Pats Fans Sue to Get Draft Pick Back, Cite ‘emotional distress’ Give Me a Break

                                                                                     via the Boston Herald

  

7 Patriots fans hailing from Florida, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, as well as a lawyer from Maine representing them, have decided to file suit against the NFL to try and get back the Patriots draft picks which they lost because of  Deflategate.

I myself am an irrational Patriots fan but something like this is embarrassing to fans like me. No wonder why people loathe Patriots fans so much. Patriots fans need to come to the realization that they are never getting those draft picks back. Personal opinions aside on Deflategate, unfortunately many teams in the league have been unfairly punished without due process. I think most fans need to realize that this is entertainment and to believe that there would be due process from a company that provides this service is foolish.

Seth Carey, the attorney from Maine has alleged that team owner Robert Kraft violated the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act. After reading "A basic guide to the law" on mass.gov essentially it says that it really just all "depends" on if a court believes a business violated this law by using "unfair or deceptive business practises," So I ask myself: Are they suing Robert Kraft and the Patriots or are they suing the NFL? Do these fans realize that by suing they NFL they are also suing the team that they root for? I mean it's the reason Kraft didn't appeal, firstly because I'm sure he knew doing so would be waste of time, and secondly because Kraft said that he wouldn't do so for "the good of the 32."

Then we have this Pats fan Todd Orsatti, which has said his daughter is now "bitterly jaded because of the whole odreal." He states that "She will no longer go to games with me because she thinks the games are fixed by the NFL. She has talked about finding another team, which has left Orsatti 'devasted'"

Hey Todd, sit down, take a deep breath, and cool out my man. Your 7 year old daughter will be fine, after all she's from New England. Be a good father from the region and tell her she has no other choice.

WHY TOM BRADY AND THE PATRIOTS GOT OFF LIGHT FOR CHEATING

              Ok first off I am not going to pretend to be a Tom Brady fan, But I'm not what Patriot's fans call anyone who is not in support of Brady, a "HATER." I am simply expressing my UNCENSORED OPINION on this matter. Tom and the Patriots should be thankful that a 4 game suspension , loss of 2 draft picks, and a slap on the wrist fine was all they got. I know what you Brady supporters are saying, "Its too much he go the same suspension as Greg Hardy." Well they are wrong. Hardy got a 10 game suspension after being forced to sit for a year, a year alone was way too much. He should of got time served and a fine in all reality seeing how he was innocent in the US legal system. But we are not here to talk about that. We are here to talk about Brady. 

              The entire Patriots organization lost all credibility with this scandal. They have lied and tried to manipulate every aspect of this thing. I do not believe Brady needed to cheat against the Colts, I have my bet slip to prove it. I do not even think him deflating the balls helped them win I had the Pats destroying the Colts before and was not surprised when they did. But the fact remains Brady did have the balls deflated and it is cheating no matter how you try to defend him. Que Pat's fans "Wells report is bias, they have no proof." Well in US law destroying possible evidence (His Cell Phone) is Essentially Proof of guilt. According to US LAW "Spoilation of Evidence" in most cases is enough proof. 

"The theory of the spoliation inference is that when a party destroys evidence, it may be reasonable to infer that the party had "consciousness of guilt" or other motivation to avoid the evidence."

               So yes that is enough proof to uphold the suspension. But Brady just needs to admit he cheated and count his blessing. If the NFL was really as worried about the integrity of the game as it claims to be in this matter, then they should of corrected this right when it happened. In the NFL rule book itself the punishment handed to Brady is outlined to the T. But it should of and could of been much worse for the Patriots. According to NFL Rule 17 "Emergencies, Unfair Acts" Article 3 it clearly states what the full punishment should have been.

"PENALTIES FOR UNFAIR ACTS Article 3 The Commissioner’s powers under this Section 2 include the imposition of monetary fines and draft-choice forfeitures, suspension of persons involved in unfair acts, and, if appropriate, the reversal of a game’s result or the rescheduling of a game, either from the beginning or from the point at which the extraordinary act occurred. In the event of rescheduling a game, the Commissioner will be guided by the procedures specified in Rule 17, Section 1, Articles 5 through 11, above. In all cases, the Commissioner will conduct a full investigation, including the opportunity for hearings, use of game videotape, and any other procedure he deems appropriate." - NFL RULE 17

               I don't think they reversed the game because lets face it the Colts stood zero chance with or without cheating but the simple fact Brady did something against the rules here, Hence why he destroyed his phone in an attempted cover up. But he should just save face at this point admit it and be happy the commissioner didn't follow the rule to the T. The punishment is within reason and just in all aspects according to NFL rules that Brady agreed to follow. SO GET OVER IT BRADY CHEATED. LETS GET BACK TO FOOTBALL