Jump to content
Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts Fan Forum

Dolphins get the hammer


ColtV

Recommended Posts

13 minutes ago, luv_pony_express said:

It’s certainly harder than a slap on the wrist, to be sure.  Losing a 1st and a 3rd hurts.  The suspensions and fine are window dressing.

 

But it easily could’ve been worse for them - especially if the investigation had found that they deliberately tanked games to improve draft position.

I guess for me, it would depend on how they tanked.   If they had a couple player ruled questionable for a game and they chose to sit them out, I am fine with that.  If the coach goes for a short FG when down by 4 late in the 4th, that is a bit different.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 hours ago, ColtV said:

1st and 3rd round picks in 2023 forfeited after investigation into tampering and tanking. Team owner Stephen Ross is suspended from team activities and $1.5m fine

2023 First round pick and 2024 third round pick.

 

Suspended thru October 17th.

 

Removed from all NFL committees and cannot attend any NFL owners meetings until 2023.

 

Dolphins VP Brian Beal was also sanctioned.

 

All of these penalties are for tampering with QB Tom Brady when he was under contract to the Patriots and the Buccaneers - PLUS - tampering with Head Coach Sean Payton while he was under contract to the New Orleans Saints.

 

I think these are substantial penalties for which NFL Commission Roger Goodell stated "

"The investigators found tampering violations of unprecedented scope and severity," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. "I know of no prior instance of a team violating the prohibition on tampering with both a head coach and star player, to the potential detriment of multiple other clubs, over a period of several years. Similarly, I know of no prior instance in which ownership was so directly involved in the violations."

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 hours ago, Myles said:

I guess for me, it would depend on how they tanked.   If they had a couple player ruled questionable for a game and they chose to sit them out, I am fine with that.  If the coach goes for a short FG when down by 4 late in the 4th, that is a bit different.  

The (former) coach was who made the allegation.  He said Ross openly pushed for losing games to improve draft position.

 

It seems like they determined Ross had made some off-hand comments to that end.  But it never went any farther than that — ie, offering bonuses to that end.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

This tanking thing has been debunked, and was never believable when Flores raised it as part of some sort of discrimination bias claim.  This aspect of the story should not even be spoken about because it was totally fabricated to begin with, being created at a time where the environment allowed such stupidity to gain some traction.

 

The story is about Miami's tampering with players outside of the free agency period.  That's the basis of the disciplinary action.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Thread of the Week

  • Topics

  • Posts

    • No, it's not the same. I don't know why you Luck fans want to pretend it is.    Luck fan: HE SUFFERED A CAREER ENDING INJURY!"  (proceeds to get called out on the false narrative)  Luck fan: "POTATO POTAHTO!"   So ridiculous.    He chose to quit. I'm pretty sure most players are in pain through out the season. He was able to still physically play if he wanted to; he didn't. Injuries and pain are a part of football; it's a rough sport.    And if it is all the same (it isn't) no body should bat an eye when I say he didn't suffer a career ending injury.    He quit...   ...for multiple reasons.    But it all boils down to a deliberate decision of quitting.    Career ending injury implies he had no choice, but that is false.    He chose to quit. 
    • Ha ha..   As long as the couple are fine, and both don't enrage each other again, and he doesn't take it to violence again... I guess. 
    • I don’t expect much from the NFL on this, they rarely issue punishments equal to the crime. I’ve seen them hand out 1 or 2 games suspensions for things like this but then season long bans for gambling. 
    • He’s been very good thus far. I think he’s going to have a solid career. Savvy veterans are going to have their way with him tho. Mike Evans showed that.
    • wow, very similar.  I was trying to break loose a very tight bolt on a caliper bracket lying on my side under my car and I felt something give way in my chest and heard a "POP" , it was the pectoral.  It was brutal for a while. Didn't go away for about 2 months. No upper-body weight-lifting is possible for that duration.
  • Members

    • lester

      lester 177

      Member
      Joined:
      Last active:
    • RollerColt

      RollerColt 10,640

      Senior Member
      Joined:
      Last active:
    • Tsarquise

      Tsarquise 1,144

      Senior Member
      Joined:
      Last active:
    • ColtsGermany

      ColtsGermany 862

      Member
      Joined:
      Last active:
    • RandomOldGuy

      RandomOldGuy 0

      Rookie
      Joined:
      Last active:
    • 1959Colts

      1959Colts 3,310

      Senior Member
      Joined:
      Last active:
    • jvan1973

      jvan1973 9,888

      Senior Member
      Joined:
      Last active:
    • Kirie89

      Kirie89 6

      Member
      Joined:
      Last active:
    • twfish

      twfish 1,750

      Senior Member
      Joined:
      Last active:
    • NYFAN

      NYFAN 2

      Rookie
      Joined:
      Last active:
×
×
  • Create New...