OT: Seahawks get only a "warning" for injuryreportgate

[sb1]

Link:
Seahawks skate on Sherman injury-report snafu

Florio nails it. Can't punish one of the league's darling franchises so they had to look the other way on SEA.

"Integrity" Goodell style. Too bad that word isn't on the clown shirts.

 

[PatsBoy12]

They didn't win enough Super Bowls to qualify for the "special treatment" the Patriots get, I guess. Lol

 

[scott99]

Is anyone surprised. If the Pats did this, we'd be talking about who we are going to draft in the 2nd round.

I guarantee you, you won't hear anything about the Steelers and Bell.

2 sets of rules.

 

[cupofjoe1962]

How many times have they broken the rules for illegal practices?

They push the envelope as much as anyone & walk away with a warning.

Maybe Pete the Poodle has become Goodell's lap dog.

 

[sb1]

I don't know if it's so much Pete and SEA that are Goodell's BFF's but Rooney certainly is. As Florio says this looks designed to let the Steelers walk regarding Bell.

Integrity folks.

 

[The Gr8est]

The article states that the reason for not punishing the Seahawks was because it was basically a misinterpretation of the rules.

So what is the difference when BB said he thought he was okay in Spygate because the rule mentioned "during the playing of the game", and the Pats didn't use the tapes during the game they were currently playing?

Is it not a "misinterpretation" if you win too much and are in the same division as the Omissioner's favorite team?

 

[Spiral]

If it were the Patriots, here's what the warning would be like:

Roger: Warning--you just lost your #2 draft pick.

 

[RecoveringCowboy]

How many times have they broken the rules for illegal practices?

They push the envelope as much as anyone & walk away with a warning.

Maybe Pete the Poodle has become Goodell's lap dog.

Maybe we will find out in the upcoming book Powerball.

 

[PatsFanSince74]

Link:
Seahawks skate on Sherman injury-report snafu

Florio nails it. Can't punish one of the league's darling franchises so they had to look the other way on SEA.

"Integrity" Goodell style. Too bad that word isn't on the clown shirts.

There's so damn much they could add to those shirts. Just for beginners:
#integrity
Roger That

I kind of like the clean look of the unadorned Bozo Goodell on the front of the shirt, but how about using the back?

 

[farn]

"You rascals stop doing that, ok ? Here's a candy, now go and play with your friends."

 

[neuronet]

I was laughing at the naivete of the people saying the Seahawks would lose a second round draft pick over this.

 

[The Gr8est]

"Are you now, or have you ever been, the New England Patriots"?

 

[BlueThunder]

The NFL front office is a joke...but we all knew this.....

Poor rich owners are butt hurt,,,,, the Patriots keep winning.....

 

[Simpelton]

I'm actually rather glad that Defamegate didn't establish a new benchmark for punishments. I wouldn't want such a stupid ruling to become the new norm.

Just does highlight just how badly off base Goodell's punishment of Brady was, especially in the absence of any actual verifiable evidence of any wrongdoing at all.

 

[chasa]

lol at everyone who said they would lose a 2nd rounder.

 

[h0c2000]

So what is the difference when BB said he thought he was okay in Spygate because the rule mentioned "during the playing of the game", and the Pats didn't use the tapes during the game they were currently playing?

750k in fines and a first round pick.

 

[FrodoBagginz]

 

[Jackson 2]

It really is infuriating.

 

[livinginthe past]

The NFL know they can't afford to hobble two of the teams likely stand in the way of the Patriots adding more SBs in the next few years.

I have a suspicion that if it was just the Seahawks they would have been hit with something - add the Steelers in the mix and its another Giants-esque 'nothing to see here, folks".

 

[jmt57]

Oh look, more #Integrity from 345 Park Avenue!


In addition to the OP's link to PFT, here are a couple other worthwhile columns on the subject:

Seahawks' Punishment For Hiding Injury Reportedly Goes From Loss Of Second-Round Pick To ... Just A Warning

It’s worth questioning NFL’s reported punishment for Seahawks’ violation of injury-reporting policy


And yet fans of other teams still think Patriot fans need to 'just drop it' and 'get over it', despite the obvious parallels with disparate penalties (or lack thereof). smh