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Because the "anonymous" NFL Exec. quoted in the NY Times pieces won't give up his seat before his contract with the Indianapolis Colts is up.
Beat me to it
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Also, the rule banning contracts of more than four years for players drafted after the first round was because of players like Eugene Wilson and Deon Branch.
The Competition Committee changed the bump and run rule
because the Colts complained about the Patriots defensive backs
especially Ty Law. Also, the rule banning contracts of more than
four years for players drafted after the first round was because of
players like Eugene Wilson and Deon Branch. In both cases, the Patriots
were operating legally according to the rules.
It is pretty simple to identify who the NYTimes' "anonymous" source.
There are only 8 members of the competition committee.
Co-Chair: Rich McKay (Atlanta Falcons)
Co-Chair: Jeff Fisher (Tennessee Titans)
- Matt Millen (Detroit Lions)
- Marvin Lewis (Cincinnati Bengals)
- John Mara (New York Giants)
- Ozzie Newsome (Baltimore Ravens)
- Bill Polian (Indianapolis Colts)
- Mark Richardson (Carolina Panthers)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_competition_committee
Matt Millen isn't in a position to criticize anyone. He is also, despite his failings as a GM, too good of a guy to whine like this to the press without attaching his name to it.
Allen, the Atlanta President is now tied at the hip with the Pats through the Dimitroff hiring. Dmitroff has made clear on WEEI that the organizations are very tight.
The Richardson family has long been a friend of Kraft, and Charlie Weis and Jon Fox are very tight. Plus, Carolina is in no position to complain about anything after their '03 steroid scandal in the SB year.
John Mara is too classy a man to snipe at the Pats, particularly following his Sb victory and with a long history of mutual respect with BB.
Newsome cut his teeth in the NFL on BB's staff, and the organizations remain close.
That leaves Fisher, Polian and Lewis.
Fisher is the man who ordered the hit on Harrison, that took out his knee prior to the playoffs.
Lewis' shenanigans with criminal players are too numerous to mention. He was the one who "anonymously" sniped at AD in Borges' column last spring.
Polian is self-explanatory.
I have believed, since the story broke last September, that there was a cadre of Patriot enemies on the Competition committee, who were driving this issue with Goodell.
The sneering, visceral hatred revealed in Dungy's recent classless comments show where the hate is flowing from. He simply can't control himself. The hatred coming from the man is at odds with his image, and reveals the true face of that organization.
The Colts, Polian and Dungy have been driving this agenda from within the competition committee.
The love fest between Dungy and Fisher when the Colts threw their final game last season was evidence of an unusual complicity and mutual understanding between those 2 organizations, strange for division competitors.
The Competition Committee changed the bump and run rule
because the Colts complained about the Patriots defensive backs
especially Ty Law. Also, the rule banning contracts of more than
four years for players drafted after the first round was because of
players like Eugene Wilson and Deon Branch. In both cases, the Patriots
were operating legally according to the rules.
I'm sure that the majority of complaints come from unhappy coaches
like Tony Dungee and Jack Del Rio.
One thing that upsets me is the amount of information leaked by
the NFL office. Not only did the Patriots tape end up at Fox,
the information for the Times article also came from confidential NFL
information. Goodell should have a gag rule for all his employees.
The Sports Reports part on Spygate was a lovefest of all who hate the Patriots. Not one mention of the fact that the Patriots have admitted using tape since 2000 and all agreed that Belichick needed to be suspended for a year (some said he should have been suspended last year).
Albom said the Goodell has "painted himself into a corner since he was asked for just the walk-though tape."
He means ESPN Sports Reporters...anybody that saw it must have the same sickening feeling that I do.
We are going to get screwed Tuesday....I am realy afraid they suspend BB and then you will see the cry for subsequent asterisk designation.
They do not care about truth & fact.
I keep asking myself, why doesn't the Boston Globe come out with an article about the national bias on this issue and cite example such as the NY Times and just cut them to shreds?
And I honestly don't think the fact they are owned by the same company should be a factor. That is not supposed to be the nature of journalism.
Also, the rule banning contracts of more than
four years for players drafted after the first round was because of
players like Eugene Wilson and Deon Branch. In both cases, the Patriots
were operating legally according to the rules.