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Is this really a penalty or is it cap space we wouldn't have had if we did not restructure or dump these contracts.

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[quote=los panda;896295]right, not great. just good[/quote]


A few restructures here and there, and we're probably right back in the ballpark of where we were.

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[quote=JoeRedskin;896290]IMHO, this is simply wrong and probably a violation of the labor laws governing collective bargining.[/quote]

Glad a lawyer (you are a lawyer right?) agreed on this. It HAS to be collusion. It is almost textbook from my half-assed understanding of it.

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[quote=Mattyk;896300]A few restructures here and there, and we're probably right back in the ballpark of where we were.[/quote]cooley better take one for the team

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[quote=Mattyk;896300]A few restructures here and there, and we're probably right back in the ballpark of where we were.[/quote]

id prefer not to restructure and just take our lumps now. restructuring to get under the cap is what got us into perpetual cap hell before.

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where's randy thomas when you need him?

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[quote=Ruhskins;896294]F'ing owners...

Rich Campbell ‏ @Rich_Campbell
It sounds to me like the owners strong-armed the union into agreeing to the penalties against WAS/DAL. Wild stuff.[/quote]

what!! that is ****ing collusion!! then that is mos def not right

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The penalty seems wildly excessive given that:

1) there were no well-defined rules or specified penalties, just a vague "agreement"

and

2) Hall and AH might have gotten some bonus money, anyway.

The NFL should at least reduce the penalty.

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[quote=BigHairedAristocrat;896297]as ashamed as i am, i actually sent florio and e-mail and raised this issue. no one else in the media seems to be raising it yet, and id love to have it addressed. without a CBA in place, the teams had not right to collude in this manner.[/quote]

Haha, dont be ashamed, ive emailed Floria before too...... no response.

I bet he will chime in on this though with his background. I can see one of his thorough and over analytical legal opinions on this.

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I'd still lawyer up for reduced penalties. the haynesworth dump was flagrant, i don't remember the hall bonus...

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And what's weird is that several teams are reported to have done this, but only Dallas and Redskins are getting punished.

Ah well...

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[quote=Lotus;896310]The penalty seems wildly excessive given that:

1) there were no well-defined rules or specified penalties, just a vague "agreement"

and

2) Hall and AH might have gotten some bonus money, anyway.

[B]The NFL should at least reduce the penalty[/B].[/quote]

i agree, but i would find it highly unlikely. looks like the league and union agreed to the numbers over the weekend, so i would imagine its a done deal.

at what point do we have to decide what penalty we want in 2012?

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[quote=mlmpetert;896311]Haha, dont be ashamed, ive emailed Floria before too...... no response.

I bet he will chime in on this though with his background. I can see one of his thorough and over analytical legal opinions on this.[/quote]

he's always replied to me, but its been a couple years. i imagine he's got cultbrennan syndrome and thinks hes too important now.

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[url=http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/36904/qa-on-the-cowboys-redskins-cap-mess]Q&A on the Cowboys-Redskins cap mess - NFC East Blog - ESPN[/url]

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With cuts and restructures still left to come, it isn't the end of the world. The skins are still going to pick up a few quality signings and a stud WR.