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"Indeed, as argued by top NFL lawyer Paul Clement, Article 46 only imposes one procedural requirement regarding the arbitration hearing: prior to the hearing, the two sides must exchange copies of relevant exhibits (pieces of evidence). That’s it. There’s no requirement that certain witnesses must testify. Likewise, Article 46 doesn’t compel the arbitrator—who is Goodell by default but he can delegate the responsibility to someone of his choosing, such as Henderson—to examine certain pieces of evidence."
Translated - Jerry told them you better not let McFadden get hurt until we hear about the suspension one way or another.
I don't know which guy will be the guy, but the "keeping McFadden in bubble wrap theory" as to why Morris was playing over him is laughable. If the coaching staff was so worried that McFadden may get hurt getting 4-5 carries per game, how on Earth would they think he could handle the load during Zeke's suspension?
You realize that entire article is explaining that Morris won the backup job over DMC in the preseason, right? Like, Linehan literally says that.
I just don't see how this is anything more than a soundbite considering Morris played in the 3rd and 4th quarter against practice squad type guys.
The Cowboys are known to keep one back on the field as much as possible. So, let's say Morris starts and produces well... I don't see any reason why they would mix anyone else in more than just to spell him, or possibly some obvious passing situations. BTW, it's silly when people pretend like Morris just absolutely can't catch the ball. That isn't how he's normally used, and obviously isn't his specialty. However, nobody is asking him to fill James White's role in NE. He might see a few passes game thrown his way... I'm sure he'll be able to handle it.
Brady won in SDNY on "fundamental fairness". They weren't able to cross-examine Jeff Pash who was one of the lead investigators. That decision was overturned by CA2 on the grounds that Pash was a "collateral" witness. They never shut the door on the idea that violation of "fundamental fairness" wasn't good enough to vacate the arbitration award.
You realize that they work with these guys every day in practice, right? Also, Dallas played in 4 preseason games... their 5th was cancelled. They played in the HOF game.
Cool, thanks, I stand corrected on the games.
So it took him 1150 career rushing attempts to break a 50+ yd run. You expecting another this season?
I think so. And I think that's what's relevant at this point. Both DMC and Morris are rostered in every league by now, so arguments on who's gonna get the bulk of the work are somewhat moot. The fact is, we don't know and won't know until next week at the earliest.
I think where that has historically been most applicable under Garrett is when the Cowboys had true bellcows (Murray/Elliott) and/or a dearth of talent behind one capable runner (McFadden in 2015).
Pretty sure that the CBA states the documentation used in the disciplinary process needs to be presented. Since Goodell didn't use that documentation in deciding the punishment, I'm not sure that that documentation needed to be presented. The court could interpret it otherwise, but I'm not sure if they will or not.themeistersinger said:
while I have no factual basis on this (& assuming the bubble wrap theory), maybe it was due to the fact they assumed Zeke would have the 6-game suspension and they wanted to see what they had in him.
Errr... this has a chance of being rejected immediately based on the wording.
If they feel that Morris is their best RB behind Elliott.. as they have stated. I really don't see the reason why would all of the sudden choose to start rotating him with other RBs who they don't feel give them the best chance to succeed. Morris is definitely built to carry the ball 20 plus times a game. That's exactly what Dallas wants. He also thrived in the read option game with RGIII. They like to run that with Prescott as well.TheDirtyWord said:
Yeah, I'd be shocked if they took in en banc. But this might allow Zeke to play while they decide whether or not to take it - might be only one week or whatever. I think they'd have better luck refiling. The TRO was reversed only because the filing was too early. The opinion did not discuss the merits of either the NFL side or Zeke's side, as far as I could tell. Only the dissenting judge discussed the actual case, and he seemed to take Zeke's side.
This. I'd rather have him sitting on my bench than beating me, so I snagged McFadden. If he does nothing, oh well, I dropped LAC's backup RB to grab him.
I'm throwing low ball offers at Zeke owners in redraft to see what happens. I'll take a chance the suspension not happening and if it does I'll have him for the playoffs.
One concern with that is if he is able to delay the suspension for a week or two by asking for this en banc hearing, them trying to get a TRO in SDNY, he won’t be eligible for the ff playoffs. His chances of getting the suspension put off for the rest of the season isn’t 0%, but it is not as likely as it used to be. Trading for him is a risk; if you have to pay full value to get him, it might not be worth it.
I'm willing to take the chance on that. Especially when I'm offering players that I usually keep on my bench but could be started. Offered a guy in one league Sneed and offered Gore in another. The Sneed offer isn't terrible but I know the Gore offer is pretty bad. Both teams that have him are already struggling so they may consider.
