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Originally Posted by DYoungJelly
They treated Tom Brady differently because they wanted to.
What was Tom Brady's cheating history? Should they suspend Aaron Rodgers? Should they suspend the people from Minnesota?
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No they didn't. Tom fucked himself by lying and refusing to cooperate. THAT is what got Tom his 4 game suspension, not the deflating balls. Had he told the truth and cooperated, at the least he's looking at a small fine and at the absolute worst it may have been a 1 game suspension.
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Originally Posted by DYoungJelly
Should they suspend any player who intentionally violates a rule that affects the integrity of the game or just this one?
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They normally do if the situation calls for it. Breaking a rule within the game is one thing, manipulating situations to favor you during games is something completely different.
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Originally Posted by DYoungJelly
If a safety comes across the middle and kills the other teams number 1 with a head shot on the first drive, does that affect the offensive teams competitiveness the rest of the game? Hell yea it does. Was it against the rules? Hell yea it is. It is an intentional violation of the rule that will detrimentally affect the offensive team's ability to use their number 1 receiver.
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So you consider manipulating air pressure in balls (not a normal game act and outside the game) to a hard hit (within the game) the same? It's not the same. Breaking a rule during the game is one thing and they are punished according. Those same guys that continue to hit hard also see fines increase and finally see suspensions. Did you not see many of the suspensions last year due to continued pattern of illegal hits? I believe our safety was one of them.
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Originally Posted by DYoungJelly
What makes this rule different than any other rule?
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One is during the course of the game and is penalized via flags/yards and possible ejection depending on the action. The other is manipulating events or situations outside of the course of the game that could possibly affect a future game. They are totally different and not sure why I even need to explain that.
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There are so many rules violations every week that affect the competitiveness of games. Blandino holds Minnesota's hand but they suspend Brady 4 games for the same violation.
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It wasn't the same situation and I dont' recall Minnesota outright lying to the commissioner or refusing to cooperate.
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Originally Posted by DYoungJelly
Has the league asked to see Rodgers' phone yet?
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When somebody turns in the Packers for deflating balls, I imagine he will be under investigation. I think Rodgers was just saying it was a common thing, which is why I believe the original punishment would have been a simple fine and slap on the wrist. However, Tom and the Patriots decided to play the "fuck you and your investigation" card and they paid dearly for it.
You are going off on a wild tangent to say the least and somehow you think the league has it out for Brady. If anything, the league has done nothing BUT protect Brady. Tuck rule ring a bell? The mere fact they changed the rules about defenders lunging at knees after Brady gets an ACL tear, yet didn't do shit when it happened to Carson Palmer? Puhhhhlease.....stop making Brady out to be some god damn victim.