Patriots have requested that banned Deflategate employees be reinstated

[Jet Fan RI]

I guess the Pats don't understand that the fact that Brady's suspension was vacated does not mean that the balls weren't actually deflated, and these guys were the culprits.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25296160/patriots-have-requested-that-banned-deflategate-employees-be-reinstated

[AFCEastFan]

I guess the Pats don't understand that the fact that Brady's suspension was vacated does not mean that the balls weren't actually deflated, and these guys were the culprits.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25296160/patriots-have-requested-that-banned-deflategate-employees-be-reinstated

No surprise.  One of the thorniest responses to the Patriots' protestations that they did nothing wrong was "then why were the equipment guys suspended?"  The Patriots' response to that was "well, the NFL made us suspend them."  That narrative went out the window yesterday when Goodell denied it unequivocally.  So, on to Plan B . . . reinstatement. 

[Jet Fan RI]

No surprise.  One of the thorniest responses to the Patriots' protestations that they did nothing wrong was "then why were the equipment guys suspended?"  The Patriots' response to that was "well, the NFL made us suspend them."  That narrative went out the window yesterday when Goodell denied it unequivocally.  So, on to Plan B . . . reinstatement. 

 

The amazing thing in that article is that the author said it was never explained why they were suspended in the first place. Duh, let's see, the text message quotes,the video of the guy dragging the bag of balls into the restroom, and the fact that the measured deflations could not be explained by natural causes, Asking why they were suspended is like getting fined for running a red light when there's photographic proof and asking why you were ever fined. 

[peebag]

Might as well...I guess it's just a Patriots world we live in...

[Maxman]

We would like all the tainted Super Bowl trophies back in return.

[jgb]

We would like all the tainted Super Bowl trophies back in return.

[rillo]

I hope Goodell says no.

[Ohio State NY Jets fan]

Makes sense since they could start talking if they stay suspended

Hernandez could have taken care of them 

 

[PatriotReign37]

Hope its by 7:00 pm EST tonight.

Pats have a game to play.

[section314]

Hope its by 7:00 pm EST tonight.

Pats have a game to play.

 . It would be a cheap insurance policy in case there are  few early season kinks to work out!

[drdetroit]

Brady and Belichick masterminded the whole thing why should two unknown losers be the only ones punished?

[Jet Fan RI]

I hope Goodell says no.

If he doesn't say no, that would effectively be agreeing the Pats did nothing wrong. The fact  is, the cheating was proven in the Wells report, to the standard required by the rules. And the fact these guys did it was proven as well. Why in the world would the fact that Brady's suspension was vacated, based on issues with the appeals process used by the NFL,  have anything to do with the (proven) guilt of these two guys? And then what happens if the ruling gets overturned on appeal? Would these guys get re-suspended? It's a joke.

[JetsFan12]

If this were the jets they would do the same.  These guys did nothing wrong.

[Bruce Harper]

Would love to examine those two guys under oath.  I wonder why they didn't testify at the Appeals hearing? 

[Integrity28]

Hope its by 7:00 pm EST tonight.

Pats have a game to play.

What's the over/under on Patriot turnovers for tonight's game? I'm putting it at 3.5 if they stay suspended, and .5 if they are reinstated.

[Beerfish]

These two have it very very sweet, a job for life no questions asked.  They have the pats by the balls and they know it.  If they had been fired as they should have been in Brady and the team was 'innocent' they would have started singing like canaries.

[jgb]

Brady and Belichick masterminded the whole thing why should two unknown losers be the only ones punished?

Sad but such is the way things are oftentimes, unfortunately