jjakq27 Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Dude guy is on the rules committee too. />http://usat.ly/1baOiIX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Dude guy is on the rules committee too. />http://usat.ly/1baOiIXYeah, I heard it mentioned at some point in the last couple days. Apparently the other members of the committee aren't real happy with Tomlin right now. It looks like the steelers won't lose any picks but a fine is still coming. I wouldn't be surprised if Tomlin got booted from the committee.& I agree re: his true abilities. The further the steelers get from Cowher, the worse they've become. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Cue Patsy Cline.../>http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000291850/article/mike-tomlin-crazy-to-think-i-purposely-got-in-path Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COB Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Just watched it again. For the first time I noticed that Tomlin actually stepped onto the field right when Jones is almost on top of him. What a completely obvious interference move. Kick him off the competition commitee at a minimum, draft pick at a maximum. The fine is meaningless and the Steelers won't even care about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 I heard that the mere mention that a draft pick was a thought to be taken away will keep it from happening again.Really ?? That's just sad.While I don't think they need to take a draft pick away from them, that is just silly at best.Fine them heavily and move on. Kick Tomlin off the commitee for good measure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Tomlin's press conference was mostly about this today. Ed Bouchette's twitter feed is a hoot./>https://twitter.com/EdBouchette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Tomlin's press conference was mostly about this today. Ed Bouchette's twitter feed is a hoot.https://twitter.com/EdBouchetteI was thinking about creating a Mike Tomlin cliche drinking game. You take a swig after each cliche that he uses. Everyone would be hammered by the third paragraph. He just sounds so unnatural or contrived when he speaks sometimes. /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Per nfl.com Tomlin fined $100,000. No other details yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Per nfl.com Tomlin fined $100,000. No other details yet...Show me da money!http://msn.foxsports...ens-game-120413/>Cue Natalie Merchant...Hypnotized, mesmerized. By what my eyes have seen? />http://vimeo.com/28625578 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 League also said it may take away a draft pick or picks, but no decision until the final draft order is set.(God-el wouldn't want to hurt his favorite team too much, eh?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Can't wait for next Sunday nights game to see how the national media will spin it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 League also said it may take away a draft pick or picks, but no decision until the final draft order is set.(God-el wouldn't want to hurt his favorite team too much, eh?)$100K is a lot of dough but that just doesn't seem enough to me. Sick of the apologists saying that they believe him too.Wonder how that first competition committee meeting is going to go when someone proposes "the Mike Tomlin" rule regarding sideline behavior, etc. Dude should be off of that post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregcook68 Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 League also said it may take away a draft pick or picks, but no decision until the final draft order is set.(God-el wouldn't want to hurt his favorite team too much, eh?)$100K is a lot of dough but that just doesn't seem enough to me. Sick of the apologists saying that they believe him too.Wonder how that first competition committee meeting is going to go when someone proposes "the Mike Tomlin" rule regarding sideline behavior, etc. Dude should be off of that post.I just saw a team get penalized because coaches and/or players were in the painted white part of the sideline, let alone on the actual playing field!!Why didn't he get penalized for that??To be honest, that is something I can see either Harbaugh doing in a heartbeat to win a ballgame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 I didn't quite get the part about the affect on the draft order, etc. but somewhere this week I heard it mentioned that one of the lower level playoff and draft position tiebreakers is point differential. I think the Ravens got a FG instead of a TD on the play so if the Ravens end up being affected by that play and the point differential whether in the playoffs or the draft, then the Steelers could lose a draft pick or be slotted lower. I really haven't heard it any place else but I guess that makes some sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 From my understanding the league has the ability to strip draft picks for the infraction or modify where they make their pick in whatever round.It sounded like the term modification was the direction they were looking in, as opposed to taking a pick away from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Moving down a pick isn't even necessarily a penalty...because how many times is the guy taken 10 picks later turn out to a star while the earlier pick does nothingUnless they lose an actual pick, this wont even really be a penalty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Moving down a pick isn't even necessarily a penalty...because how many times is the guy taken 10 picks later turn out to a star while the earlier pick does nothingUnless they lose an actual pick, this wont even really be a penaltyI see where you are with that, but I know it would piss me off if we were slotted to pick at #10 overall and they bumped us down to the last pick of the non-playoff teams. Sure, we still might get a better than average player, but it can make a difference for sure.Even though I think he knew what he was doing, I don't think actually taking a pick falls in line with fair.Had they not awarded the Ravens with a TD for the interference (which they didn't) and the Steeler won (which they didn't), I might rethink that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Even though I think he knew what he was doing, I don't think actually taking a pick falls in line with fair.Had they not awarded the Ravens with a TD for the interference (which they didn't) and the Steeler won (which they didn't), I might rethink that.Heck ,they didn't even throw a flag on the play. :frustrated:/> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 The league clarifies: the Steelers will lose a late round pick. 100% chance. In the unlikely event that Jones' failure to score impacts the postseason, they will be stripped of a higher round pick. So the only question is which pick they lose. That won't be determined until after comp picks are awarded./>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/08/steelers-will-indeed-lose-a-late-round-pick/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COB Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 This is good news. That kind of stuff really has to be stopped in its tracks.Also. - even though Tomlin said "I take responsibility for it", he never actually did. He stayed with the "blunder" excuse, which it clearly was not a blunder. It was an intentional act, and everyone including the league knows it. It was an intentional act, admit that, and apologize for it, and then I'm a bit more ok with the situation, as it is now, Tomlin is taking responsibility for nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 This is good news. That kind of stuff really has to be stopped in its tracks.Also. - even though Tomlin said "I take responsibility for it", he never actually did. He stayed with the "blunder" excuse, which it clearly was not a blunder. It was an intentional act, and everyone including the league knows it. It was an intentional act, admit that, and apologize for it, and then I'm a bit more ok with the situation, as it is now, Tomlin is taking responsibility for nothing.Last week the talking heads said the punishment would be more severe if he actually admitted it. Not sure I get that but OK.Did anyone find irony in the following two plays yesterday?(1) Jacoby Jones' 77 TD run down the same sideline that the Tomlin issue happened and(2) the Steeler player stepped out of bounds at the end of the game on the multi-lateral play. Maybe if Coach T had been nearby, he could have "re-directed" him towards the middle of the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walrus Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Did anyone find irony in the following two plays yesterday?(1) Jacoby Jones' 77 TD run down the same sideline that the Tomlin issue happened and(2) the Steeler player stepped out of bounds at the end of the game on the multi-lateral play. Maybe if Coach T had been nearby, he could have "re-directed" him towards the middle of the field. Good points! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earendil Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Did anyone find irony in the following two plays yesterday?(1) Jacoby Jones' 77 TD run down the same sideline that the Tomlin issue happened and(2) the Steeler player stepped out of bounds at the end of the game on the multi-lateral play. Maybe if Coach T had been nearby, he could have "re-directed" him towards the middle of the field. Good points!Poetic justice at it's finest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 From Peter King's MMQB page:“Thank you Mike Tomlin for being in Pittsburgh #MPtakeover #purplesnowday” —@ravens, which was used by Baltimore native and Ravens fan Michael Phelps Sunday, after Jacoby Jones walked a tightrope down the sideline to score a crucial late-fourth-quarter touchdown to help the Ravens stun Minnesota.and7. I think there’s more to come on the Mike Tomlin sanction, which means I erred when I reported Friday on NBC Sports Network’s Pro Football Talk that the penalty for the Steelers will likely end with the $100,000 fine from the league. It won’t, and I apologize for the mistake. The league will either take a late-round pick from the Steelers (which, if the team gets a sixth- or seventh-round compensatory pick, would mean in essence that the team won’t get compensated for losing a mid-range free agent next spring) or diminish the value of a pick or picks by lowering one or more of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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