It’s over. Deflategate, the most overblown, pathetic, idiotic, and useless scandal in the history of sports may perhaps, in high likelihood, come to an end. With the 2nd Court of Appeals rejecting Brady’s plea for a second hearing, it all pretty much guarantees that he will have to serve his four game suspension at the start of the 2016 NFL season.* Scumbag Goodell, and the evil empire of greed, secrecy, and cover ups, have come victorious, thanks in large part to two judges that were incapable of understanding this case and defer it completely to Goodell because that’s what the CBA allows him to do. Justice was not served for Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.

Goodell has succeeded in everything he set out to do. Tarnish the reputation of a man for no reason by using the Patriots’ past against him? Check. Wasting everyone’s time in court? Check. Lie in court? Check. Still win in court? Check. The only thing he hasn’t been able to do entirely is ruin the Patriots as a franchise, and he probably never will, either because he’s not interested in going on such a full scale attack on a team, or because if this is uncovered in someway it means the end of his job, not that it will end soon regardless.

Goodell knows he has a short time frame to continue his reign of terror across the NFL. By the next CBA, only a fool would keep him as commissioner. He went mad with power early, and will continue to do so until the CBA expires. No one buys the bullshit image he has created for himself nor the league, and it’s becoming infuriatingly annoying seeing him parade with it wherever he goes, as if he’s some sort of martyr for a good cause. Depicting yourself as a good human being when all you are is a greedy motherfucker with an obsession with power is the lowest of lows a person can reach. But the deed is done, and there’s nothing else to do but look at the consequences.

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It’s debatable how much Brady’s absence from the team will hurt them. Some say it will be troubling, others say they can manage. A 3-1 record or a 2-2 record seems to be the expectations from most people, which in of itself is pretty decent. Their defense is much improved over last year, as well as their offense, and Jimmy Garopollo now has a chance to showcase if he’s the future of the Patriots. I can see them winning games on last minute defensive stops or two minute warning touchdown drives, similar to how the Broncos did last season all year long. If the Patriots truly are the contenders they’ve shown themselves to be for well over these years, we should all fully expect them to be either decent or perform at a high level facing this type of adversity.

As for Brady, I can’t help but to imagine how he must be feeling right now. Angry, sad, motivated, tired… the list goes on. For more than a year he’s been battling this, knowing quite well he didn’t do anything wrong, but came out losing in the end to the powers that be.

In fairness of all the madness, something positive must’ve come out of this. One can make a fair argument that Brady missing four games can be a positive thing for him. He will be rested and the football toll on his body will begin to take effect long after everyone else’s, something that’s being overlooked by some considering he’s about to turn 39 years old.

The biggest underlying factor to keep in mind now is Brady’s level of motivation. It has been mentioned a lot, but only for the simple reason that it going to be a huge factor into his performance through the rest of the season. This is a man that to this very day remembers being the 199th pick on the draft, using it as a motivation every snap of his career. If Brady went on a tear last season, when he almost served his suspension, I can’t help but imagine what will be the outcome this season now that he has to serve his suspension. Michael Jordan used to employ a similar tactic back in his playing days. He would try find any form of motivation no matter how small or stupid it may be, in order to always have an edge against his opponents. Brady has been doing this his entire career, and now he has a really good reason to employ it again. I fully expect him to play at a very high level. His age will not be an impediment for this season, as he will be too preoccupied dealing with vendetta.

Brady and the Patriots have been kicked around by the national media, the NFL and its fans since they began winning back in 2001, but they continue year in and year out to use this as motivation to show them how pathetic they all are instead of whining and soaking up about it. Ignorance will never prevail, and the truth will always be found. They have a good chance to win a Super Bowl this season once again ,and they will not lose focus on that prize no matter how difficult it may be to achieve. This little speed bump they’ve just encountered will do nothing to derail them at all. They have plenty of other positives the NFL can’t take away that will guide them in Brady’s absence. This is what they do, and will continue to do as long as Brady and the Patriots have a reason to be angry.

* The Federal Supreme Court is his last Hail Mary option, but looking at the outcome in this court, there is little to no chance they ever pick it up for appeal.

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