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Falcons could lose a second or third round pick

Mr. Scot

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As a result of 'noisegate'.

 

Persistent chatter at the Scouting Combine suggested that the Falcons will be losing a second- or third-round pick in the 2015 draft for the infraction.  The NFL has provided no insight on the magnitude of the penalty the team will be facing.

If it’s a second-day pick, it wouldn’t be a surprise.  As cheating goes, attempting to disrupt the ability of the opposing offense to communicate seems to be a pretty big deal.  Given that it wasn’t a one-time thing but a two-year pattern tends to call for an even more significant punishment.

 

Combine chatter suggests stiff penalty for Falcons

 

Just hearsay, of course.

 

But amusing hearsay :D

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Winning in the offseason!

 

If this penalty is established, New England's deflategate must be at the minimum a 1st rounder.

 

Pretty sure the verdict there was that nothing could be concluded since the only ball found to be deflated was the one that came from the Colts themselves. That said, the NFL leadership hasn't exactly shown themselves to be the logical sort.

 

If the Falcons lose a draft pick, however, I will smile.  Extensively. 

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Pretty sure the verdict there was that nothing could be concluded since the only ball found to be deflated was the one that came from the Colts themselves. That said, the NFL leadership hasn't exactly shown themselves to be the logical sort.

 

If the Falcons lose a draft pick, however, I will smile.  Extensively. 

 

Actually, an NFL official clarified that Ian Rapoport was wrong about that.

 

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I really wish people would stop calling everything something "gate". I'm not calling out Mr. Scott, just the people who come up with the poo.

 

our latest case of "Historygate"

 

Watergate is synonymous with scandal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal

 

 

I used to drive by Watergate regularly when I lived in DC.  Nice place...

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