BillyBalata Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Reported on ESPN, the league has found 49ers tampered with Lance Briggs. Penalized by losing the 5th round pick this year and have to swap 3rd round picks with the Bears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Reported on ESPN, the league has found 49ers tampered with Lance Briggs. Penalized by losing the 5th round pick this year and have to swap 3rd round picks with the Bears. Wow that's a major penalty. The Packers were forced to give up their 2nd round pick(Amp Lee) when they signed Mike Holmgren too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budlitebrad Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Penalized by having to give all draft picks to the Patriots. Fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Sweet baby jesus. Does this team come with a reset button? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Wow that's a major penalty. The Packers were forced to give up their 2nd round pick(Amp Lee) when they signed Mike Holmgren too. That was agreed-on compensation and not a penalty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 That was agreed-on compensation and not a penalty. OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budlitebrad Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 So when are the other 31 teams going to be penalized? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyalboyd Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 So when are the other 31 teams going to be penalized? They just going to take out the whole 5th round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budlitebrad Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 The more I read about this, the more it seems like a 5th round pick is a slap on the wrist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturphy Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 The more I read about this, the more it seems like the Niners got screwed. Most of the league appears to be doing it, and what sort of evidence is there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF409ers Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 The more I read about this, the more it seems like the Niners got screwed. Most of the league appears to be doing it, and what sort of evidence is there? Matt Maiocco of The Press Democrat speculates it was two 20 second phone calls (missed calls) made to Briggs' agent Rosenhaus sometime during the regular season. The intent of the phone calls is unknown. IMO the punishment was a bit much, losing the 5th rounder should have been enough but for them to have to swap their 3rd rounders as well was excessive. The punishment IMO should not have benefited the Bears in anyway it should have only punished the 49ers. There could obviously be more to it than just the phone calls. Either way what a total waste considering they showed little to no interest in Briggs once FA started (probably why). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyalboyd Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Matt Maiocco of The Press Democrat speculates it was two 20 second phone calls (missed calls) made to Briggs' agent Rosenhaus sometime during the regular season. The intent of the phone calls is unknown. IMO the punishment was a bit much, losing the 5th rounder should have been enough but for them to have to swap their 3rd rounders as well was excessive. The punishment IMO should not have benefited the Bears in anyway it should have only punished the 49ers. There could obviously be more to it than just the phone calls. Either way what a total waste considering they showed little to no interest in Briggs once FA started (probably why). I bet contract year players or possible 2nd yr franchise taggers are called the time. This is bull. Considering that its been going on for years. So if they want to do that. I guess everyone will be fined. And Kansas City got a pair of 3rd rounders coming their way as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAUgrad Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 That would be great for the 9ers as long as the Bears draft before they do.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 (edited) but for them to have to swap their 3rd rounders as well was excessive. The punishment IMO should not have benefited the Bears in anyway it should have only punished the 49ers. Welcome to the Goodell god complex... What we're witnessing here is the start of his Jihad on the league. Get used to it. His power trip is picking up steam and will be unquestioned. Edited March 25, 2008 by piratesownninjas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 The only way that this could have happend is for the Chicago Bears organization to file a grievance against San Francisco. I wonder if as an organization they will now feel a backlash from the other teams in the league (ie. everyone continues to look the other way when the other teams do it, but if Chicago even sneezes in front of another team's player, they will have a grievance filed against them from now on). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturphy Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 will be unquestioned. Except by you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 (edited) Except by you. He's a rat bastage. Edited March 25, 2008 by piratesownninjas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budlitebrad Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Anyone else hear Calvin Pace in a Sirius radio interview before the combine? He mentioned that his agent had been contacted by the Jets, Dolphins, and some other team. When's the investigation starting for those teams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Anyone else hear Calvin Pace in a Sirius radio interview before the combine? He mentioned that his agent had been contacted by the Jets, Dolphins, and some other team. When's the investigation starting for those teams? My understanding is that only a team whose current players have been tampered with, can file a grievance with the league regarding tampering... and that the league won't investigate tampering unless such a grievance has been filed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budlitebrad Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 They even suck at tampering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBalata Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 Anyone else hear Calvin Pace in a Sirius radio interview before the combine? He mentioned that his agent had been contacted by the Jets, Dolphins, and some other team. When's the investigation starting for those teams? I think there's a difference between these two cases, in that what the 49ers are being penalized for happened during the regular season. Not during the offseason. Briggs was under contract with the Bears. In a case like Pace's, it was the offseason, players are about to become free agents. While technically they aren't allowed to negotiate with any other teams until a certain date, at the same time, their contract with their current team has, or is about to expire, so it appears NFL management,Goodell, and individual teams themselves, for the most part generally don't have a problem with this part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 They even suck at tampering. On the plus side, Alex Smith was only sacked once during the incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Trick Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 And Kansas City got a pair of 3rd rounders coming their way as well. do explain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Welcome to the Goodell god complex... What we're witnessing here is the start of his Jihad on the league. Get used to it. His power trip is picking up steam and will be unquestioned. Jihad. I wouldn't mind sending Pacman and Vick to Guantanamo but Goodell is trying to set in place league policies he thinks are well overdue. Last year players tired of a few bad apples making all players look bad have him trying to change what is accepted and what isn't. I applaud him for it. He lowered Jared Allen's suspension when it looked like he was changing in a good way, let KRob and Ricky Williams back in when he thought they were responding but cracked down on others. It looks like he'll let Odell back in because he's responding too(it seems). Give it a little time. I think what he's doing is tough and I haven't seen him abuse his authority yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 They even suck at tampering. does Glen Taylor own the niners??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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