Not pickng up on option on someone and cutting someone are two different things. Didn't they teach you reading comprehension at massapequa HS or whatever school you went to in the bronx?
Unfortunately for you the league is takng this very seriously. It won't be a 7th rounder that is docked. The typical punishment is a swap of picks - in this case anywhere from round 2 to 4.
Ok whatever, good for you, I guess. I wouldn't doubt that. That should make trolling here and everywhere all the more enjoyable an occupation for you when it is announced. Even if Goodell were to take away a 2nd rounder so as to make dinners at the Kraft mansion more upbeat, there's nothing fans can really do about it. What's done is done.
Cutting someone and releasing someone are two different things? Really? You are a special kind of stupid aren't you? Please enlighten me. What's the difference? I'm going to give you a hint. It's the same thing Stupid.
Just further proof the "cheaters" and bellicheat will go to no end to win legal or not. http://nypost.com/2015/03/25/patriots-deception-banned-by-nfl-and-ravens-gloat/
A week or two ago, I was in here telling everyone that Kraft didn't tamper in his statements; he was basically saying that he wished they'd been able to work out a deal so that he could've stayed. That was not tampering, and you're right about that. However, he didn't keep his mouth shut. He made more recent statements and just like Woody Johnson, he slipped up and made one foolish comment that violates the letter of the rule against tampering. Specifically, Kraft said: "The fan in me wishes he were still with us." http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2015/03/jets_file_tampering_charges_against_new_england_pa.html That is tampering. Kraft said pretty much the same thing that Woody Johnson said. Both of them tampered with Revis, and any draft pick penalties will end up being offsetting.
I would say no- "the fan in me wishes he were still with us." This is essentially kraft saying he wished he reached a deal with revis. Woody said "we'd love to have him back." This is the jets signifying to the revis camp that they would sign him if he were a free agent. Funny thing, the jets did sign him and for the same amount of money manish mehta reported prior to the revis option not being picked up. They tampered through woody's press conference and they tampered again through manish mehta.
Yes, it was tampering and you are truly a moron if you think otherwise. Neither team will lose a pick, and the only fanbase that believes the Jets will lose a pick, is your moronic fanbase.
You can certainly see why they would. They have been getting away with every cheating wrinkle they can devise since Kraft has owned Goodell..er the team. Why would they think this would be any different?
Good for you. I do not believe that Pollard was fined by the NFL for his hit on Brady and no where in my post did I advocate taking him out with an illegal hit. With that said, if a player takes him out with an illegal hit, I will still cheer.
It can be interpreted as "we're still interested in having him on the team" - it depends. I'm glad the Jets filed tampering charges over it. The Patriots' filing was petty, and so they should expect to be treated the same way. As for Mehta's statements, there's no proof that the Jets tampered through him because any such statements would have been made off the record. Can't punish a team without evidence, and Mehta could have just guessed correctly (as ridiculously unlikely as that may be.)
Language doesn't matter. The fact remains the Pats had Revis under contract and CHOSE to let him hit the free market. They could have picked up the option but took the risk he would sign elsewhere instead of taking less money the Pats. It was the PATRIOTS decision making that lead to Revis being a free agent. The one thing i have yet to see you admit here is Kraft and Billy had Revis wrapped up for another year and CHOSE to let him walk in hopes he would come back at a discount.
The plays were completely legal when the Pats ran them, and they worked. Jets fans would have been going on about Rex's genius if he had come up with anything like this. It's just another case of the league looking to stop the Pats any way they can. Remember when Polian got the league to stop letting DBs play physical because it was screwing with Manning.... As far as the Ravens gloating.. why? They were sitting home while the Pats won the SB. BTW, why would the Pats care if they changed the rule? It already served it's purpose and they probably wouldn't done it much anymore anyway. Teams adapt to any new strategy... remember the wildcat?
I don't even see why the link for that rule change is relevant here. It was legal, I didn't have a problem with it and would love it if my coach had been smart enough to take advantage of it
