All red herrings. The findings were that More than likely than not was aware
Of the tampering and given the great preponderance of supporting data the conclusion drawn by the NFL is valid.
Pat’s fans understandably will look for anything in these reports to excuse the behavior of Brady but it is far, far to late for Brady to salvage his reputation.
His reputation? How about yours. I don’t give a fig about Brady, but who are you to judge another man’s reputation based on talk and innuendo?
The report SAID it was more likely than not. Reading the reports themselves, they show only that it is at best PLAUSIBLE that it happened if you make several assumptions for which the MFL has admitted there is no direct evidence, and a couple which have been shown to be wrong.
As for “Generally aware”, that itself is a red herring. If that was a standard they would have suspended the entire Saints defense in Bountygate, rather than just those purported to be involved. What it was, was grasping at straws and creating a ridiculously low bar for evidence - or assumption.