Team fines this year

[FalconHeavy]

Is this guy for real ??

Why are the owners putting up with his ***** How long is his tenure anyway ?

Teams face fines for certain on-field infractions by players | ProFootballTalk

 

[BennyBledsoe]

Boy, why don't we just get rid of the helmets and pads and replace the football with a grenade?

Makes about as much sense as complaining about efforts to cut down on players doing stupid things which can seriously injure somebody for NO GOOD FOOTBALL REASON. A hit to the helmet doesn't make you more of a badass, a horsecollar tackle doesn't, either. It just makes you look like a pathetic cheap shot artist who can't deliver a proper hit.

 

[Observer]

This fine-happy policy is total garbage. In-game violations should be dealt with by issuing in-game punishments. Be more proactive in issuing the penalties during the game than stupid fines after it. Make a personal foul 25 yards instead of 15. Use a card-type system as in soccer, warning and penalty on first infringement and ejection on the second. Make the warning carry over to the next game(s) just as they do in major tournaments, etc.

If they are truly interested in getting rid of the cheap and dangerous hits, they have to make sure that it has ramifications on the game being played. Otherwise it becomes a matter peripheral to the game and does not affect anybody's thinking on how the game should be played.

 

[Jared]

I suspect that if you look at the fine amounts, you'll see that certain teams had higher than average amounts of players being fined for certain things. The league presumably believes that some portion of this blame should be on the coaching staffs.

To some point, I agree.

If coaches are either not teaching the players properly, or worse, if coaches are affirmatively teaching and encouraging players to act in dangerous ways, they should be paying the price in addition to the players.

Nothing on that list is necessary. There is only ONE thing on that list that ever gets called ticky tack, that being roughing the passer. The vast majority of RTP calls don't result in fines however, so they wouldn't apply.

I don't see any problem at all with this decision.

 

[Ring 6]

2017- Continuing to put his stamp on the NFL Commissioner for Life Roger Goddell is implementing new rules for the 2017 season to further protect players safety.

First, the players will no longer wear flags around their waste and be considered down when one is pulled by a player as implemented by Goodell in 2015. Concerned at the numerous hand and finger injuries created by reaching for flags, the league will now operate under a system where a player touched by a defender with one hand is considered down. The competition committee also passed by a very small margin the "I got him" rule which allows for the referee to blow the play dead if he doesnt have a good view of the runner but the defender yells "I got him" when reaching for a tag down.

Secondly, in an expansion of the Only Jogging Allowed rule which has dramatically reduced pulled muscles, in an attempt to totally eliminate them from the league, players moving faster than a brisk walk will be penalized 15 yards for Self Destructive Actions. Also included in the Self Destructive Actions penalty will be playing with an untied shoe, playing without league sanctioned ear plugs in place, a move being viewed as cutting edge thinking based upon the Hearing Aides of America study that ex-NFL players have a 1.7% greater occurrence of hearing loss after age 93 than the general population, excessive hand shaking, and sneezing.

CBS Sports went to Gillette Stadium for the October 4th season finale where the Patriots finished a 2-0 undefeated season with a win in the second round of punt offs to break the 0-0 tie, to get reaction to the rule changes by the fan in attendance. "I think the new rules are great. I was able to stay awake well into the first drive of the game. Mr Goddell has done such a tremendous job of eliminating any chance of injury. When I walked into the stadium today I think the sign said the league is up to 700 days without a workplace injury. And I can't thank him enough for driving away all those blood thirsty fans. I can't tell you how great it is to be able to sit in any seat in the stadium since everyone else stopped showing up. I just am worried that I can keep affording the $100,000,000 a year season ticket costs".

When asked for comment Goddell added "If we can only make the game a little bit safer, we can make it through to 2021 where we can have another labor dispute and reduce the number of padded practices to one in a lifetime. My work just isnt done yet"

 

[Ron Sellers]

Is this guy for real ??

Why are the owners putting up with his ***** How long is his tenure anyway ?

Teams face fines for certain on-field infractions by players | ProFootballTalk

I think you're making this into a lot bigger deal than it is. Read the article again; the impression that I got out of it is that the fines are a great big PR smokescreen to convince whomever that the NFL is getting tough on player safety.

Think about it: a team has to pay $50k, only after they have crossed a certain threshold for fines accumulated? What exactly is $50k to corporations with annual revenues in what, the mid-nine figure range?

$50k is a lot to you and me, but that is absolutely nothing to an NFL team; at least it is that way to ones not located in Cincinnati, Buffalo, Jacksonville or Tampa.

 

[Gunnails]

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Secondly, in an expansion of the Only Jogging Allowed rule which has dramatically reduced pulled muscles, in an attempt to totally eliminate them from the league, players moving faster than a brisk walk will be penalized 15 yards for Self Destructive Actions.

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Your whole post was awesome, I'm impressed.

Hilarious, I never noticed this side of you before.

 

[Gunnails]

Andy J,

You have a Bill Bellicheck sense of humor.

That' meant as a compliment.

 

[Gumby]

What a joke.

Check out this string of posts on the link: My fav - 'these are all the things...'

fin72 says:
Aug 30, 2011 5:47 PM
The 11 specific infractions are: (1) striking/kicking/kneeing; (2) horse collar tackle; (3) facemask violations; (4) leg whip; (5) late hit; (6) spearing; (7) impermissible use of helmet; (8) hit on a defenseless player; (9) blindside block; (10) roughing the passer; and (11) chop block.
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Funny, these are all the things that myself and other fans would like to do to Roger Goodell.

seanx40 says:
Aug 30, 2011 5:51 PM
Why are the owners allowing this? Seems like they would just tell Goddell to find a new job.

skoobyfl says:
Aug 30, 2011 5:52 PM
I think this is smart, for flag football.

waitingguilty says:
Aug 30, 2011 5:55 PM
May I propose a 12th infraction?

(12) Overall team quality of play that resembles the Franchise from Cincinnatti, OH.


holeinone09 says:
Aug 30, 2011 5:56 PM
This continues to get more ridiculous as the days go on. What about the bad calls and non-calls? Will the refs be fined too?

NFL = Neverending Fines League.

What happens with all the fine money?

 

[Jared]

A quick glance at "justfines.com" shows that the number of times teams had players fined ranged from 2 to 13, with the majority of teams having 6 or less.

Only three teams had double digit numbers of fines.

Only five teams broke $100k. (a sixth team hit exactly 100) One of those five teams, the Browns, only managed to break 100k because one player did one very naughty thing off the field, so they would not be affected by this rule.

Really only one or two teams last year would have been affected based on last year's fine totals.

 

[NEGoldenAge]

This fine-happy policy is total garbage. In-game violations should be dealt with by issuing in-game punishments. Be more proactive in issuing the penalties during the game than stupid fines after it. Make a personal foul 25 yards instead of 15. Use a card-type system as in soccer, warning and penalty on first infringement and ejection on the second. Make the warning carry over to the next game(s) just as they do in major tournaments, etc.

If they are truly interested in getting rid of the cheap and dangerous hits, they have to make sure that it has ramifications on the game being played. Otherwise it becomes a matter peripheral to the game and does not affect anybody's thinking on how the game should be played.

Do you really want to give officials more influence over the outcomes of games? I, for one, never want to see another apology by the refs after they stole the AFC championship away.

 

[pdangle]

When did frickin' MADD join the NFL?


...Sorry, that was in poor taste.

No hard feelings MADD, ok?

 

[Clonamery]

When did frickin' MADD join the NFL?


...Sorry, that was in poor taste.

No hard feelings MADD, ok?

Yup, you know you can delete a post.

 

[FalconHeavy]

Hey, no one answered my question yet. How long is this guy going to be the commish ? Is there any term limits ?

 

[Tasco]

This is hilarious.

They should fine coaches though for any cheap shots by their players: it's their job to make the players play the game the right way: fine coaches 50% of the amount of the player fine.

 

[Observer]

Do you really want to give officials more influence over the outcomes of games? I, for one, never want to see another apology by the refs after they stole the AFC championship away.

It is unpalatable but by definition I don't think there is any other option if the league is serious about policing the game better. Like someone else posted earlier, the whole fine business is just a smokescreen and smacks of the league not really being serious about clamping down on bad hits. If they are really serious about it then they need to strengthen the rules of the game, which means more power to the officials. If not, then they should forget about it and carry on as usual instead of perpetuating this sham.

 

[DaBruinz]

Is this guy for real ??

Why are the owners putting up with his ***** How long is his tenure anyway ?

Teams face fines for certain on-field infractions by players | ProFootballTalk

You do know that this isn't news, yes??? This came out over 2 months ago. And the owners were FINE with it...

 

[DaBruinz]

Hey, no one answered my question yet. How long is this guy going to be the commish ? Is there any term limits ?

He was given a contract extension by the owners in 2010..

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell given new contract through 2015 - ESPN

 

[OhExaulted1]

When did frickin' MADD join the NFL?


...Sorry, that was in poor taste.

No hard feelings MADD, ok?

You could always join DAMM (Drunks Against Mad Mothers) to keep appearences up.

 

[NEGoldenAge]

It is unpalatable but by definition I don't think there is any other option if the league is serious about policing the game better. Like someone else posted earlier, the whole fine business is just a smokescreen and smacks of the league not really being serious about clamping down on bad hits. If they are really serious about it then they need to strengthen the rules of the game, which means more power to the officials. If not, then they should forget about it and carry on as usual instead of perpetuating this sham.

Vast improvements to equipment plus fines etc are a far better approach than giving officials more power. Maybe implement something like extra cap hits for habitual offenders. There is more than one way to skin a cat.