advantage?

No? You're assuming that spending more money will automatically equate to quality play on the field. They could theoretically go over the salary cap and still be shit. Look at baseball, the team that spends the most money doesn't automatically dominate every year. That's why I said that you could argue that it's arbitrary and unnecessary in the first place.

 

[Nazgul_Hunter]

Glad to see some punishment come out of this. That said, you can't really argue with a straight face that 45-7 was due to the deflated balls

 

[Epsilon-delta]

If you want a true insight into how entitled and delusional the Pats fans here are - enjoy the bolded.

The biggest homer of all the Pats fans.

 

[Gigglepoo]

I wish the NFL cared about integrity last year.

 

[chadskin]

Can't they just delete the text anyway? I always wondered how phone investigations work.

Jastremski did, they had to pull the texts from his phone using "forensic tools".

 

[Skinny Pete]

Was hoping for lifetime ban but this isn't terrible.

 

[Beefy]

Every fan base has some bad ones and ofc they're going to be on the internet spewing a bunch of retarded bullshit. It isn't really fair to say that all Pats fans are like that.

Yep every sports team in the world has it's crazies.

 

[JABEE]

To be fair in two of the wins their opponents figuratively barfed up their win, in the case of Seattle.

And literally barfed up a win in the case of the Eagles.

The Pats still cheated