What to say about the Tom Brady suspension…

Sorry Tommy…it’s over.

Seems to me, unless you’re a die hard Patriots fan, common sense allows you to draw the same conclusions the Wells report reached. Couple that with this new information about Brady “destroying” his phone, and it’s no longer a stretch to conclude that there is guilt here that warrants a suspension.

Personally, no one has ever explained to my satisfaction or anyone else’s that I’ve talked to about this matter — why would two ball handlers take it upon themselves to put their jobs in jeopardy all on their own? Of course it’s possible…anything is possible. But in the grand scheme of things, it just doesn’t seem to make a whole lot of sense. Also regarding Tom’s phone and the text messages…why is it when people have a way to put a matter to rest by presenting evidence that could exonerating them, they make the “decision” to instead be a “beacon of justice” and refuse on behalf of the greater good? You wouldn’t show the text messages in question because you were worried about setting a “precedence?” Wasn’t that Nixon’s defense regarding the Watergate tapes? How did THAT work out for him?

Sadly, Brady and the NFLPA will now bypass the appeals process they agreed as part of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement and take the case to Federal Court. Let’s be clear, when this happens, this will no longer be about whether Brady is innocent or not. That ship has sailed. This will strictly be about getting a Federal judge to reduce and/or eliminate the suspension so that Brady can play.

Just once it’d be nice if one of these sports personalities people hold up to be role models did the right thing.

What’s the “right thing” in my opinion?

1. Without admitting guilt (that’s just too much to ask for these days), Brady would make a statement proclaiming his innocence but acknowledge that the respects the process that he has been afforded and that it’s time to do right by his team and the league and make this go away by accepting the suspension.

2. Brady would donate, out of his own pocket the $2 million he stands to “lose” for the 4-games he won’t be able to play, to a worthy charity. That’s how you make a grand gesture about respecting the process and put to bed any assumption about this being about the money he stands to lose. So will say this is ridiculous, but why? Think of how much good that $2 million dollars could do. Sure, some could say its an admission of guilt. But when people already think you’re guilty, what have you do to lose? Turn the super negative into a positive that cannot be distorted.

3. Brady should apologize to his team for the distraction, pledge his support to Jimmy Garoppolo and work towards making sure he’s ready for the season.

This would be the proper way to handle this situation. It would go a long way to ending the already ugly situation and begin the restoration of Brady’s reputation as a team player.

But alas, none of this is going to happen, because it’s just not the way things are done in these times.

Isn’t that a shame?