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ucrenegade
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Apparently the NFL is sending someone to investigate the revis tampering talk
a Pats fan actually said this
a Pats fan actually said this
Pot meet kettle.
Give me a fricking break. What Woody did pales in comparison to Spygate and Inflategate, among other things. This is typical border war derangement syndrome. The Patriots have been exposed numerous times for blatant disregard for the rules, and are taking Woody's comment, and trying to say "SEE! EVERYONE'S GUILTY!" This is laughable.
Give me a fricking break. What Woody did pales in comparison to Spygate and Inflategate, among other things. This is typical border war derangement syndrome. The Patriots have been exposed numerous times for blatant disregard for the rules, and are taking Woody's comment, and trying to say "SEE! EVERYONE'S GUILTY!" This is laughable.
Patriots fans claiming the moral high ground?
That...is...hilarious.
That...is...hilarious.
Did he just take the word Patriots out and put Jets in it's place because i believe that was written on EVERY teams fan board from deflategate. What an absolute joke.
The Jets will always have the fake spike game and the butt fumble.
The Patriots will always have spygate and deflategate, proven cheaters. ************************
The Jets will always have the fake spike game and the butt fumble.
The Patriots will always have spygate and deflategate, proven cheaters. ************************
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Rotoworld is reporting this
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Jetsfanatic
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I would be surprised if it resulted in anything more then a fine. Cimini hinted that the 7th round we got in the Marshall trade may be the penalty. If the NFL comes down on the Jets and does nothing to the Pats, that would be a travesty.
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Bleacher Report's Jason Cole reports the NFL sent officials to the Jets' offices to investigate whether New York contacted Darrelle Revis before he officially became a free agent on the first day of the new league year.
NFL teams could legally contact free agents of other teams during the three-day "legal tampering" window. Revis was not a free agent until the Patriots declined his option on March 10 at 4 pm EST, however, meaning any contact with Revis before then would be illegal tampering. Even if the Jets contacted Revis prior to him officially becoming a free agent, the NFL would have a very difficult time proving it, and even if they could, any punishment levied on New York would seem disingenuous considering tampering is almost an open secret in the NFL. The league clearly wants to put an end to illegal tampering, but it is a war they will have a difficult time winning.
NFL teams could legally contact free agents of other teams during the three-day "legal tampering" window. Revis was not a free agent until the Patriots declined his option on March 10 at 4 pm EST, however, meaning any contact with Revis before then would be illegal tampering. Even if the Jets contacted Revis prior to him officially becoming a free agent, the NFL would have a very difficult time proving it, and even if they could, any punishment levied on New York would seem disingenuous considering tampering is almost an open secret in the NFL. The league clearly wants to put an end to illegal tampering, but it is a war they will have a difficult time winning.
Talking about penalties, does anyone have any idea when the league will rule on deflategate?
1. Woody probably should be hit with a fine, and the team a late pick, for his stupid comments in that press conference.
2. If the league is going to investigate contact between teams and players under contract to other teams, they should start by investigating the Patriots and Blount, when Blount was on the Steelers.
2. If the league is going to investigate contact between teams and players under contract to other teams, they should start by investigating the Patriots and Blount, when Blount was on the Steelers.
'Hey, wanna play for a Super Bowl team? Just walk off the field and force your team to release you. We'll pick you up, no problem. Teams won't touch you with a 10' pole, but we know better."
Almost better is Belicheat encouraging Aaron Hernandez to get to a safe house after murdering whats his name.
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It was in inappropriate comment about another teams player, but if this is cheating than the Patriots should have been banned out of the league years ago [emoji1][emoji1][emoji1]
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grogan14
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Sorry but this is tampering plain and simple. Woody has previously been officially warned by the league for doing this same type of thing. The league precedent for this type of offense has been set with an exchange of draft order for 3rd round picks and the offending team losing a 7th rounder as well. I know Jets fans want to pretend nothing will come of this, but the exchange of 3rd round draft picks is not insignificant, the Pats get the Jets 96 overall and the Jets get the pats 130th. That's a huge swing in potential talent.
There is no precedent for third rounders being swapped, or anything higher. I find it beyond humorous that some Pats fans online have been calling for the Pats to get this, or the #6 overall pick.
The Chiefs and Lions swapped fifths in a tampering case. And in that case, there was proof that the Lions were in contact with a player under contract with the Chiefs. There is proof Woody mentioned Revis in a press conference, but no proof of any contact between the parties.
A third seems out of line, considering it's never been the punishment before for an offense that has a precedent.
And if the league is going to investigate whether the Jets were in contact with Revis before the Pats released him, then they NEED to investigate whether the Pats were in contact with Blount before the Steelers released him.
The Chiefs and Lions swapped fifths in a tampering case. And in that case, there was proof that the Lions were in contact with a player under contract with the Chiefs. There is proof Woody mentioned Revis in a press conference, but no proof of any contact between the parties.
A third seems out of line, considering it's never been the punishment before for an offense that has a precedent.
And if the league is going to investigate whether the Jets were in contact with Revis before the Pats released him, then they NEED to investigate whether the Pats were in contact with Blount before the Steelers released him.
I think there will be some sort of a pick penalty, whether the Jets get locked a late rounder or have to trade a late rounder with the Pats, assuming there is proof the Jets actually spoke to Revis before he was released. The comment alone merits a fine, maybe the docking of a seventh. If the Jets spoke with Revis, swapping fifths (which would have to be in 2016) and the docking of a seventh, along with a fine, is the penalty.
I would suspect that if the league actually does its due diligence, the Pats will have to do the same with the Steelers, docking a seventh and swapping fifths.
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grogan14
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You are correct, it was a 5th rounder swap of picks and a 7th. However with Woody being warned previously I wouldn't be shocked if the penalty is slightly more in this case. As for the Blount, why should the NFL investigate that signing? No accusations were made as far as I know and teams pick up players other teams released all the time so I'm not sure how this was any different?
I find it hilarious that Pats fans want the Jets investigated for everything, while sweeping the Pats' repeated offenses under the rug.
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grogan14
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I'm not sure what "PATS FANS" want investigated, but this one wants the Jets investigated for tampering without question. There is plenty there to justify it starting with Woody flat out stating as much on camera, and that's after the NFL already told him to keep other teams players names out of his mouth. As for the Pats having things swept under the rug, I doubt there is an objective conversation to be had with you on the topic so I won't try except to say that if Jets fans didn't have some cheating, whining, crying B.S. to bitch about half of them probably would have killed themselves by now.
