#DeflateGate (Court of Appeals Reinstates Suspension)

[jambr380]

Gary Myers
?@garymyersNYDN
NFL never made formal settlement offer, but indicated willing to cut suspension to 3 games if Brady admitted DeflateGate guilt. No deal.

So basically they weren't willing to settle at all. Three games and guilt? Pah-lease!

[celticsclay]

This is really ridiculous. Goodell is acting like a child. I just don't get how the NFL can say with a straight face that Brady's alleged crime is on par with using steroids or other major crimes that have resulted in 3 to 4 game suspensions throughout the history of the NFL.

[BudweiserCeltic]

Not a fan of the Patriots, not a fan of Brady... but I'm really hoping for Goodell's demise.

[jambr380]

This is really ridiculous. Goodell is acting like a child. I just don't get how the NFL can say with a straight face that Brady's alleged crime is on par with using steroids or other major crimes that have resulted in 3 to 4 game suspensions throughout the history of the NFL.

Don't forget the 1st and 4th round picks, as well as the $1M. Goodell really is going all-in on this one.

[PhoSita]

Gary Myers
?@garymyersNYDN
NFL never made formal settlement offer, but indicated willing to cut suspension to 3 games if Brady admitted DeflateGate guilt. No deal.

That's basically an offer that says "Kiss my behind."

[kozlodoev]

Gary Myers
?@garymyersNYDN
NFL never made formal settlement offer, but indicated willing to cut suspension to 3 games if Brady admitted DeflateGate guilt. No deal.

So basically they weren't willing to settle at all. Three games and guilt? Pah-lease!

Pretty much, unless they really expected Brady to admit to perjury. #NotHappening.

[dreamgreen]

I'm a die hard NFL fan but this whole thing has really made me unhappy with the league. I'm one of those guys who watches all day on Sunday and haven't missed a Pats game in years. But after all this I have a hard time getting excited about the start of football and most likely will not watch half the NFL games I usually do. The NFL has made a mistake here and I hope it effects them.

[Moranis]

Gary Myers
?@garymyersNYDN
NFL never made formal settlement offer, but indicated willing to cut suspension to 3 games if Brady admitted DeflateGate guilt. No deal.

So basically they weren't willing to settle at all. Three games and guilt? Pah-lease!

Do we know what Brady's position was?  I mean if Brady was saying I will not accept any games and won't admit anything, why would you expect the NFL to be much less than they were at.

[knuckleballer]

Gary Myers
?@garymyersNYDN
NFL never made formal settlement offer, but indicated willing to cut suspension to 3 games if Brady admitted DeflateGate guilt. No deal.

So basically they weren't willing to settle at all. Three games and guilt? Pah-lease!

Do we know what Brady's position was?  I mean if Brady was saying I will not accept any games and won't admit anything, why would you expect the NFL to be much less than they were at.

Brady is willing to accept a fine and supposedly was open to accepting one game.  Demanding him to admit to the crime of perjury is hardly an acceptable starting point of a settlement.

[elcotte]

"Absolute power corrupts absolutely".

[D.o.s.]

Gary Myers
?@garymyersNYDN
NFL never made formal settlement offer, but indicated willing to cut suspension to 3 games if Brady admitted DeflateGate guilt. No deal.

So basically they weren't willing to settle at all. Three games and guilt? Pah-lease!

Do we know what Brady's position was?  I mean if Brady was saying I will not accept any games and won't admit anything, why would you expect the NFL to be much less than they were at.

Brady is willing to accept a fine and supposedly was open to accepting one game.  Demanding him to admit to the crime of perjury is hardly an acceptable starting point of a settlement.

The whole point of a compromise is that both sides start at extremes and work their way towards a common ground in the center. Doesn't make sense for the NFL to start much lower than what they did.

[knuckleballer]

Gary Myers
?@garymyersNYDN
NFL never made formal settlement offer, but indicated willing to cut suspension to 3 games if Brady admitted DeflateGate guilt. No deal.

So basically they weren't willing to settle at all. Three games and guilt? Pah-lease!

Do we know what Brady's position was?  I mean if Brady was saying I will not accept any games and won't admit anything, why would you expect the NFL to be much less than they were at.

Brady is willing to accept a fine and supposedly was open to accepting one game.  Demanding him to admit to the crime of perjury is hardly an acceptable starting point of a settlement.

The whole point of a compromise is that both sides start at extremes and work their way towards a common ground in the center. Doesn't make sense for the NFL to start much lower than what they did.

It was above and beyond the punishment that they issued and they weren't willing to take it off the table.  That's not an attempt to compromise.

[Neurotic Guy]

Gary Myers
?@garymyersNYDN
NFL never made formal settlement offer, but indicated willing to cut suspension to 3 games if Brady admitted DeflateGate guilt. No deal.

So basically they weren't willing to settle at all. Three games and guilt? Pah-lease!

Do we know what Brady's position was?  I mean if Brady was saying I will not accept any games and won't admit anything, why would you expect the NFL to be much less than they were at.

Brady is willing to accept a fine and supposedly was open to accepting one game.  Demanding him to admit to the crime of perjury is hardly an acceptable starting point of a settlement.

The whole point of a compromise is that both sides start at extremes and work their way towards a common ground in the center. Doesn't make sense for the NFL to start much lower than what they did.

I understand your point but I think there is "lowballing" vs. "good faith negotiation".  One is a game and the other is real.  If you were selling your house for $300,000 and I came in at an offer of $200,000 -- you may not think I was serious about trying to buy the house.   

[PhoSita]

The whole point of a compromise is that both sides start at extremes and work their way towards a common ground in the center. Doesn't make sense for the NFL to start much lower than what they did.

Sure, but at this point in the process, you'd think the sides would have found more middle ground than "3 games and admission of guilt + crime of perjury."

[PhoSita]

https://twitter.com/amilst44

Here are takeaways from today. First, a bit unusual for the Judge making the decision to engage in settlement discussions and not Magistrate

Second, asking counsel if they wanted to add anything for the record tells me the Judge has his decision and thinks an appeal is likely.

Both sides, but certainly Brady's, believe whatever Judge Berman decides will be affirmed on appeal.

Because of that, if Brady losses, which I doubt, an appeal carries the great risk of having to sit out four games at the end of the season,

Only the NFL is certain to appeal. So the Judge's comments, if anything, suggest a Brady win.