Comments on: Redskins considering nuclear option to restore cap space

By: wludford

wludford — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:18:21 +0000

Whether through mismanagement (gee, imagine that in Washington) or knowingly trying to skirt the rules, Washington got caught and now has to pay the price- along with Dallas.

Legal action will only compound the mistake.

By: my6bs

my6bs — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:20:21 +0000

I don’t know if Mr. Snyder and Mr. Jones were trying to cheat their peers, or just making sound business decisions; I honestly don’t know enough about to label them. But what I do have a problem with is the other owners taking money from one teams player budget (which is what the sal cap is) and splitting it amongst themselves. It is wealth redistribution at best. Wanna call them cheaters and hit them with a $30M fine, go ahead. But the Skins should be able to pick which account to pay out of and the money should go somewhere other than the other owners. Isn’t there a retired NFL players group that helps those old timers that beat themselves senseless for $100 a year? Give them the money.

By: adadfff

adadfff — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:39:06 +0000

If Snyder was a more liked man, if he were more respected among the other owners, if he had treated people better in past encounters, then other owners would have stepped up and defended him against an obvious injustice. Unfortunately for the Skins though he is not liked or respected because he has treated others so poorly in the past.

That’s life. Hopefully he learned something.

By: skinsfan87

skinsfan87 — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:52:11 +0000

This was collusion from the start, Mara knows it. The teams who DON’T spend their full cap agreed to keep the salaries low in an UNCAPPED year, but the two biggest franchises went uncapped. Penalize for playing within the rules is really crazy, Then the teams who agree to penalize get the spoils (cap $) split between them? Talk about a raw deal… go get em Dan!! #HTTR

By: justintuckrule

justintuckrule — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:40:29 +0000

Why is Snyder complaining anyway? The one year they take his cap room is the year they finally win some games. He should sue to have his cap stripped every year.

By: nebster21

nebster21 — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:24:07 +0000

Give them hell Danny! I hope this EXPLODES in Mara’s face. I hope it EXPLODES big time in his face.

I am sorry but an UNCAPPED year means there are NO SALARY CAPS. What do you guys not understand about that.

Just because your teams were cheapskates does not mean they should penalize the team for doing what they are allowed to do.

By: kerryc21realty

kerryc21realty — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:59:49 +0000

If the owners didn’t collude to hold down the cap then it must be in writing… It wasn’t in writing therefor its collusion and I hope Snyder sues them because when you have the owner of a divisional rival implementing the punishment 2 days before free agency last year it stinks to high heaven !

By: boyshole25

boyshole25 — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:05:13 +0000

I’ve been a skins fan my entire life and it seems the team did alot better when they didn’t have a pile of money to throw at over priced me first league veterans for once.

By: larryboodry

larryboodry — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 07:25:01 +0000

Dan Snyder is like the burglar who breaks into your house, then sues you for shooting his sorry a$$.

By: fckdaigglez

fckdaigglez — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:50:30 +0000

Just been over and take it redskins bc besides last year fluke division title you are used to being on the bottom getting beat up and bullied….

By: lipchakjh

lipchakjh — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:41:57 +0000

Is there ever a time that “peytonsneck” is not on this blog making a fool of himself? What kind of pathetic loser has nothing better to do than Troll 24/7.

Seriously, find yourself a woman peytonsneck…and by that I mean a REAL woman, not just the image of one on your computer.

By: trollaikman8

trollaikman8 — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:59:33 +0000

I’d like to see Snyder fight the Mara kid. The 19yr old.

By: jenkins31

jenkins31 — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:42:57 +0000

The league approved the deals that the Skins made during the uncapped year. Why would they approve the deals only to turn around and punish them years later. I’d love to see Danny boy get some relief as they have many holes to fill and not too many good draft picks. HAIL!!!

By: kayakattack

kayakattack — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:00:14 +0000

“”business is business. But we all know the NFL is rigged and this is yet another in an endless line of stunts to coordinate the appearance of strict discipline in a league that is seemingly on par in its outlaw status with the illegal maritime law of THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (all caps with purpose)”"”

I find it hilarious nobody picked up on this earlier.. What the heck are you talking about? Maritime law has to do with the sea jackwagon!

By: defscottyb

defscottyb — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:47:29 +0000

Roger Goodell is ruining the NFL… This guy made over $30million last year, for what??? Godell “I’m in charge now” shades of when Reagan got shot and that guy (forget his name) said that. 2010 was an uncapped year… that means it was UNCAPPED!!! What is the problem?

By: 1standinches

1standinches — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:46:21 +0000

What the NFL did was wrong to penalize the Cowboys and Redskins. Especially doing it two days before free agency started!

By: nineroutsider

nineroutsider — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:27:41 +0000

I read the comments by so many Skins’ fans and can’t help but hope for the worst for their team. So much undeserved arrogance. It would be one thing if this were Patriot fans or Steelers fans, but come off of it Skins fans. Just be happy your team is back in the playoffs and stop acting like they’ve been there all decade long.

By: eatitfanboy

eatitfanboy — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:17:33 +0000

I love the fanboys on here who decide what their opinion is based upon whether they do or don’t like the team in question.

No cap means no cap. Anything else is collusion plain and simple. And don’t talk to me about the CBA. Collusion is a violation of Federal anti-trust regulations. You can’t make an agreement with another private party and make it go away.

And forget the idea that lower courts have upheld the CBA. Neither team has sued in federal court alleging collusion. The league assumes they won’t.

But if they do, the very least they will get is an injunction delaying the start of free agency.

And I hope they do.

By: pksullivanmph

pksullivanmph — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:01:51 +0000

Paul Snyder is the anti-Christ in waiting. A real buffoon. @footballady52 🏈

By: gregmorris78

gregmorris78 — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:01:31 +0000

To me it’s been more about the timing of the punishment – eve of the draft. That was just underhanded…

By: zragone

zragone — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 03:48:06 +0000

Bobonmycob

The Redskins and Cowboys did not “cheat”. They broke no official rule, guideline, or regulation of the NFL. They acted in accordance with the rules as the league set forth. That’s not “cheating” any more than what the Patriots are currently doing with Tom Brady’s extension. Simply because other people didn’t decide to take advantage of the uncapped year in *that specific way* (other teams absolutely DID take advantage of the uncapped year in a way that affected “competitive balance” and received no penalty) does not mean its “cheating”.

Why should Cowboys or Redskins fans be “upset” at their GM’s for not engaging in collusion and abiding by the rules to take the best actions for their teams?

By: fight4oledc

fight4oledc — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 03:32:05 +0000

Haters gonna hate, ballers gonna ball. Anyone who says the Skins & Cowboys are wrong are obviously part of the haters group.

The 30 NFL teams colluded, plain and simple. If you don’t know what ‘colluded’ is look it up. Paying dudes now to lower the cost in the future (restructuring contracts), having the NFL approve those contracts and then penalizing the team for breaking a rule that doesn’t exist sounds shady no matter how you slice it.

The funny thing is, they still won the division without the talent even tho they didn’t have the money ($18mm) to fill the holes because of the penalty. Beating up on the defending champs when it mattered, America’s team and the Silver Linings Playbooks…

By: whatjusthapped

whatjusthapped — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:55:13 +0000

Is it just me or is there a huge coincidence that the two teams that flaunted the rules are both run by egotistical owners who fancy themselves as great GM’s?

I don’t feel sorry for either the DeadSkins or the Cowgirls, karma has a way of biting you in the ass and especially hard when you truly deserve it.

By: revangel5

revangel5 — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:31:04 +0000

I’m always irked when so many people see nothing wrong with how the league acted during the uncapped year. Apparently, they give no thought as to why there was an uncapped year in the first place. The REASON for the uncapped year was to spur a new agreement before that year. It was a poison pill which held negatives for BOTH sides — teams could go cheap and hurt the players, or teams could overspend or dump cap and ‘hurt’ the league. So, years later, the league decides it doesn’t like it’s part of the poison, and colludes to prevent it. Too bad. The owners signed the CBA with an uncapped year. Whether they were too stupid to understand it, or never thought high revenue teams would exploit it is irrelevant. They signed it, they should have faced the poison.

By: nfceastisbeast

nfceastisbeast — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:26:43 +0000

How do you exceed the cap in an uncapped year? If this isnt collusion, I don’t k.own what is.

By: thesmartestmanever

thesmartestmanever — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:20:59 +0000

steelers2409: you say the NFL was built by the Rooney’s and Mara’s? Wellington Mara gained the New York Giants through a poker game in the late 50′s. Art Rooney has had influence over the evolution of the NFL but no more than Al Davis. besides the Redskins have been around since the thirties man. so please don’t talk about playing on a level playing field. the NFL was sued by Davis more than anyone else, and a lot of those court victories helped shape the NFL in it’s current state. the is a private club for billionaires that for the most part adheres to it’s own policies and guidelines. that being said those guidelines are written law and not hush hush, eye-wink backroom deals.

By: peytonsneck18

peytonsneck18 — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:17:18 +0000

next on snyder list to be sued is logicalvoicesays, he got a nation of new folks to dislike the redskins in a matter of month and sold more wolf tickets than anybody else on here about the skins being GODs team and IRG3 will take them to the SB that year, shame shame!!! lol

By: vman0626

vman0626 — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:06:36 +0000

the lack of intelligence and abundance of stupidity on this site is amazing. to all of you losers and inbred morons who don’t get it:

the league was built by the maras rooneys halas families.

the maras made the nfl prosper by SHARING all revenue from the NUMBER ONE market in the WORLD.

i know you are jealous because you live in s*** holes like texas and virginia, but that is your choice. you can admire and respect the people who created and built this league and appreciate the efforts and generosities of these families, or you can remain inbred and uneducated.

it is your choice. me? in any season the gmen are out of it i cheer for the original families who built the league. it is called gratitude and a sense of perspective. besides, the rooneys and maras share families.

By: 70chip

70chip — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:03:41 +0000

The skins and ‘boys did not break any rules by restructuring the haynesworth and hall contracts.
Goodell’s people signed off the contracts that reallocated 36 mil into the uncapped year.
Conspiring to keep the salary cap down is a classic example of collusion.
However The owners line up to get their share of Dallas and washington’s revenue

Lawyer up Danny. Lawyer up!

By: goldenperspective

goldenperspective — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:03:32 +0000

Shoot, don’t fight it. Save the legal money and the 18 million you’re not allowed to spend.