[vincesanity82]

An industry source tells us that the Philadelphia Eagles are under investigation for alleged repeat violations of the rules against contact during offseason practices.

The source says that tapes of practices have been turned over to the union over the pleadings of coach Andy Reid, who believes that there was no reason to explore the situation.

The source also believes that the inquiry is the result of a complaint made by a player, and not the product of the NFLPA deciding to take matters into its own hands.

So the next question is who would complain? Typically, players go with the program unless their noise is out of joint for some reason. And when it comes to Eagles players who might currently have their noses out of joint, there's only one name that comes to mind.

The penalty could include the loss of a draft pick.


Why is this such a big deal, your bound to have some kind of contact when having practices, you know all teams are doing it, One thing is certain, coach reid will find the player who narked, and once he does it wont be pretty..

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[Lefty Noob]

I know the Raiders had some practices get shut down over stuff like this, as did the Lions last year. NFL players are such babies these days.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

I know the Raiders had some practices get shut down over stuff like this, as did the Lions last year. NFL players are such babies these days.

You think?...nothing like the late 70's and perhaps early 80's huh?...

[Bette]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

I know the Raiders had some practices get shut down over stuff like this, as did the Lions last year. NFL players are such babies these days.

That may be Lefty, but rules are rules!

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by Bette

That may be Lefty, but rules are rules!

Yeah, I know... but who are the pansies who are reporting these violation to the NFLPA? Seriously!

[Bette]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Yeah, I know... but who are the pansies who are reporting these violation to the NFLPA? Seriously!

I think the word is whistleblowers.
Someone has to make these teams accountable.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by Bette

I think the word is whistleblowers.
Someone has to make these teams accountable.

Okay, okay, but let me ask you this, Bette. Do you actually like this rule? Or are you just in favor of enforcing it since it's on the books?

[Bette]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Okay, okay, but let me ask you this, Bette. Do you actually like this rule? Or are you just in favor of enforcing it since it's on the books?

Actually, neither. I was just trying to irritate you.


Actually, why is the rule on the books? How important is it?
Also, teams expect plalyers to follow their rules. They have to abide by league rules too. Why shouldnt teams follow the rules? And arent we talking about mini camps here? Are these guys in good enough shape to play contact?
So now that you mention it, yeah, I like this rule.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by Bette

Actually, neither. I was just trying to irritate you.


Actually, why is the rule on the books? How important is it?
Also, teams expect players to follow their rules. They have to abide by league rules too. Why shouldnt teams follow the rules? And arent we talking about mini camps here? Are these guys in good enough shape to play contact?
So now that you mention it, yeah, I like this rule.

I can't say I know the whole story, but I imagine it was negotiated as part of the collective bargaining agreement. The union most likely needed to give up some other talking point in order to get it, so the players wouldn't be forced into working too many months of the year. I doubt they are in good enough shape to go full-speed, but I can't imagine some contact or slightly longer than regulation practices are going to hurt anything. Look at the quality of play these days - we've discussed that before. I believe rules like this are helping to contribute to the atrophy of the game.

[vincesanity82]

Brian Seltzer of Sports Radio 950 in Philadelphia reports that the Eagles will not be penalized for alleged violations of the league's offseason workout rules.

Per Seltzer, the NFL Players Association conducted and investigation, and recently concluded that no punishment was warranted.

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