PFT.com: Hearing coming in May on Redskins, Cowboys cap grievance

[authentic]

Finally!!!

Per a source with knowledge of the situation, a hearing will be held in May.

The grievance will be handled by Special Master Stephen Burbank, pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...cap-grievance/

[SkinsHokieFan]

So when we get our 18 million back for this year, what do we do with it?

[S.T.real,lights,out]

Nice, doesn't help this season but would be nice to get our money back for next season!

[warren]

I'm pretty sure we aren't getting any money back...and definitely not getting compensatory picks.

[S.T.real,lights,out]

So when we get our 18 million back for this year, what do we do with it?

Give it to the fans??

[authentic]

So when we get our 18 million back for this year, what do we do with it?

I'm not 100% on this, but from what i understand we would be able to carry what ever is left into next season.

[HailGreen28]

So when we get our 18 million back for this year, what do we do with it?

Frontload more contracts.

[Riggo#44]

So when we get our 18 million back for this year, what do we do with it?

I have a couple of ideas. The least offensive one includes shoving it up John Mara's *** one penny at a time.

[Tay]

I'm not 100% on this, but from what i understand we would be able to carry what ever is left into next season.

I think we can carry over as well. If not, we should dump future salaries into this capped year, even though it's against the "spirit".

[ConnSKINS26]

I'm pretty sure we aren't getting any money back...and definitely not getting compensatory picks.

First off, there's no "money" to get back. No money was taken away. Its cap space--they took away our ABILITY to spend that $18 million, they didn't actually take away $18 million.

Second, yeah I don't see any compensatory picks coming from something like this. That's purely wishful thinking on some peoples' parts.

Third, why are you pretty sure we won't win?

[Fred Jones]

I just want our cap space back, all of it, and back immediately.

It's unfortunate you can't penalize the people responsible for making up the rules.

[Backpack3r]

Stop getting excited. There is no way in hell we get any cap space or money or draft picks or BJs or anything. It sucks but its the truth, we got screwed

[MartinC]

Third, why are you pretty sure we won't win?

I don't think anyone really has a clue what's going to happen. While on the surface we seem to have a very strong case anyone who does not have an intimate knowledge of the new CBA and the NFL bylaws does not really know what's going to happen. Personally while I will be surprised if we don't win in the sense we get at least some of that cap space back perhaps for next year I will not be THAT surprised.

Anyone thinking about compensatory draft picks is fooling themselves I fear.

[TheGreek1973]

The damage is done. Hell the league probably knows they have no case but by

1st. Announcing the fine just before the FA and then saying at least 18 million needed to be cut THIS YEAR they made certain our FA plans this year were hurt badly.
2nd even if we win the quality FA players are gone right now so it was a win win for people that wanted to hurt the skins.

[wrecker]

If we win, the settlement should include the Giants 1st round draft pick next year since Mara caused an unfair competitve advantage by this BS he bestowed upon us.