Dynastybuilder
Club Member
So what happens if they win today? Does the witch hunt switch to Washington and Cincinnati?In fact, the NFL's Competition Committee is currently investigating the tank. And, something could certainly come out of it. In the past, there has been a rather fine line between "tanking," and "rebuilding." But, the Dolphins are being pretty egregious about it. I'm not sure that any team, in the seeming process of tanking, has publicly put their entire roster on the trading block.
And while it may not seem such a serious issue to the average, depressed Dolphins fan, the NFL most certainly has a stake in this.
For starters, the NFL has, by act of congress, antitrust exemption. This obscure designation has come in pretty handy on occasion when things like deflategate, and spygate have avoided such things as interstate RICO indictments. But, beyond the more egregious cases, it is important to realize that there are many businesses that rely on the competitive nature of the NFL, and the Miami Dolphins, to turn a buck. If a team is seen to be intentionally making moves to make themselves as uncompetitive as possible, the U.S. House of Representatives will, once again, revisit the issue. Historically, such things have not gained much traction. But, in today's political climate... who knows what could happen?
More obviously, the NFL has worked tirelessly to maintain some amount of parity in the league. That is, after all, the entire point of the cap system, and the method by which they dole out draft picks, and the rules for free agency.
To be sure, the NFL is not happy with the way the Dolphins are handling the tank.
I mean the Titans signed Wake, and trade for Tanny and they're 2-3. The Broncos signed James and they're 1-4.
The Texans meanwhile are 3-2 after giving up quite the draft haul for Tunsil and Stills, and the Steelers are 1-4 after trading for Fitzpatrick.
Hell, we lost Suh, Pouncey and Landry 2 years ago and they were all pro-bowl players. We didn't lose much more talent this offseason, if any. I mean we're going to investigate them for not re-siging Wake?
It's a crock of ****, and should be put to bed shortly..... unless we lose by 3 or more scores again.