vike daddy Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 (edited) Nick Olson@NickOlsonNFL Adam Schefter reporting this morning that the NFL's investigation into the Falcons' alleged tampering with Kirk Cousins and Eagles with Saquon could be resolved this week, with the discipline likely to involve draft picks and be more severe for the Falcons. Edited April 22 by vike daddy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 It seems unlikely that the league will hand out a punishment for this year’s draft unless they’re taking the unusual measure of enforcing a pick swap with the Minnesota Vikings, the team ostensibly wronged by Atlanta’s early contact. A flip from No. 8 to No. 11 would give Minnesota a better chance of getting their quarterback of the future without causing grievous harm to Atlanta’s draft plans, but it seems doubtful the NFL would blow up this year’s draft planning for one or more franchises with less than a week to go until the draft actually starts. More than likely, Atlanta will lose a selection or two in the 2025 NFL Draft. https://www.thefalcoholic.com/2024/4/22/24137041/falcons-expected-to-see-significant-penalty-for-kirk-cousins-tampering-per-adam-schefter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamq Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 If Miami lost a 1st for the Brady debacle, so should Atlanta 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 The cardinals tampered with our defensive coordinator while he was still going to be coaching for us in the coming days in the Super Bowl. Way more relevant than talking to a RB (presumably his agent according to him), who's team never even made him an offer period after the season concluded. And the Cardinals settled for a 3rd round pick swap. If this is anything more than a 4th round pick then it's a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trojan Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Imagine losing a first over torn Achilles Kirk 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 12 minutes ago, Trojan said: Imagine losing a first over torn Achilles Kirk said by a Trojan.... lol 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW21 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 39 minutes ago, Danger said: The cardinals tampered with our defensive coordinator while he was still going to be coaching for us in the coming days in the Super Bowl. Way more relevant than talking to a RB (presumably his agent according to him), who's team never even made him an offer period after the season concluded. And the Cardinals settled for a 3rd round pick swap. If this is anything more than a 4th round pick then it's a joke. The 49ers forfeited a 2025 draft pick and had their 4th round pick this year moved down to the end of the comp picks this year because of an accounting error, even though they were still cap compliant. I have stopped trying to understand how the NFL hands out punishments. They seem to be all over the place. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanLegend Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Such nonsense from the NFL, as if every half noteworthy FA player wasn't "tampered" with. I don't even understand the point of the rule. Like there's some gigantic difference between them talking on March 3rd instead of 17th?(or whatever the days may be). I get an in-season ban on tampering, but some arbitrary date in the off season is so weird to me. Maybe I'm just missing the point though, lord knows I'm capable lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamq Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 (edited) 12 minutes ago, TitanLegend said: Such nonsense from the NFL, as if every half noteworthy FA player wasn't "tampered" with. I don't even understand the point of the rule. Like there's some gigantic difference between them talking on March 3rd instead of 17th?(or whatever the days may be). I get an in-season ban on tampering, but some arbitrary date in the off season is so weird to me. Maybe I'm just missing the point though, lord knows I'm capable lol. The reasoning is that all 32 teams should be on the same playing field in terms of negotiating with FAs. If one team follows the rules & doesn't call an agent until the tampering period opens, they are at a disadvantage compared to the team that fully negotiates a contract 2 weeks ahead of time. & if proven that a team (Atlanta) started talking with a player still under contract (Cousins), the punishment should be severe. I don't know if this happened, just sayin' When do contracts technically end? After the super bowl? Edited April 22 by adamq 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minutemancl Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 20 minutes ago, TitanLegend said: Such nonsense from the NFL, as if every half noteworthy FA player wasn't "tampered" with. Yes, but normally, all 32 teams are discreet enough to get away with it. This year, only 30/32 were. You have to at least have the guise of competitive balance rules and everyone following them. James Franklin is getting his contact information removed from every member of the Eagles FO though, that is for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjapirate Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 21 minutes ago, TitanLegend said: Such nonsense from the NFL, as if every half noteworthy FA player wasn't "tampered" with. I don't even understand the point of the rule. Like there's some gigantic difference between them talking on March 3rd instead of 17th?(or whatever the days may be). I get an in-season ban on tampering, but some arbitrary date in the off season is so weird to me. Maybe I'm just missing the point though, lord knows I'm capable lol. Kirk cousins was looking for houses in the Atlanta area weeks before free agency started they 100 percent tampered. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjapirate Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 1 minute ago, minutemancl said: Yes, but normally, all 32 teams are discreet enough to get away with it. This year, only 30/32 were. You have to at least have the guise of competitive balance rules and everyone following them. James Franklin is getting his contact information removed from every member of the Eagles FO though, that is for sure. James Franklin isn't a reliable source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Just give us 1.8 already so my conspiracy theory can come true! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 I'm feeling merciful - ATL sends us their 2nd round pick and the league doesn't have to punish them any further 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW21 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 2 minutes ago, SteelKing728 said: Just give us 1.8 already so my conspiracy theory can come true! That would be huge for you guys if that actually happened. Moving from 8 to 3/4 is a lot more attractive than dropping out of the top 10 for the teams you are trying to make a deal with I would imagine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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