SkippyX Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 4 hours ago, FinSting said: "Actually, the $100k was in reference for the $100k water tank used as home the team's dolphin mascot," said an unnamed team intern. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soko Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 4 hours ago, FinSting said: "Actually, the $100k was in reference for the $100k water tank used as home the team's dolphin mascot," said an unnamed team intern. Can we say with absolute certainty that Ross and Flores weren’t doing an online madden franchise together, and that’s what Ross was referring to? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayRaider Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 9 hours ago, ramssuperbowl99 said: Calvin Ridley bets on his team and is suspended a year because muh competitive integrity, but an owner actively running a tanking operation for years and gets a partial season suspension? This stupid *** league. This suspension has to do with the Brady and Sean Payton tampering which was undercovered due to the Flores lawsuit. There is still no evidence of tanking to my knowledge. Brady/Payton to Miami was basically a sure thing except 1) Bruce Arians didn’t wanna trade Brady and 2) Flores lawsuit causing too much drama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soko Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 4 minutes ago, BayRaider said: There is still no evidence of tanking to my knowledge. Well, the NFL asserts there is. It’s just, Ross was kidding. 9 hours ago, ACO said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayRaider Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 4 minutes ago, Yin-Yang said: Well, the NFL asserts there is. It’s just, Ross was kidding. And the thing is, they can’t prove he wasn’t kidding. Also, tanking happens in every single sport and is a legitimate strategy to enhancing your team. The two problems here is the financial incentive and being too open about the tanking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayRaider Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 I feel like the only reason Brady is getting a pass on this is because it’s his final season and the only reason Sean is getting a pass is because he’s retired. This wasn’t a one sided tampering, Payton and Brady were actively involved and all scheming together. With that said, I personally don’t care, and think tampering is kind of a dumb rule to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soko Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 15 minutes ago, BayRaider said: And the thing is, they can’t prove he wasn’t kidding. They…don’t have to? Forgetting when Brady was “probably generally aware” of the deflated balls? This isn’t a criminal court proceeding. Hell, even if it was, if you’re caught soliciting, it’s not an affirmative defense that “you can’t prove I wasn’t joking”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seminoles1 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 28 minutes ago, BayRaider said: And the thing is, they can’t prove he wasn’t kidding. Also, tanking happens in every single sport and is a legitimate strategy to enhancing your team. The two problems here is the financial incentive and being too open about the tanking. You're right, they can't prove it. They just have the word of Ross. A very trustworthy man obviously. I mean, what owner doesn't joke with his coach about purposely losing games for lots of money? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squanchy Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 They state there was no evidence of tanking and that the team tried to win. Isn’t that because Flores didn’t accept the 100k to tank? Maybe he knew Ross was joking all along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkippyX Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 This is such a bizarre ruling. They nailed an owner. Is this to set up changing the Watson verdict and undermine Robinson's ruling? They said the crime was UNPRECEDENTED and then only gave him a 1.5 million dollar fine and 6 game suspension. Is this to support Robinson's ruling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkippyX Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 They can't find any evidence of tanking because it would support Flores' claims of unfair firing. So they just pretend they did not see the evidence or call it a joke? You know, locker room talk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caaddy24 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 1 hour ago, BayRaider said: I feel like the only reason Brady is getting a pass on this is because it’s his final season and the only reason Sean is getting a pass is because he’s retired. This wasn’t a one sided tampering, Payton and Brady were actively involved and all scheming together. With that said, I personally don’t care, and think tampering is kind of a dumb rule to begin with. Has there ever been a player to get punished for tampering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 8 hours ago, BayRaider said: There is still no evidence of tanking to my knowledge. Guys I found the auditor. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 7 hours ago, Caaddy24 said: Has there ever been a player to get punished for tampering? Brady wouldn't be punished for tampering because he didn't tamper, he was tampered with. Same with Payton. If Brady had initiated contact with Ross and discussed how he would get out of his current contracts, who else he wanted the Dolphins to sign, etc., that would be tampering and he could be punished for it (unless the NFL randomly decides that he was joking - I wish that was exaggerated). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caaddy24 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 36 minutes ago, ramssuperbowl99 said: Brady wouldn't be punished for tampering because he didn't tamper, he was tampered with. Same with Payton. If Brady had initiated contact with Ross and discussed how he would get out of his current contracts, who else he wanted the Dolphins to sign, etc., that would be tampering and he could be punished for it (unless the NFL randomly decides that he was joking - I wish that was exaggerated). So has there ever been a player punished for tampering? I'm genuinely wondering. I can't find anything on it. 'Oh we were just joking' 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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