He's not worthy of belief.

And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

He wanted to cut his time. What he got was a whole bunch more time. What kind of mental machinery does this guy have in his head?

(Roman) wasn't there. He was at home.

They'll do anything or say anything to get their time cut.

It would be a whole different ball game if they didn't have those statements.