Posted on 04 October 2011. Tags: ball, call, Coach Tom Coughlin, Controversial, Coughlin, Cruz, defend, east rutherford, jerome boger, New York Giants, receiver, ruling, touchdown drive, yard
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin believes referee Jerome Boger and his crew produced the appropriate call in ruling that receiver Victor Cruz was giving himself up and didn’t fumble right after producing a catch on the Giants’ game-winning touchdown drive against the Arizona Cardinals.
Coughlin looked at the videotape of Cruz’s 19-yard catch with roughly 3 minutes to play in the Giants’ 31-27 victory Sunday and said there is no doubt in his mind the receiver was giving himself when he went to the turf at the Cardinals’ 29.
Cruz put the ball on the turf after going down and the Cardinals recovered it, believing Cruz had not been touched down so it was a fumble.
Boger ruled that Cruz gave himself up and added the Cardinals could not challenge that form of ruling.
“I’m standing by the way the rule was interpreted by the officials,” Coughlin said. “If you appear at the way that play took location there is no question he was giving himself up and he was headed back to the huddle. I don’t know how you can call anything else.”
The NFL noted Monday that Rule 7, Section 2, Write-up 1 states that the ball is dead and the down ended as soon as a runner declares himself down by falling to the ground, or kneeling, and producing no effort to advance.
Hakeem Nicks, who caught a game-winning 29-yard touchdown pass from Eli Manning on the ensuing play, stated he was not conscious of the rule.
“I’m just glad it turned out on our side,” Nicks stated. “Initially in the course of the game, I assumed he got touched when he went down. What I saw on film it was different, but I guess you can declare yourself down and that made the call and I am glad.”
Copyright 2011 by The Linked Press
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Posted on 18 September 2011. Tags: anticipating, camp, Commissioner Roger Goodell, concern, early, Ncaa, ncaa regulations, Nfl, Nfl Commissioner Roger Goodell, ohio state coach, problem concern, Pryor, quarterback, ruling, this, week
Although it is unknown precisely when NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will concern a ruling on the appeal of Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor’s 5-game suspension, a source with expertise of the situation tells us that Pryor’s camp anticipates that something could be decided in the subsequent few days.
Generally, the league lets players know about suspensions (or non-suspensions) by Tuesday, given that full-blown practice preparations for the next game begin on Wednesday.
The former Ohio State quarterback’s 5-game ban arises from the manner in which he became eligible for the 2011 supplemental draft, but comments in Goodell’s August 18 letter informing Pryor of the suspension produced clear the league’s concern relating to incoming players who have violated NCAA regulations.
The Colts’ choice to suspend former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel six games confirms that the league can and will erect barriers to players and coaches who break NCAA rules.
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Posted on 05 June 2011. Tags: after, Before, Circuit, deal, Eighth, eighth circuit rules, Judge Nelson, legal proceedings, Mike Freeman, Nfl, NFLPA, rules, ruling, strike, time, Today, winner
We’ve observed somewhere right now a suggestion that the renewed talks between the NFL and the NFLPA* will continue until the Eighth Circuit problems a ruling on the appeal of Judge Nelson’s order lifting the lockout, and that soon after the ruling the shift in the leverage will support nail down a final deal.
That’s precisely what shouldn’t happen.
On multiple occasions, the NFL has stated that it wants the next labor deal to be fair to both sides, so that neither the owners nor the players will really feel compelled in two or 3 years to pull the plug and take a stand. The best way to craft a win-win agreement comes not following 1 side “wins” this essential phase of the legal proceedings, but just before.
If they wait until there’s a clear winner and a clear loser on the question of no matter whether the lockout will be lifted (and, in spite of Judge Kermit Bye’s admonition that neither side will like the ruling, there likely will be a clear winner and a clear loser), a win-win outcome will occur only if the clear winner decides to be uncharacteristically magnanimous. So the time to do a lasting deal is now, before the Eighth Circuit rules.
Mike Freeman of CBSSports.com mentioned on Twitter earlier today that “multiple sources” tell him a deal “could” be reached before the Eighth Circuit rules. With out question, it really should be.
And to the extent that everyone fears the two sides are playing beat the clock, with a game-changing ruling from the Eighth Circuit springing up just as the parties close in on an accord, it is secure to assume that the folks in St. Louis will be keeping tabs on the mediation procedure that has been coordinated by Judge Nelson. The court system usually prefers the parties finding their own justice to imposing justice upon them, particularly in high-profile situations like this 1.
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Posted on 17 May 2011. Tags: chief judge, deal, done, getty images, injunctions, location, matter, Nfl, Nfl Network, Pash, place location, reiterates, ruling, time, way
With the owners creating a new give even although they in no way received a response to the last give and the players’ leverage taking a major hit with Monday’s court ruling, which included language making it fairly clear that the lockout will stay in location, it is up to the players to decide whether or not to attempt to function points out, or no matter whether to double down and let it ride in the courts.
The NFL desires the players to pick compromise.
“We’re not going to solve things through litigation and we’ve been clear on that,” NFL general counsel Jeff Pash told NFL Network on Monday. “What we need to be performing is focusing all of our attention on the method that’s going on here in this constructing with the assistance of the chief judge and in significant discussions with the players. We have an chance to resolve this matter and get the game back on the field, and that actually ought to be our exclusive focus. Not litigation, not stays, injunctions, things like that. That’s not going to solve anything. So, I’m glad that it came out the way it did, but it’s just one step in a method and we want to focus on negotiation. That’s the only way we’re going to resolve this.”
But the players have but to indicate that they’re ready to fold. Based on comments from Saints quarterback and NFLPA* Executive Committee member Drew Brees to Dan Patrick earlier this morning, it appears as if the players are still holding out hope for a victory in the Eighth Circuit.
“It’s genuinely all about this appeal that is gonna be heard on June the third in the Eighth Circuit in front of the three-judge panel,” Brees stated. He then summarized the legal proceedings to date, but he stated absolutely nothing about the import of Monday’s ruling, which drops quite powerful hints that, on appeal, the order lifting the lockout will be scrapped. At 1 point, Brees sounded confident that the players will win on appeal, explaining that a productive appeal indicates that the players would be “winning again, for the fifth time in a row.”
We personally like and tremendously respect Drew, 1 of the excellent players and excellent guys in the game. But he and the rest of the NFLPA* leadership want to face reality on this. The players’ five-ruling winning streak has been disrupted by two straight important losses, with the lifting of the lockout becoming stayed for two-plus weeks and now becoming stayed until the appeal is resolved. And it’s widely believed that the handwriting regarding the eventual ruling has been carved into the wall.
The lockout, barring a stunning reversal by one of the two judges who voted for the permanent remain, is going to remain in place until a new labor deal is negotiated. Possibly the smart play for both sides is to do a fair deal now.
At a time when the NFL could be spiking the football and dancing in the end zone, the league is instead calling for compromise. It is the proper approach, and we hope that both sides will use this chance to solve the scenario once and for all.
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Posted on 17 May 2011. Tags: Antitrust Lawsuit, defeat, economic pressure, even, Getty, getty images, Judge Nelson, NFLPA, rhetoric, rolls, ruling, sleeping with the fishes, Smith
In response to the recent remarks of NFLPA* executive director DeMaurice Smith comparing the labor dispute to a mob war, we suggested that Smith dial back the rhetoric. But now, even with his effort to lift the lockout on the verge of sleeping with the fishes, Smith continues to talk tough.
“It’s a disappointment certainly that as far as we can tell this is the 1st sports league in history who sued to not plays its game,” Smith told reporters right after Monday’s ruling. “Congratulations.”
We’re not positive what that indicates.
The league hasn’t sued anyone. The league wants to impose economic pressure on the players via a lockout, and the players decertified and filed an antitrust lawsuit in the hopes of blocking the lockout. Today’s ruling that the lockout won’t be lifted pending resolution of the appeal by the Eighth Circuit hardly represents the NFL suing to not plays its game.
With a reversal of Judge Nelson’s ruling now looming, Smith’s comments likely have less to do with shaping public opinion and far more to do with scrambling to keep the players unified, even if performing so needs Smith to distort the facts in the hopes of playing to the players’ emotions.
The problem is that, whilst such comments may possibly be support maintain the players on the very same page, they’ll make it harder for the players and the league to ever make it into the identical library once more.
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Posted on 16 May 2011. Tags: appeals, appeals court, Circuit, Court, court grants, Court Of Appeals, eighth circuit, Grants, Lockout, motion, news, Nfl, Nfl Lockout, NFL’s, ruling, stay, still
The NFL lockout is still on.
According to numerous reports, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has granted the NFL’s motion for a remain, meaning the lockout remains in impact.
In other words, the owners got what they wanted, and the players will be disappointed.
The timing of the news that the appeals court has granted the NFL’s motion for a remain comes as a surprise, since on Friday the court clerk said not to expect a ruling on the stay to come on Monday. But the ruling on the remain has, in fact, come on Monday.
So now we’ll all wait one more 3 weeks, until the Eighth Circuit hears arguments on the appeal. And the players will remain locked out.
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Posted on 06 May 2011. Tags: Circuit, Collective Bargaining Agreement, David Doty, delay, michael gans, Mike Vick, motion, Nfl, position, ruling, stay, swing vote, theory
Earlier this week, the Clerk of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit suggested that the court may possibly not rule at all on the NFL’s pending motion to remain the lifting of the lockout although the appeal of Judge Nelson’s choice to end the lockout proceeds. The statement from Michael Gans to USA Right now raised eyebrows, given that the paperwork has been submitted by the parties and the issue otherwise is teed up for consideration.
A theory has emerged regarding the possibility that the Eighth Circuit basically won’t rule on the motion for a stay.
In 2009, Judge Steven M. Colloton agreed with the players in an appeal relating to Mike Vick’s bonus funds from the Falcons, and regarding the league’s effort to bump Judge David Doty from his position as the overseer of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Colloton, who was nominated for his position by President George W. Bush and thus arguably predisposed to enter pro-enterprise rulings, is viewed in some league circles as a probable swing vote in the Tom Brady antitrust lawsuit.
Last week, Judge Colloton and Judge Duane Benton agreed to give the NFL a temporary remain, with Judge Kermit Bye strongly disagreeing. As to the motion for a full remain, some think that Benton will side with the league, Bye will side with the players, and Colloton could go either way. And so the thinking is that Colloton may possibly be reluctant to tip his hand as to the appeal itself by picking one side or the other when it comes to the motion for a stay.
Of course, that thinking could amount to over-thinking. But we’re thinking that the idle time throughout the stutter-step lockout has prompted so considerably thinking. Regardless of the reason for the delay, the Eighth Circuit’s failure to act on the motion for a remain is the most recent unexpected development in a growing string of them.
Which of course indicates that a ruling on the motion for a remain most likely will be announced later these days.
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