Nope it's because I actually have read everything including both court filings and the report cover to back. I suggest you do the same. He devil is in the details, regardless of he nfl wanting to reduce it to headlines.
And you and other Patriots fans have interpreted it the way you (plural) wanted. I've seen those interpretations in this thread. They're quite amusing.
Evidence is that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof.
If you have yet to see any - as per your assertion - then you simply don't understand the word. You may not believe such evidence; you may think that the evidence gathered is sufficient enough to warrant the punishment; you may be swayed by other evidence that refutes the assertions in the Wells report; but in the end there is evidence - a considerable amount in fact - that the Patriots and Tom Brady conspired to cheat by deflating footballs.
I'm a New England sports fan. But I also believe in playing by the rules. I think the preponderance of the evidence suggest that the Patriots didn't play by the rules and quite possibly "won" another tainted Super Bowl because they cheated (again). At this point, the Patriots can enjoy the rings but history will always remember that they were "won" because they were cheating (hence the quotes). That's sad. What's worse is that I find the excuses made by the fans just as sad. The ends do not justify the means.
Now, back to the points at hand. I said that Kraft would accept his penalty. He did. I said Brady would get suspended. He did. Now I am saying I think Brady will lose in court. And should he do so, I think that will reflect poorly on his legacy. He could have meekly taken the penalty without admitting his guilt and he probably would have had his penalty reduced to two games. He would have gotten a pass for just being a team player and "taking one for the team". This saga would be over and done with. And frankly with a weak AFC East the Patriots could have gotten by without him for two games. But by fighting this, he creates a disruption for the team and uncertainty going into the season. Should he lose - which I think is the more likely scenario - he hurts the team and his own legacy far worse than he would have otherwise. If Brady loses in court, the Patriots start out 1-3 and end up missing the playoffs at 9-7 or 10-6, his image in Boston will never be the same.
No offense here, but I highly doubt you are a NE Patriots fan, because if you were, you would not make that statement. Don't need to be to express your opinions, but when you said you are a New England sports fan, does that include the Pats? Or are you being cute with your language??
How does this make any sense? Granath is qualifying his statement by saying that he's a Patriots fan -- in essence avoiding the particular critique that you are making of his post.
I feel like knowing where posters stand relative to the Pats is fairly important to how you contribute to this conversation. For example both eja and Donghus's contributions are undoubtedly colored by the fact that they're Pats fans, whereas I am gleefully indifferent to the Patriots (and NFL teams in general). That doesn't do anything to affect the validity of anyone's statements, though.
I hate the Patriots and dislike Brady. This whole destroying of the cell phone business and the focus it has brought to this discussion has been complete BS though.
And an aside for Granath, you believe in playing by the rules, so do I , at the same time the League is also at the disposition of said rules, not above them. So we can't have double standards there. If the League doesn't have grounds to punish teams/Brady, and also to the extent that it's doing so, then you should be against the Goodell's ruling as well... since for all apparent purposes, the League is not playing by the rules and in accordance to the parameters set by the CBA.
So in all of this, for all the purists about playing by the rules, don't selectively close your other eye from the opposing side of the argument.