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"This was a chance for Brady to come clean. Instead, he pulled a Lance Armstrong."
Is the NFL Going to Let Brady and Belichick Play It for a Fool?
By Mike Freeman , NFL National Lead Writer
Jan 22, 2015
There has never been a series of press conferences more full of nonsense than what we saw in New England Thursday.
Brady actually said these words: "I have no knowledge of anything."
"I did not believe what Tom had to say," said former quarterback Mark Brunell, now an ESPN analyst, on the network following the Brady press conference. "Those balls were deflated. Somebody had to do it. I don't believe there is an equipment manager in the NFL who would on his own initiative deflate a ball without that starting quarterback's approval."
Brady, on who in the organization has custody of the footballs after the referee checks them: "I have no idea. That's not part of my process."
No idea? A meticulous, brilliant guy like Brady—one of the most well-prepared and detail-oriented players in NFL history—has no idea? Really?
No one believes any of this except Patriots fans. No one. It's a joke. It's worse. It smells like a cover-up.
This was a chance for Brady to come clean. Instead, he pulled a Lance Armstrong.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2339195-is-the-nfl-going-to-let-brady-and-belichick-play-it-for-a-fool?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=programming-national
By Mike Freeman , NFL National Lead Writer
Jan 22, 2015
There has never been a series of press conferences more full of nonsense than what we saw in New England Thursday.
Bill Belichick: I don't know what you're talking about. I would never. How dare you?
Tom Brady: I didn't alter the balls in any way. I don't know what you're talking about. How dare you?
Brady actually said these words: "I have no knowledge of anything."
"I did not believe what Tom had to say," said former quarterback Mark Brunell, now an ESPN analyst, on the network following the Brady press conference. "Those balls were deflated. Somebody had to do it. I don't believe there is an equipment manager in the NFL who would on his own initiative deflate a ball without that starting quarterback's approval."
Brady, on who in the organization has custody of the footballs after the referee checks them: "I have no idea. That's not part of my process."
No idea? A meticulous, brilliant guy like Brady—one of the most well-prepared and detail-oriented players in NFL history—has no idea? Really?
No one believes any of this except Patriots fans. No one. It's a joke. It's worse. It smells like a cover-up.
This was a chance for Brady to come clean. Instead, he pulled a Lance Armstrong.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2339195-is-the-nfl-going-to-let-brady-and-belichick-play-it-for-a-fool?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=programming-national
Thoughts on this? "Pulled a Lance"? Apt analogy or not?
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