Offline
Well, he did exactly the same thing with the Patriots when they lost their first rounder because of Spygate. If they would have had a bad season he would have taken away their picks is the second and third round but since they made the playoffs that year they lost their first rounder. So Goodell isnt doing anything new here.
What were the conditions in the Patriots' situation? What did he say when the penalties were imposed, and was that consistent with the non-return of the draft picks that year?
More importantly, is that what he said at the outset of the 2012 season regarding the Saints--that the return or non-return of the draft pick depended on the Saints' record in the 2012 season? Or, did he say that the return or non-return of the pick depend on whether or not the Saints cooperated with the suspensions and whatever other agreements there were? Is that consistent with his non-return of the draft pick?