jeaniec Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Tom Brady on the field for week 1 against the Steelers? It's looking more likely The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) issued a report yesterday slamming the Wells report, and perhaps paving the way to a reduced or completely suspended punishment for the Patriots star quarterback alleged involvement in the illegal deflation of footballs. AEI found the Wells report was flawed because of the statistical procedure used to determine that Patriots footballs had deflated significantly more than the Colts' during the course of the game that precipitated the original investigation. It also found Ted Wells failed to investigate all "relevant" scenarios related to the pressure of the footballs. One such scenario is ambient temperature and the timing of the pressure checks. Temperature is a factor the Patriots organization cited the wake of the initial accusations earlier in the year. The authors of the report concluded, "It is therefore unlikely that the Patriots deflated the footballs." The AEI's report did not address the text messages cited in the Wells report that shed light on Brady's preferred ball pressure and gifts he may have been providing to staff members to deflate NFL gameday footballs. Nonetheless the authors of the AEI report wrote in a June 12 New York Times opinion piece, "When the NFL hears Mr. Brady's appeal of his suspension later this month, it should proceed with the knowledge that the Wells report is unreliable." AEI is the same organization that found fault with the NFL's report on Bountygate, a scandal allegedly involved players from the New Orleans Saints were receiving bounties for injuring players from opposing teams. That particular report found that the Saints players injured fewer players than all but one team during the first year the bounty program was in place. It is important to note, that when Paul Tagliabue suspended the punishments of the players involved, he affirmed the original conclusions that players had indeed been involved in a payments-for-injury scheme. The reason the suspensions were overturned was because of Goodell's arbitrariness in determining a consequence. The AEI report was released just in time for Brady's June 23 appeal hearing. Though there was other evidence in the Wells report that was not disputed by the AEI report, its findings could still strengthen Brady's case. There have also been several other indications beyond this latest report that Brady's suspension could be reduced or suspended. DeMaurice Smith of the NFLPA questioned the neutrality of the Wells report at the end of May while Commissioner Roger Goodell left the door open for a reduced sentence if Brady ended up being more cooperative or if new information came to light, per Foxsports.com. The AEI report could be the new information Goodell needs to justify reducing or eliminating Brady's suspension. What does this mean for the first game of the regular season? June 23, the date of his appeal, should bring more concrete information. Until then, the odds are steadily increasing that Tom Brady will be on the field for the opening game against the Steelers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 this is old news. That report came out several days ago and is utter garbage. We'll see what Goodell does after the appeal on 6/23. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Jeanie. Oh Jeanie. Sweet, sweet Jeanie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Jeanie. Oh Jeanie. Sweet, sweet Jeanie. sweeet, but so naive... "Maybe Rex has changed...." LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 The AEI is a Washingtpn DC-based conservative think tank. It has no power over the NFL. The leap in logic here is really astounding. Grand FUnk Railroad, Florida Clown College, Apex Tech and Lisa Lisa with CUlt Jam could also issue such reports, and they would have roughly the same substantive impact.Lots of people found fault the NFL's handling of the Saints. Where do I get back this 3 minutes I have wasted on this thread? Can we ban this person? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgb Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Goodell has to save face, a reduction perhaps, but overturned? Never. Not without a court order or other type of arbitration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Nut Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Guess you missed this the first time it was posted. And that they have absolutely nothing to do with the NFL? Why after spending 100's of thousands of dollars on their own investigation would the NFL do anything off "investigation" by someone else that is obviously flawed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbatesman Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Behind the Steel Curtain with the hot scoop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Fan RI Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Goodell has to save face, a reduction perhaps, but overturned? Never. Not without a court order or other type of arbitration. There's really no good reason for a reduction of the suspension, at least not if Wells or his tech team can issue a response to this latest report. The new report offers nothing new, and is pretty flawed itself. See the recently locked thread on this same topic, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Lonelyhearts Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Jeanie. Oh Jeanie. Sweet, sweet Jeanie. Not bad, but isn't that a Clyde line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 The AEI is a Washingtpn DC-based conservative think tank. It has no power over the NFL. The leap in logic here is really astounding. Grand FUnk Railroad, Florida Clown College, Apex Tech and Lisa Lisa with CUlt Jam could also issue such reports, and they would have roughly the same substantive impact.Lots of people found fault the NFL's handling of the Saints.Where do I get back this 3 minutes I have wasted on this thread?Can we ban this person? If Grand Funk says he's innocent, I will go along with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Oh good now we can all start talking politics again-that Bills is so smart we are just so stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 THE BRITISH ARE COMING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embrace the Suck Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Tom Brady on the field for week 1 against the Steelers? It's looking more likely The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) issued a report yesterday slamming the Wells report, and perhaps paving the way to a reduced or completely suspended punishment for the Patriots star quarterback alleged involvement in the illegal deflation of footballs. AEI found the Wells report was flawed because of the statistical procedure used to determine that Patriots footballs had deflated significantly more than the Colts' during the course of the game that precipitated the original investigation. It also found Ted Wells failed to investigate all "relevant" scenarios related to the pressure of the footballs. One such scenario is ambient temperature and the timing of the pressure checks. Temperature is a factor the Patriots organization cited the wake of the initial accusations earlier in the year. The authors of the report concluded, "It is therefore unlikely that the Patriots deflated the footballs." The AEI's report did not address the text messages cited in the Wells report that shed light on Brady's preferred ball pressure and gifts he may have been providing to staff members to deflate NFL gameday footballs. Nonetheless the authors of the AEI report wrote in a June 12 New York Times opinion piece, "When the NFL hears Mr. Brady's appeal of his suspension later this month, it should proceed with the knowledge that the Wells report is unreliable." AEI is the same organization that found fault with the NFL's report on Bountygate, a scandal allegedly involved players from the New Orleans Saints were receiving bounties for injuring players from opposing teams. That particular report found that the Saints players injured fewer players than all but one team during the first year the bounty program was in place. It is important to note, that when Paul Tagliabue suspended the punishments of the players involved, he affirmed the original conclusions that players had indeed been involved in a payments-for-injury scheme. The reason the suspensions were overturned was because of Goodell's arbitrariness in determining a consequence. The AEI report was released just in time for Brady's June 23 appeal hearing. Though there was other evidence in the Wells report that was not disputed by the AEI report, its findings could still strengthen Brady's case. There have also been several other indications beyond this latest report that Brady's suspension could be reduced or suspended. DeMaurice Smith of the NFLPA questioned the neutrality of the Wells report at the end of May while Commissioner Roger Goodell left the door open for a reduced sentence if Brady ended up being more cooperative or if new information came to light, per Foxsports.com. The AEI report could be the new information Goodell needs to justify reducing or eliminating Brady's suspension. What does this mean for the first game of the regular season? June 23, the date of his appeal, should bring more concrete information. Until then, the odds are steadily increasing that Tom Brady will be on the field for the opening game against the Steelers. Spare me you can pay lawyers, statisticians, politicians, and scientists to present a case in any light which you want. As the article states AEI found problems with the saint and bountygate and we saw how that penalty played out. I wonder who pays AEI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlife33 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Well this is new! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Nut Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Spare me you can pay lawyers, statisticians, politicians, and scientists to present a case in any light which you want. As the article states AEI found problems with the saint and bountygate and we saw how that penalty played out. I wonder who pays AEI. Especially when they're reporting to no one other than wackos who read their obscure bs and not being held to any standards by anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Jeb! Fox News Said....Right Wing Think Tank.....Mitt Romney......Barack Obama......Hillary Clinton will make a great 1st woman president....Is Lindsay Graham gay or what? OK, what am I trying to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayNoToDMC Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Keep in mind Dick Chaney and Donald Rumsfeld are members of this prestigious organization, so you know all the facts have been double and triple checked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaJetsFan Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Stuart Mackenzie: Well, it's a well known fact, Sonny Jim, that there's a secret society of the five wealthiest people in the world, known as The Pentavirate, who run everything in the world, including the newspapers, and meet tri-annually at a secret country mansion in Colorado, known as The Meadows. Tony Giardino: So who's in this Pentavirate? Stuart Mackenzie: The Queen, The Vatican, The Gettys, The Rothschilds, *and* Colonel Sanders before he went t!ts up. Oh, I hated the Colonel with is wee *beady* eyes, and that smug look on his face. "Oh, you're gonna buy my chicken! Ohhhhh!" Charlie Mackenzie: Dad, how can you hate "The Colonel"? Stuart Mackenzie: Because he puts an addictive chemical in his chicken that makes ya crave it fortnightly, smartass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 That was fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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