[CBFF] FW: Briggsgate: The final chapter (until the full story comes out)

[Steve Behrens]

Just a quick observation here:

I doubt that the league was able to sequester phone records... that can only
be done in a criminal investigation by public authorities.... so the
*admission* of (2) 40 second phone conversations is damning to the extent
that both Drew and the 9ers felt they had to at least admit that their
*were* phone conversations.  What forced them to admit to these phone calls
is the real evidence that only the parties involved know about.

I take the time to state this rather obvious point because I've read in two
articles on this list already where the writer seems to be implying that
there was insufficient evidence to illicit any punishment, and I'm already
irritated by it.  'It' being the fact that these so-called columnists are
unable to read the 'obvious' that resides between these particular lines,
IMHO.

-Behr

On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 9:51 AM, Tom Shannon <shannontoberead at gmail.com>
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> Posted on: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 9:59 AM
> Author: Brad Biggs
> Subject: Briggsgate: The final chapter (until the full story comes out)
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> Matt Maiocco provides some more compelling reading on Briggsgate, which
> unfortunately now that it's over has proven to be not nearly as salacious as
> Spygate. Nonetheless, I am informing the boss there may be a person of
> interest for this story residing in Hawaii and it's quite possible he has
> evidence and is itching to tell all.
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> According to Maiocco's report in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, the <
> http://49ers.pressdemocrat.com/default.asp?item=2176340&mode=>  only
> evidence against the San Francisco 49ers in the tampering case initiated by
> the Bears was two very short phone calls, 20 seconds in length.
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> Now, agent Drew Rosenhaus is skilled in the art of the deal but it's hard
> to imagine what kind of tampering can be accomplished in 40 seconds. From my
> perspective, there has to be more ot the story. Whether it's hearsay or
> more, who knows?
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> The league isn't saying boo on the matter beyond the release it sent out
> Monday. Perhaps it's the thought by the Niners that counts. Neither club has
> shed any light on the issue either other than to say it respects
> commissioner Roger Goodell's decision. Sure, the Niners are in love with it.
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> At the minimum, San Francisco was incredibly clumsy in how it went about
> its business. After the fact, it has the appearance of being a victimless
> crime. Briggs returned to the Bears and they got him at their price, not
> having to outbid anyone for him, least of all the Niners. In pursuing the
> claim, you have to believe the Bears were hoping for more than they
> received—moving up five slots in the third round. An extra pick probably
> would have been more exciting to general manager Jerry Angelo, who enjoys
> collecting them.
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> But it's over. From the Bears' perspective, the only thing that matters is
> if they turn the 70th overall selection, the one they now own from San
> Francisco, into an impact player. Fortunately, we can now pour more
> resources into draft matters on the blog and spend less time concerning
> ourselves with the latest crackdown by the league office. Unless we're in
> Hawaii tracking down that person of interest.
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