Washington Redskins Tampering Case Opened

Unless someone admits guilt or has video/audio recordings (or is a helluva lip-reader), I don’t see how something like this could ever be proven. Now, I say that honestly not knowing the full extent of damning evidence against Snyder. If there are phone messages or emails (like the 49ers tampering case involving Briggs) or anything associated with that dinner that are considered to be in context with that dinner, then Goodell may decide to make an example of the King Cobra of free agency. After all, the NFL is an independent agency that can almost make it’s own rules as it goes (as long as those rules don’t conflict with the players’ CBA).

signing Haynesworth won’t bring me any peace of mind.

It’s kind of like Michael Phelps getting caught smoking from a bong. A lot of people do it and it’s really not a serious crime, but getting caught is absolutely stupid. Phelps had to know that somebody would be at that party with a camera or phone. Come on dude, show some pocket awareness. Snyder has unlimited resources and knows that other teams have been caught. Why not use some of those resources along with some common sense to avoid the limelight?

a 1st or a 2nd round pick, in addition to paying Fat Albert $100 mil, I think that would be pretty bad.

If is a lower round pick, then I don’t think I would be too upset about it.

Bottom line- The Danny is a retard for even putting them in the situation.

IF the Redskins did tamper, which really means they talked to a player about potential services…not exactly “off the wall”. The question needs to be answered about the other teams which were interested in Albert, if it is to be believed how it went down the Redskins were actually out of the running and then got back in….

Historically, 1 case of tampering has occured the results: Loss of a 5th round pick and changing the position of the 3rd round picks…..I expect changes to occur in the system and less of a punishment if the Redskins are found to have talked to Haynesworth before they were allowed.

I heard Czaban and Pollin talking about this a few weeks back. Part of their “evidence” was an interview on a “sports talk station”, which would be 980. Pollin says he did the interview, and it was with Rock Cartwright. He asked Cartwright what he thought about the prospect of getting Haynesworth, and Cartwright said he knows we want him, and it would be great. They said, and I agree, that this is very weak. I don’t see any way the league would take that as viable evidence. It’s heresay from a special teams player who has no say-so in the personnel dept. One thing that’s interesting: they also cited Cerrato as saying he would look at all options, including Haynesworth. I don’t see this as being an out-of-bounds statement. What’s funny is that Cerrato said it on his own show. Though it would suck should the team suffer from this ineptitude, it would be somewhat poetic if they did so because of Cerrato running his mouth on his OWN SHOW. A perfect example of why a GM (or someone posing as one) should not host his on program.

That is one of those things where nothing good could have come out of it. They were begging for a problem from the outset.

Our penalty should be Cerrato stays off the air, whether they’re guilty or not. Actually, I’d be fine losing draft picks if it meant the ouster of ole “Bug Eyes” Cerrato. As fans, can we petition the league to make a ruling like this?

Sugar is somehow behind this whole scandal!!

no holes here. You don’t negotiate a 100 million dollar contract in 2 hours. That said EVERYONE does it this is nothing new and if we do lose a draft pick for it, it is not going to be a 1st or 2nd round pick.

doubt that we are guilty, just as guilty as every other team in the league. What I’m saying is that their evidence is shaky. Of course, every other team somehow manages to do this without being caught. Leave it up to our braintrust (or lack thereof) to bungle their way through it.

It is not tampering for Speck and Snyder to meet and discuss Haynesworth as long as the agent makes the contact and they do not negotiate a contract. From what I have read the rules are that a player (no mention of the agent) cannot contact other teams to discuss a contract. Speck was free to tell Snyder what they would want in a contract under the rules, that is why they did not try to hide their meeting at all. I still voted 50/50 chance that the skins get busted due to the NFL wanting to make an example of someone and who better than the Redskins to put the screws to?

You should read this:
Agents CAN contact teams

Quote from article:
“As agents such as Rosenhaus have pointed out time and again, there are no rules that bar agents from talking to teams about players. The rules only apply the other way. It is only tampering if teams talk to agents about players.”

they have to become “super agents” like 007 to become stealthy and inconspicuous?

it this way if we did Tampa Bay did they offered almost the same contract.

me thinks Tenn is just pissed they lost Haynesworth and they wanna see if they can get something out of this

that’s EXACTLY what it is. They love taking a pound of flesh from us. Just like they did with Wilbur Marshall.