NFL Investigating the cheating Baltimore Ravens for having players in pads at rookie camp

KontradictioN said:

You guys know what else I smell? A quality Chewbacca impression.

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I'm a big fan of Star Wars and Sir Mix Alot.

signbabybrady said:

I'm a big fan of Star Wars and Sir Mix Alot.

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Crazy, man. The fart didn't even leave her ass. Just got trapped in there.

Rookie abuse!
Rookie abuse!
#integrity

KontradictioN said:

Crazy, man. The fart didn't even leave her ass. Just got trapped in there.

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Are you suggesting that she wasn't inflated to the proper pressure?

Damn Belichick must have set this up. Definitely need to take some draft picks away from the Patriots.

Ben Watson deserves to be in the Patriots hall of fame if the Ravens actually get in trouble for this (Watson was the union rep that correct Harbawl).

supafly said:

Ha! Like anyone will give a damn.

I hate the Ravens and I don't even care.

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I think this is more of an NFLPA issue than it is an NFL front office issue. But...you never know with Captain Integrity and his own brand of industrial justice. Wait a min, it's the Ravens so we do know what will happen. Tape will get lost in transition.

Froob said:

I think this is more of an NFLPA issue than it is an NFL front office issue. But...you never know with Captain Integrity and his own brand of industrial justice. Wait a min, it's the Ravens so we do know what will happen. Tape will get lost in transition.

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goodell has specifically said ignorance is not an excuse.

Normally this would be pretty easy. They were either practicing in pads or they weren't. But in a world where it didn't matter whether a ball was actually deflated or not for deciding the punishment...

Rusty Griswold said:

goodell has specifically said ignorance is not an excuse.

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When has he consistently stuck with a precedence though?

Simple Jack's Brother said:

Ya know, maybe they really should read that rulebook after all....

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Wait, the Ravens can read?

Rusty Griswold said:

call harbaugh to the stand first

we shall see whose idea deflatgate actually was...harbaugh's or pagano's?

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Thats not even in question.
cry baby Harbaugh and a week after getting schooled..... Yeah, id bet my life it was Sissy John

This just in..The league investigation will consist of watching media reactions to the story this week and assigning a commensurate punishment next week.

That's not the way these usually work...The NFL will do little time and time again then suddenly hit a team with a huge, out of nowhere, over the top punishment.

Not saying that will happen here, but it wouldn't be shocking if it did.

KontradictioN said:

I guess Wheelman didn't care for it.

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He'll get over it ...

I couldn't find the details after a quick search, but the Ravens were penalized within the last 5 or 6 years for conducting "illegal" practices, like too many OTA or preseason sessions.

I think we all know we won't hear anything about that incident, a pattern of behavior, or repeat offender status and if the league even decides to punish Baltimore.

Rusty Griswold said:

call harbaugh to the stand first

we shall see whose idea deflatgate actually was...harbaugh's or pagano's?

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Hard to imagine ever knowing for sure, if we haven't gotten to the bottom of it yet. What's worse is that there are conflicting reports. Ultimately, it doesn't really matter, but we're all curious just the same.

MagicMarker said:

That's not the way these usually work...The NFL will do little time and time again then suddenly hit a team with a huge, out of nowhere, over the top punishment.

Not saying that will happen here, but it wouldn't be shocking if it did.

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All they can do is take away a day or two of their OTAs or future padded practices. That's the precedent, and we've seen it before from other teams.

Ironically, it was a non-contact drill on special teams, so lord only knows why they had pads on to begin with.

... it was like 5 minutes ... let the union be petty about it ... a non story otherwise.

Found the prior incident: In 2010, the Ravens had to cancel their final week of OTAs because they had broken the rules around how OTA practices are conducted.

NFL forces Ravens to cancel final OTAs because of rules violation

I'll keep my eyes peeled for commentary about how the Ravens are habitual line steppers, will do anything to win, operate in the gray areas of the rules, continually push the envelope of gamesmanship and think the rules don't apply to them.