Comments on: Redskins could disclose plans for cap fight at 4:30 p.m. press conference

By: officialgame

officialgame — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:03:52 +0000

The Redskins press conference is over and they have folded tent. Danny boy was seen leaving the building with his tail between his legs.

By: theclaim

theclaim — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:54:44 +0000

Load the warhead onto the missile and FIRE! Tired of the Redskins name being associated with cheating(other than tampering). Anyone who has read up on this situation KNOWS the Skins were correct in avoiding collusion. Mara can be pissed. John get your checkbook out. If we DO pull the trigger the NFL will fold and settle out of court to “protect the sheild” just give us back our 36mil and let’s move fwd. Even with the SANCTIONS we have beaten the Gmen 3 of the last 4 meetings including a SWEEP of the Champs in ’12 beat THIS years champ and beat the Pack in ’11 when they went on to be Champs. We are headed in the right direction.

By: duece8

duece8 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:08:23 +0000

Redskins Redskins redskins… I’m native American and proud of it, and the only thing I find disrespectful about the name Redskins is ….. I CAN’T THINK OF ANYTHING….. I feel more disrespect from harjo or whatever that ladies name is trying to make herself feel better about everything our government took from us!!!! And this cap issue is salt in the
wound, strip the giants of their first rounder and give it to the Redskins for last years penalty and give us 18 mil this year, leave the name alone and let the skins be winners!!!!

By: nice2meetumarco

nice2meetumarco — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:05:21 +0000

Today’s press conference is simply to announce that rg3 will be playing in next week’s annual kick ball tournament.

By: burnzido

burnzido — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:04:08 +0000

Announcing plans to fight the penalty at 4:30 effectively gives the league less than 24 hours to come up with a plan to keep free agency opening as scheduled. Just like the League gave the Redskins less than 24 hours before the opening of free agency last year to dole out the penalty. Irony?

By: gnomad

gnomad — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:54:29 +0000

sadly, i bet the conference is to announce the cut of london fletcher.

By: anarchopurplism

anarchopurplism — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:52:14 +0000

Snyder & Jones were stupid enough to test the NFL’s secret agreement during a time period when the Owners were fighting players.

Those jerks put themselves ahead of league interests. They thought the league didn’t have the balls to call them on it. Punishment deserved.

By: tundey

tundey — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:51:42 +0000

Even if you hate the team, I don’t get how people let that hatred blind them from seeing the truth. Even 3rd parties acknowledge that the Washington Football team is, for once, in the right on this issue.

By: leafeaterx

leafeaterx — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:39:58 +0000

Whatever they do likely won’t affect this years cap, as evidenced by the release of Meangelo and Carriker’s restructuring to start.

By: wludford

wludford — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:34:27 +0000

Sue your partners for your own mismanagement. What a concept. Only the Redskins could be so stupid…

By: dcsween

dcsween — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:20:12 +0000

They don’t have to sue and make antitrust claims. They can do something less and claim a violation of some fiduciary duty allegedly owed by their “partners”. It would make good theater (and the rest of the league might be similarly disinclined) if the NFL owners’ partnership agreement was exposed to daylight. I’m sure its the kind of document that otherwise have the secrecy of Vatican banking records.

By: larryboodry

larryboodry — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:19:28 +0000

If they succeed in delaying free agency, then they are bigger tools than I thought.

By: S.Nevada

S.Nevada — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:17:42 +0000

I’m imagining Bruce and Shanny sitting in Bruce’s office getting psyched to ‘eye of the tiger’

Also, It’s great to see all of the hate/trolling in redskins topics, a true sign of relevance.

2012 NFC East Champs! (with one had tied behind their back!)

By: h1ndrix

h1ndrix — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:16:21 +0000

Last year the league revealed the Skins cap penalty on the eve of free agency to add insult to injury. It only seems appropriate for the Skins to return the favor by shutting down the free agency period hours before it starts this year.

By: skum01

skum01 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:14:35 +0000

Goodell overreached both here and on Bountygage. There was no need to penalize the Redskins and Cowboys right before free agency last year, returning the favor would be rather sublime.

And getting the first press confrence and setting the tone is critical.

By: diabetic1010

diabetic1010 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:14:22 +0000

Plans involve:

Tissues
Crying
Moaning
Suing someone
Spending more money
and Repeat.

By: kaeperdicking

kaeperdicking — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:14:11 +0000

Or they are just posturing for their fans. They have somehow escaped fan criticism for their actions and the potion they put the franchise in. They at least need to make it look like they are putting up a fight, just like they did last year. Fans should be killing this front office, but they have effectively channeled the blame toward the league and the easy target Mara.

“For the mob is always impressed by appearances…” They aren’t dumb enough to go “nuclear”; they know they gambled and lost. But there fans will be satisfied with their posturing and will continue to blame everyone else but the actual culprits.

By: thereisalwaysnextyear

thereisalwaysnextyear — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:13:35 +0000

“We’ve got a feeling that’s not how Shanahan and Allen are wired.”

Or Danny Boy Snyder. Don’t forget about the guy who owns the organization.

By: thegreatgabbert

thegreatgabbert — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:11:52 +0000

Dan Snyder challenges you to find a law against “being an annoying jerk”. There is no legal precedent for it as a fineable offense.

By: skinsrollyou

skinsrollyou — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:10:52 +0000

Cue all the moron haters who are petrified of RGIII and the future of the Redskins. Hail!!

By: bartlettruss

bartlettruss — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:06:00 +0000

“Or maybe the Redskins have decided to just accept it. To get weak-kneed in the face of obvious antitrust violations. To turn tail and run.”

You wouldn’t be goading them here by any chance???

By: ccjcsr

ccjcsr — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:04:35 +0000

Who cares! Redskins were last years suprise

By: fuglyflorio

fuglyflorio — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:04:26 +0000

Wahhhhh we want to pay off all our bad investments and not have a cap hit … wahhhhh.