Hey, we can’t make a rule about this, because that tule would clearly be illegal, but well make an under the table warning to every team not to violate the rule we WOULD have made if it was legal, and punish the teams that don’t comply.

Then, we’ll buy off the players association to back us after the fact.

Who was really concerned about this rule in the first place? The whole thing was pushed by John Mara. The penalties were penned and announced by John Mara. The decision to wait until the most damaging time (the night before free agency) to announce the penalties, made by John Mara.

Hmm… Could old Johnny boy’s desire to see these two teams hamstrung have ANYTHING to do with him co-owning the Giants? The only two teams getting hammered inthis whole deal just happen to be rivals in the Giants division. Nobody sees an issue with this???

But before the uncapped year started, someone said that the old CBA had a clause that said new guaranteed money would accelerate into the second capped year, and some salary based on what the new cap was. The point was to prevent guys like Paul Allen, Jerry Jones, Dan Snyder, and Steve Ross from taking over the league by dumping 90% of their payroll for the next 6 years into the uncapped year.

So that clause would clearly have been pre-negotiated. What the league did was different, but actually less punitive than the original rule.

Rule is for lack of a better word, but it sounds like they knew what they were allowed to do, and knew there would be potential punishments for doing so. My point still applies.

I really could care less about this whole thing, but the only thing I find frustrating is that several posters who are outraged by the NFL’s ruling here have taken the NFL’s side in other rulings that were just as egregious and absent of clarity. What that suggests is that a lot of people who are actively posting are posting out of bias.

There should be more clarity on this whole thing. And if knew facts arrive, we should all adjust are opinions accordingly, but as of now, if the teams knew that punishment was a possibility, than they assumed the risk when they broke the rules, and deserve to be punished.

The amount of that punishment, if they actually broke the rules, if they knew, if other teams did as well, are all up for debate.

But I don’t think it is very wise for these owners to put huge amounts of cap space on the line because they believe that they have found a loophole.

No, Goodell is.

He doesn’t have a fair system for players to appeal their suspensions, as he, the person who dictated is, is the one who hears it. Now, it turns out that he’s colluding with the NFLPA over something that he had no jurisdiction over.

Who would have spent a lot of money in free agency? The Cowboys and the Redskins.

So you sold out to the NFL for a higher cap and distributed it to a handful of teams that won’t spend… and you robbed two other spenders of the ability to pay your player base.

If I were the NFLPA clients, I’d question my union.

3 other teams abused this and yet only 4 teams get punished. 2 of which were minor infractions compared to the 3 above.

Which one folks. Now you have the players association throwing two Redksins players to the wolves(unemployment line) for no other reason but for this ploy by The Commissioner in collusion with the Union.

You can warn teams all you want. What dont you get about uncapped year? The NFL isnt above the law There were no rules broken thats why they couldnt be and werent punished when the did the contracts.

The league already takes enough mony from them and gives it to the cheap owners anyway. You really think they will use that extra money the get this year?

This is all about some cheap jealous owners being mad at 2 of the biggest money makers and Goddell wanting to side with the majority so his job wont be in jeopardy.

Bottom line is NO rule was broken.

Teams were warned not to do funny things with contracts. These two teams ignored it.
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Proof of what? There was no salary cap.

Who cares if the teams were warned? Warned of what? Warned that if they played by rules and refused to collude with the other teams and the league office illegally to hold down salaries in the uncapped year they would be punished?

The only rules the teams were required to follow were the ones in the CBA. And the Cowboys and the Redskins followed those rules to a T.

What is confusing to me is that there was nothing but a gentleman’s agreement in place, and yet there is a punishment for purging over paid contracts from a previous regime. Complete BS.
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Listen to yourself! Verbal contracts and your word should be sufficient. I do not care what year it is. If there was any type of agreement all must follow it accordingly. I have beat whole sale az for a lot less than cheating!

Open Letter to Steve Czaban ESPN 980 Washington DC …….Steve, let’s call this exactly what this is.Every since Mr. Synder brought the team, you have been a jealous, arrogant, under cover bigoted a$$. The thing is though, you are not just prejidous against people of color but you take it to another extreme. You are against people with money, people that made errors, anybody that doesn’t look or think exactly like you. You are DC’s Rush Limbaugh. This may seem harsh to say to a person, but who do you think you are? You are not Gods Gift to anybody save your family, and I’m sure they have doubts.

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A person against someone with money, made errors or thinks independent would be dumbocrat. In fact, this is what is in the White house now…someone attacking our freedom – wake up loser.

Teams were warned not to do funny things with contracts. These two teams ignored it.

So the cap in 2012 will be less than its been in years, but if you allow us to punish them for something that was legal we will put the cap number where it should and keep this hush hush until you get re-elected. Sounds like a crooked plan to me and nobody except the late Davis had the guts to challenge the NFL.