Redskins, Cowboys could go “nuclear” over cap mess

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Originally Posted by HoopheadVII

The only thing I'm assuming is that the Commissioner apparently warned the teams 6+ times not to do SOMETHING, that he believes the Skins ignored those warnings and adversely affected competitive balance, and the Skins were subsequently punished for it. Here's a link substantiating that:

NFL warned teams “at least six times” about not dumping salary in uncapped year | ProFootballTalk

What's not an assumption is that he has the authority to punish teams under those circumstances. That's specifically written into the NFL bylaws.

What's not an assumption is what authority the arbitrator has. That's specifically written into the CBA (both of them).

What's not an assumption is that the CBA (both of them) says nothing about whether the Commissioner can punish Clubs.

Understood so let me ask.... are the lawyers for the Redskins really as dumb as you point out to file an appeal for an arbitrator to look into if he has no power? or it's not in his job? why file an appeal? why not take it to the appropriate place to begin with? if it's not the arbitrator?