NFL Penalizing Salary Cap for Cowboys and Commanders

[fortdick]

It seems in these days of parity, some teams are more equal than others.

 

[The30YardSlant]

According to what ESPN just said, it was against the rules.

And yet they specifically gave every single team this option and not once (to my knowledge) did anyone speak of potential consequences this year.

 

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

So the Cowboys and Skins are basically being penalized for being the smarter than the other teams......

 

[NeonNinja]

What a joke.

 

[fortdick]

So the Cowboys and Skins are basically being penalized for being the smarter than the other teams......

Wow!

I don't recall Danny Snyder and Jerry Jones ever being accused of that before!

 

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

According to what ESPN just said, it was against the rules.

It was against the rules but we're being punished years later?

 

[SDCowboy]

And yet they specifically gave every single team this option and not once (to my knowledge) did anyone speak of potential consequences this year.

I don't know the details. All I know is Shefter just said on ESPN that what the Cowboys did with the contracts is against the rules. Whatever was against the rules, looks like we now have another wasted off season. This franchise is quickly turning into a complete mess.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

This could change our whole outlook.

It is weird something that was done last year is just now being addressed? Something stinks here.

 

[cowboysooner]

It was okay to purge your roster of no longer wanted players (Saints, Chiefs, Browns, Skins, Patriots & others and accelerate cap bonus) but bad to sign your own guys (Skins, Cowboys).

 

[fortdick]

It was against the rules but were being punished years later?

So, how should Skins be treated for Bountygate?

 

[tupperware]

Who cares, we would have been shopping from the Wal-Mart $3 DVD bin anyway, this just means less $3 DVDs.

 

[DBOY3141]

I don't know the details. All I know is Shefter just said on ESPN that what the Cowboys did with the contracts is against the rules. Whatever was against the rules, looks like we now have another wasted off season. This franchise is quickly turning into a complete mess.

Quickly???? It's been a mess for 16 years.

JJ is a joke and I'm beginning to lose faith in Stephen.

 

[Zaxor]

Not sure how they can do this, if it wasn't against the rules.

I heard an old judge say by the letter of the law it was legal but the intent of the law was broken and so I find the defendant guilty.

 

[AbeBeta]

I don't know the details. All I know is Shefter just said on ESPN that what the Cowboys did with the contracts is against the rules. Whatever was against the rules, looks like we now have another wasted off season. This franchise is quickly turning into a complete mess.

The league approved those deals.

And you are way overreacting

 

[DOUBLE WING]

Well, if the NFL sent out a memo warning teams not to do this and we still did it, then the Jones boys are even bigger idiots than I originally thought.

 

[The30YardSlant]

I don't know the details. All I know is Shefter just said on ESPN that what the Cowboys did with the contracts is against the rules. Whatever was against the rules, looks like we now have another wasted off season. This franchise is quickly turning into a complete mess.

It doesnt make any sense. Nobody EVER said ANYTHING about this being against any rule, and it was discussed ad naseum in 2009 and 2010. The NFL knew full well teams were looking into doing these things, hell it was used as justification by Dallas to give Miles Austin that weird front-loaded deal.

I can't fathom how the NFL can punish teams for legally front-loading contracts simply because they did in a year before the lockout. What about all the teams who purged salaries to avoid the dead money in 2011?

 

[Teague31]

as if i needed another reason to cancel my sunday ticket.

 

[SDCowboy]

Quickly???? It's been a mess for 16 years.

JJ is a joke and I'm beginning to lose faith in Stephen.

True, but the past few years the organization has really hit the skids.

 

[speedkilz88]

Jerry should sue, there is no rule.

 

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

So, how should Skins be treated for Bountygate?

You tell me....but I'm pretty sure I know what your answer will be.