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I get why you're so angry. I would be too if it was my team that lost in that circumstance. But you're getting outraged over things that should have

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) May 13 '15, 11:50

little bearing on the ruling. First, while it's quite likely that he's inflated the balls in the past in similar ways, we don't have evidence of that so it can't be assumed. Second, there's no evidence that team knew about it (Bellichek was exonerated), so the fact that their owner denied it and wanted an apology means nothing. The lack of compliance with the investigator from all I've read was actually fairly minor. They didn't make guy in charge of the balls immediately available for a second interview (he'd already been interviewed once), though they ultimately did interview him again. Same with the phone. It took longer than they wanted but ultimately complied. These are minor annoyances, not obstruction. They didn't pay off or intimidate any witness. They didn't destroy any evidence. It really doesn't add up to that much.

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Uhm, the ruling pretty much states it was ongoing for many years. - Spawn May 13, 11:57 4
- I thought I read that they did ultimately get the phone, but apparently not. Doesn't really change my view a lot, but it's something. I think there - pmb May 13, 12:06 2
  - Here (Troy Vincent letter to Brady) - Spawn May 13, 12:15
  - They gave a lot of options for phone. They did not want him to give it, they wanted him to scroll through and click the relevant so they could be - Spawn May 13, 12:08
- Isn't most of the penalty for not cooperating with the investigation rather than the actual "crime"? -- nm - zork May 13, 11:59

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I get why you're so angry. I would be too if it was my team that lost in that circumstance. But you're getting outraged over things that should have

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