Redskins, Cowboys could go “nuclear” over cap mess

[HoopheadVII]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

One could say the same thing in regards to the warning....

The "PUNISHMENT" gives credence to the fact that there was some agreement between the owners to not "over spend". By the way the warning was in regards to teams over spending it was not specific to what the Skins did which was rework contracts pushing Bonus money into one uncapped year.

You and the league can argue there was a warning all you want but the warning was not specific to what the Skins did and they thought they found a loophole. Because the other owners complained Goodell and the Exec Committee had to look into it and decide if the two teams (Skins and Boys) got an unfair advantage out of it. The key though is ....

There was no CAP

There was nothing in writing saying they could do what they did

The warning was not specific... Goodell can't think of everything and every loophole that might come up and in this situation they didn't think of this situation but are trying to pull into and under their ..."warning" that was issued.

However I'll do you one better.... No I don't know what exactly the specific warning was no different then you don't know what exactly the spicific warning was. You can go off what Goodell says he told the league but even he's been vague about the specific wording of his warning because I think he knows it was not exactly what the Skins and Boys did.

But that is for the Arbitrator to decide.

There is so much wrong in this post.

1) The league has said exactly what they are punishing the Skins for. It is not spending too much in an uncapped year.

2) It is in writing that the Commissioner has the power to punish teams for any conduct he believes is detrimental to the league. It doesn't matter what it is and it doesn't matter if he gave the Skins the courtesy of a warning beforehand or not. The league has made multiple statements saying the Skins were warned multiple times not to do exactly what they did, and 29 other owners apparently agreed with the Commissioner after the fact.

3) The arbitrator doesn't have authority to say whether the league can punish teams. He has the authority to enforce the CBA.

If you don't get these points, or just want to continue to ignore them, just tell me and I'll quit arguing with you. They are all clearly laid out in the league's statements, the NFL Bylaws, and the CBA.