Tampering Cases May Be Decided Before the Draft

[Grizzled]

Adam Schefter is reporting that the tampering case against the Falcons may he decided before the draft. He doesn't think any decision will involve the loss of a draft pick, especially a 1st rounder. However, he believes it possible that the Falcons draft pick will be moved from 8 to the end of the 1st round. What a break this would be for the Bears.

[wab]

Adam Schefter is reporting that the tampering case against the Falcons may he decided before the draft. He doesn't think any decision will involve the loss of a draft pick, especially a 1st rounder. However, he believes it possible that the Falcons draft pick will be moved from 8 to the end of the 1st round. What a break this would be for the Bears.

Oooof. That's big for the Falcons, but huge for the Bears.

[Sweetness34]

Adam Schefter is reporting that the tampering case against the Falcons may he decided before the draft. He doesn't think any decision will involve the loss of a draft pick, especially a 1st rounder. However, he believes it possible that the Falcons draft pick will be moved from 8 to the end of the 1st round. What a break this would be for the Bears.

Schefter is pretty reliable most the time. I would still be surprised if it impacts a draft pick this year. Just think how devastating that would be for the Falcons. All the time spent analyzing players available at 8 are out the door. They would essentially have to start thinking about the players they analyzed for their 2nd round pick instead if they were bumped all the way down to 32. It honestly doesn't seem fair this close to the draft. But hey, I guess don't get caught tampering/cheating is the lesson here if that happens.

[Bears Whiskey Nut]

Adam Schefter is reporting that the tampering case against the Falcons may he decided before the draft. He doesn't think any decision will involve the loss of a draft pick, especially a 1st rounder. However, he believes it possible that the Falcons draft pick will be moved from 8 to the end of the 1st round. What a break this would be for the Bears.

Oooof. That's big for the Falcons, but huge for the Bears.

Holy crap! That would have a huge impact on the draft. If Minnesota trades up for JJ McCarthy, there's a reasonable scenario where Alt or Harrison Jr. drop to the Bears.

[wulfy]

And the Eagles are also in hot water with Saquan Barkley.

So much smoke on this .... I've read everything from the Vikings/Falcons swap R1s (then you're punishing other teams who did nothing wrong) to turn the Falcons #8 into #32 to have them a lose a 3rd and a 5th.

I do think it will happen before the draft - they did last year with the Dolphins/Brady: They were docked two draft picks (2023 first-rounder and 2024 third-rounder) and owner Stephen Ross was hit with both a suspension and a $1.5 million fine.

[wab]

I'm hoping for the "drop ATL to 32" scenario because it helps the Bears so much. I wouldn't mind if they lost the #8 pick all together.

[G08]

I'm hoping for the "drop ATL to 32" scenario because it helps the Bears so much. I wouldn't mind if they lost the #8 pick all together.

Agreed wholeheartedly, GET ME IN FRONT OF THAT PACECAR!

[Umbali]

And the Eagles are also in hot water with Saquan Barkley.

So much smoke on this .... I've read everything from the Vikings/Falcons swap R1s (then you're punishing other teams who did nothing wrong) to turn the Falcons #8 into #32 to have them a lose a 3rd and a 5th.

I do think it will happen before the draft - they did last year with the Dolphins/Brady: They were docked two draft picks (2023 first-rounder and 2024 third-rounder) and owner Stephen Ross was hit with both a suspension and a $1.5 million fine.

I know the Vikings / Falcons swap theory is being pushed hard by Mike Florio as he is a Vikings fan. I dont think if you punish the Falcons you reward the Vikings. If you punish Falcons , punish Cousins too. The rules should have to apply to him as well lol

[Grizzled]

And the Eagles are also in hot water with Saquan Barkley.

So much smoke on this .... I've read everything from the Vikings/Falcons swap R1s (then you're punishing other teams who did nothing wrong) to turn the Falcons #8 into #32 to have them a lose a 3rd and a 5th.

I do think it will happen before the draft - they did last year with the Dolphins/Brady: They were docked two draft picks (2023 first-rounder and 2024 third-rounder) and owner Stephen Ross was hit with both a suspension and a $1.5 million fine.

I know the Vikings / Falcons swap theory is being pushed hard by Mike Florio as he is a Vikings fan. I dont think if you punish the Falcons you reward the Vikings. If you punish Falcons , punish Cousins too. The rules should have to apply to him as well lol

My heart ain't bleeding for anything which might help or make the Vikes stronger. Hopefully, if they trade up, they give up both 1sts and a 2025 1st. They have no 2nd or 3rd this year so adding pieces around a new QB will be more difficult.

[G08]

And the Eagles are also in hot water with Saquan Barkley.

So much smoke on this .... I've read everything from the Vikings/Falcons swap R1s (then you're punishing other teams who did nothing wrong) to turn the Falcons #8 into #32 to have them a lose a 3rd and a 5th.

I do think it will happen before the draft - they did last year with the Dolphins/Brady: They were docked two draft picks (2023 first-rounder and 2024 third-rounder) and owner Stephen Ross was hit with both a suspension and a $1.5 million fine.

I know the Vikings / Falcons swap theory is being pushed hard by Mike Florio as he is a Vikings fan. I dont think if you punish the Falcons you reward the Vikings. If you punish Falcons , punish Cousins too. The rules should have to apply to him as well lol

Fuck that, punt Atlanta from #8 to #10 or lower

[Bears Whiskey Nut]

I know the Vikings / Falcons swap theory is being pushed hard by Mike Florio as he is a Vikings fan. I dont think if you punish the Falcons you reward the Vikings. If you punish Falcons , punish Cousins too. The rules should have to apply to him as well lol

Fuck that, punt Atlanta from #8 to #10 or lower

Yeah. Swapping Atlanta with someone is fraught with problems. Just stick them at the back of the 1st round.

[southdakbearfan]

They should have to give their first round pick to the team with the #1 pick in the draft, right? I mean it seems fair.

[Umbali]

I want to clarify! My post was saying punish the Falcons...DONT reward the Vikiings...but maybe also punish Cousins.

Some of the responses made me think I wasnt clear on the way I wrote it.

[Yogi da Bear]

I'm hoping for the "drop ATL to 32" scenario because it helps the Bears so much. I wouldn't mind if they lost the #8 pick all together.

Agreed wholeheartedly, GET ME IN FRONT OF THAT PACECAR!

Wasn't that what caused the Falcons problems in the first place.

[G08]

Agreed wholeheartedly, GET ME IN FRONT OF THAT PACECAR!

Wasn't that what caused the Falcons problems in the first place.

I was going for a play on Days of Thunder plus incorporating a little Ryan PACE

[Bears Whiskey Nut]

Wasn't that what caused the Falcons problems in the first place.

I was going for a play on Days of Thunder plus incorporating a little Ryan PACE

I want you to go out...and hit the pacecar...
Hit the pacecar??
Hit the pacecar!!

[wab]

Wasn't that what caused the Falcons problems in the first place.

I was going for a play on Days of Thunder plus incorporating a little Ryan PACE

I just watched that movie on Sunday for the first time in probably 15 years. It's such a great movie.

Sometimes when my wife and I are trying to decide whose vehicle to take I'll say "Let me drive Harry, I won't disappoint you" and she's never understood what the hell I'm talking about.

[Arkansasbear]

I'm hoping for the "drop ATL to 32" scenario because it helps the Bears so much. I wouldn't mind if they lost the #8 pick all together.

Agreed wholeheartedly, GET ME IN FRONT OF THAT PACECAR!

Just noticed the CW "becoming a Bear" in your signature. That's nice man.

[Sweetness34]

The NFL has stated this afternoon the tampering cases against Philly and Atlanta won't be concluded before the draft. Oh well, it was fun to contemplate moving up to 8th while it lasted.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/400 ... clude-week

[Yogi da Bear]

Damn.

[Grizzled]

The NFL has stated this afternoon the tampering cases against Philly and Atlanta won't be concluded before the draft. Oh well, it was fun to contemplate moving up to 8th while it lasted.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/400 ... clude-week

Too bad. Curse bureacracies.

[Bears Whiskey Nut]

The funniest part about this thread is that Atlanta didn’t need to lose their 1st round position to help the Bears. They fucked that pick up all on their own.

[Ditka’s dictaphone]

And they’ll probably lose a pick in next seasons draft therefore bumping the Bears up one spot

[HurricaneBear]

And they’ll probably lose a pick in next seasons draft therefore bumping the Bears up one spot

32 to 31 isn't as big a jump tho.