2016 Seattle Seahawks - HMD no more

[HowBoutDemSox]

Seahawks hammered for the injury report snafu

-- A warning
-- A "we really mean it; don't do it again" notice

Apparently, they misinterpreted the rules:

The violation was determined to be the result of a misinterpretation of the policy's reporting requirements, a source told ESPN's Adam Caplan.

This was the difficult to interpret rule:

The NFL's rule says that, "If any player has a significant or noteworthy injury, it must be listed on the practice report, even if he fully participates in practice and the team expects that he will play in the team's next game."

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18684918/nfl-warns-seattle-seahawks-injury-report

 

[54thMA]

I mean, seriously, here we are mocking the Raiders for being whiny about the Tuck Game and the Steelers for being whiny about whatever ... all the while being whiny about the Deflategate injustice.

Yup, the Patriots got screwed. Move on. Win another Super Bowl. Crying about punishments to other teams being less that the Brady suspension have outlived their shelf-life

Winning cures everything, that is for sure.

As far as Deflategate; it's totally in my rear view mirror. The league went out of their way to hammer the Patriots, 1st and a 4th, a million dollar fine and Brady was suspended for four games, the result of which was they won another Super Bowl.

I could give a shit less how the league handles other teams issues/hands down punishments, or more to the point, the lack of; we all know how corrupt the NFL is, so why get worked up over it, just laugh, shake your head, roll your eyes and move on.

The more I think about it, this Super Bowl win really is the sweetest of the five, it really and truly is.

Despite everything the NFL tried, they failed to take down the Patriots.

Living well is the best revenge.

 

[tims4wins]

Ah, a simple misinterpretation of the rules. See, that's completely different than camera-placement-gate!

 

[pappymojo]

I am not posting this as it relates to Deflategate/Spygate but rather in criticism of how the NFL operates. I think that this series of events clearly shows that the NFL and Roger Goodell play favorites for specific teams and owners.

Does anyone doubt that the Seahawks would have been punished if the Steelers hadn't been caught doing the same exact thing a couple of weeks later?

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Apparently, they misinterpreted the rules:

This was the difficult to interpret rule:


http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18684918/nfl-warns-seattle-seahawks-injury-report

Awful. Can't be too mad. No matter what the Jets front office...err NFL office does to the Pats they win.

 

[dbn]

I am not posting this as it relates to Deflategate/Spygate but rather in criticism of how the NFL operates. I think that this series of events clearly shows that the NFL and Roger Goodell play favorites for specific teams and owners.

Does anyone doubt that the Seahawks would have been punished if the Steelers hadn't been caught doing the same exact thing a couple of weeks later?

It's their first offense. Well, not counting the illegal practices in 2012 - that was 4 seasons ago!; or the illegal practices in 2014 - old news; or the illegal practices in 2016 - ancient history. The point is: they don't have the record of cheating that some other teams have.

 

[ifmanis5]

And of course...

 

[ThePrideofShiner]

I am not posting this as it relates to Deflategate/Spygate but rather in criticism of how the NFL operates. I think that this series of events clearly shows that the NFL and Roger Goodell play favorites for specific teams and owners.

Does anyone doubt that the Seahawks would have been punished if the Steelers hadn't been caught doing the same exact thing a couple of weeks later?

Well, the NFL barely punished the Bills and Colts for doing the same thing. I don't think this is really out of line with other similar instances of this broken rule.

 

[dcmissle]

Anyone wanting a certain something to be "over" has to be prepared to let it go. Unless and until some other team is accused of that certain something, comparable "evidence" is amassed, and the NFL takes a strikingly different approach. For example -- if the Minnesota situation were repeated, with the same fine and warnings issued, but no more.

Until then, I have to give this a rest. It's only fair, and it's only sane.

The stuff mentioned here no longer bears any mention -- that is, if one truly wants that certain something to be "over." One can't have it both ways.

 

[pappymojo]

I think we can discuss perceived inbalances in how the NFL operates without falling into the rabbit hole of deflategate comparisons.

I think a major problem for the NFL is the lack of transparency and the continued use of anonymous sources to 'balloon test' potential punishments through NFL friendly media outlets.

 

[pappymojo]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/02/15/seahawks-jets-injury-reporting-outcome-cant-be-reconciled/

In 2008, Favre finished the year with an undisclosed arm injury (a partially torn biceps tendon). Favre fully participated in every practice (without any Sherman-style “general rest days”), Favre played in every game, and no one would have known anything about it unless and until Favre decided as part of his arrival in Minnesota to explain his sputtering performances down the stretch in 2008 by talking repeatedly about an arm injury that hadn’t been disclosed.

Did the Jets get a warning? Nope. The NFL fined the team $75,000, it separately fined then-G.M. Mike Tannenbaum $25,000, and it also fined former coach Eric Mangini $25,000.

 

[Smiling Joe Hesketh]

The only surprising thing about that report is the NFL actually fining the Jets, considering the entire NFL league office used to work for them.

Otherwise it's more of the same old shit. They're just making things up as they go along.