Severe punishments for Browns, Falcons

[hepcat]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12558401/cleveland-browns-atlanta-falcons-informed-discipline-violating-league-policies

 

Falcons for pumping in artificial crowd noise, Browns for texting during games.  

 

[Dex]

Take all their draft picks.

[The Huddler]

Texting durring games?

Whats the big deal with that?

[Cary Kollins]

is it just me

[TNPanther]

Breaking....

[Harris Aballah]

Goodell actually said the advantage was not the focus? But that breaking the rule that all 32 teams adhere to was the problem. It doesn't matter if they gained an advantage or not? I am wondering where this Goodell was during Ballghazi? Maybe he got confused and meant to say, " the rules that 31 teams adhere to?"

 I'm not advocating for the Browns or Falcs. Fugg em'. Just pointing out Goodell's bromance for Mark Kraft. 

[Leeroy Jenkins PhD]

The draft picks should be distributed to teams that were affected by their transgressions. 

[Panthro]

Texting durring games?

Whats the big deal with that?

It was sexting

[Harris Aballah]

Texting durring games?

Whats the big deal with that?

He was texting the asst coach of another team about in game strategies. Plus there is a rule against electronic devices for coaches and personnel on the field. mostly for that reason in particular

[0DegreesKelvin]

is it just me

No I caught it too

[Dex]

That William Moore + dude better prepare his butthole. The NFL is about to go in dry.

[The Huddler]

He was texting the asst coach of another team about in game strategies. Plus there is a rule against electronic devices for coaches and personnel on the field. mostly for that reason in particular

Why would he text to another teams coach his own teams gameplan?

[csx]

Goodell actually said the advantage was not the focus? But that breaking the rule that all 32 teams adhere to was the problem. It doesn't matter if they gained an advantage or not? I am wondering where this Goodell was during Ballghazi? Maybe he got confused and meant to say, " the rules that 31 teams adhere to?"

I'm not advocating for the Browns or Falcs. Fugg em'. Just pointing out Goodell's bromance for Mark Kraft.

The definition of severe penalty exactly matches the penalty the Pats received in 2007. It possible they didn't find any real rule broken. It possible it is still being investigated. Maybe you are referring to a new friendship? One that started after the severe fine in 07?

[Harris Aballah]

Why would he text to another teams coach his own teams gameplan?

For information on the teams they were playing against. I guess the coach he was contacting had played against them previously? Which would make sense if they are playing someone in your division that you would want to lose.