Deflategate & Tom Brady in 'A Good Few Men'

[TeaLeaf]

If you follow the NFL you probably know all about this.  If you don't, then skip right to the parady of the climactic scene from 'A Few Good Men' which stars QB Tom Brady of the superbowl-winning New England Patriots.

The star QB Tom Brady is going to be getting a lengthy ban (expect at least 4 games) for his involvement in the 'deflategate' incident at the last Divisional Championship game.  A couple of other douche bags are likely to never work in the NFL or any sanctioned football game ever again.

Summary here:
http://mmqb.si.com/2015/05/07/wells-report-deflategate-patriots-andrew-brandt/

The independent report from attorney & litigator Theodore V. Wells is below.   The 'Executive Summary' which is pages 1-21 inclusive is well worth a read - it doesn't take too long, it's double spaced lines and not a lot of words per page (the intended audience was north american ).
[pdf]https://nfllabor.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/investigative-and-expert-reports-re-footballs-used-during-afc-championsh.pdf[/pdf]

This is huge given that the New England Patriots got caught cheating in 2007 by using video cameras to record opponents practices and specifically their audibles & hand signals.  The NFL are having a huge push on a sort of 'bringing the game into disrepute' charge, so the potential for the team to get hammaered here is high as the NFL are likely to take a 'pattern of behaviour' approach and penalise accordingly.

TLDR:

Ted Wells: Tom Brady, did you order the footballs deflated?
DeMaurice Smith: You don't have to answer that question.
Tom Brady: I'll answer the question. You want answers?
Wells: I think I'm entitled to them.
Brady: You want answers?!
Wells: I want the truth.
Brady: You can't handle the truth!!!
Son, we play a sport that has trophies, and those trophies have to be won by men with arms. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Commissioner Goodell? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for the Jets, and you curse the Patriots. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that the Jet's loss, while tragic, probably saved the NFL money; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, makes the NFL money.
You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me in that Hall -- you need me in that Hall.
We use words like "Alpha Go," "White-Eighty," "Alabama." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent making millions. You use them as a punch line.
I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who enjoys the very entertainment that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it.
I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a helmet and run the post. Either way, I don't give a DAMN what you think you're entitled to!
Wells: Did you order the balls deflated?
Brady: I played the position I was...
Wells: Did you order the balls deflated?!
Brady: YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT I DID!!!

[TeaLeaf]

I forgot to add some other Patriots 'deviant art' to the post! :blush:

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/nfl-bans-formation-patriots-playoff-game-ravens-article-1.2162598

[RizZy]

Jon Stewart covers it too -

[video]https://youtu.be/8rm6jblP51w[/video]

maybe some sweary action.