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[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

Surprised the Giants beat up the 49ers.
Now we got them next week so now we'll see how pissed they are from us beating them 2 times last year. They are riding a high wave right now after beating SF

They can be pissed off to losing to the skins twice last year, but the skins will be out for blood getting penalized for $36 million due to Mara.

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

They can be pissed off to losing to the skins twice last year, but the skins will be out for blood getting penalized for $36 million due to Mara.

Mara wasn't THE MAIN reason we got penalized. He, along with a MAJORITY of owners in the league voted that we get penalized. He came out to speak since he is one of the head owners in the league and he and Kraft were 2 of the couple of owners that would speak 'for the owners' during the lockout. Whether he was speaking from his opinion or other owners opinions or both, he wasn't the guy, the reason, we got docked all that money. Sure he said "They could (or should) of lost draft picks for what they did" but again, we didn't, it was his opinion, and it may have been the opinion of the league.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

Mara wasn't THE MAIN reason we got penalized. He, along with a MAJORITY of owners in the league voted that we get penalized. He came out to speak since he is one of the head owners in the league and he and Kraft were 2 of the couple of owners that would speak 'for the owners' during the lockout. Whether he was speaking from his opinion or other owners opinions or both, he wasn't the guy, the reason, we got docked all that money. Sure he said "They could (or should) of lost draft picks for what they did" but again, we didn't, it was his opinion, and it may have been the opinion of the league.

Mara seemed to go out of his way to talk about it in media to the point of almost costing the league the labor peace the NFL and NFLPA had hammered out after the lock out. So f*ck him.

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

Mara wasn't THE MAIN reason we got penalized. He, along with a MAJORITY of owners in the league voted that we get penalized. He came out to speak since he is one of the head owners in the league and he and Kraft were 2 of the couple of owners that would speak 'for the owners' during the lockout. Whether he was speaking from his opinion or other owners opinions or both, he wasn't the guy, the reason, we got docked all that money. Sure he said "They could (or should) of lost draft picks for what they did" but again, we didn't, it was his opinion, and it may have been the opinion of the league.

link

"Let’s start with “the NFL’s recent agreement with the NFL Players Association.” Exactly who in the NFL and in the Players Association agreed to this is unclear. We know that the full ownership of the NFL did not take a vote on it. It has been reported that the NFL Executive Committee, headed by Giants owner John Mara, a prime beneficiary of the penalties against Dallas and Washington, negotiated the sanctions with the union. But Jerry Jones is a member of that committee and he knew nothing about it.

So it appears that part of a committee made up of part of the NFL owners can change the CBA. And that committee is chaired by Mara, someone who clearly should recuse himself from any decision that would severely penalize two other teams in his division. "

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Another link.

“I thought the penalties imposed were proper,” Mara said. “What they did was in violation of the spirit of the salary cap. They attempted to take advantage of a one-year loophole, and quite frankly, I think they’re lucky they didn’t lose draft picks. . . . They attempted to take advantage of it knowing full well there would be consequences.”

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I understand the players union head signed off on the "penalty". I still don't understand why the owners weren't busted for collusion on this issue.

F Mara. Only reason he has Jerry Reese and the Giants is that he inherited them from daddy. Then he pulls the "spirit of the salary cap" crap in an uncapped year? Typical example of a guy who thinks he can do what he wants, just because he's a member of the "lucky sperm club". (born into money)

[NC_Skins]

Kubiak simply needs to do this.



They didn't show up to play so might as well call it a night and start on next week.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

Mara wasn't THE MAIN reason we got penalized. He, along with a MAJORITY of owners in the league voted that we get penalized. He came out to speak since he is one of the head owners in the league and he and Kraft were 2 of the couple of owners that would speak 'for the owners' during the lockout. Whether he was speaking from his opinion or other owners opinions or both, he wasn't the guy, the reason, we got docked all that money. Sure he said "They could (or should) of lost draft picks for what they did" but again, we didn't, it was his opinion, and it may have been the opinion of the league.

You don't have to tell me that, Danny and co. Know who threw them under the bus and will respond accordingly.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

You don't have to tell me that, Danny and co. Know who threw them under the bus and will respond accordingly.

No....no they won't. Unfortunately for us.