Falcons lose 2016 5th rd pick and fined for pumping in fake crowd noise

[Iceman]

Wonder when the Seahawks will get fined for this....

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/582580138887548929

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Wonder when the Seahawks will get fined for this....

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/582580138887548929

because why?

 

[juza76]

i expected a more severe sanction

 

[ARZCardinals]

I remember our game with them...and looking in the stands that were 1/2 full saying to my wife at home, "there is NO way it's that loud in there." Fans at a 1/2 filled stadium are never noisy..it's church quiet...having had Cards season tickets for 16 years I know.

They cheated to gain a competition advantage all season and all they lose is a 5th round pick.

NFL needs to learn from AP on how to discipline. (yea it's a joke...)
honestly the minimum should have been a 3rd round pick

350,000 to a billionaire ....is peanuts. Hit em hard as a team for cheating.

NFL you guys suck when it comes to cheating. The Patriots cheat and cheat and cheat again and you don't do ****! It's to the point that it's worth cheating to win...the fines and penalties are not near severe enough.

 

[NJCardFan]

I remember our game with them...and looking in the stands that were 1/2 full saying to my wife at home, "there is NO way it's that loud in there." Fans at a 1/2 filled stadium are never noisy..it's church quiet...having had Cards season tickets for 16 years I know.

They cheated to gain a competition advantage all season and all they lose is a 5th round pick.

NFL needs to learn from AP on how to discipline. (yea it's a joke...)
honestly the minimum should have been a 3rd round pick

350,000 to a billionaire ....is peanuts. Hit em hard as a team for cheating.

NFL you guys suck when it comes to cheating. The Patriots cheat and cheat and cheat again and you don't do ****! It's to the point that it's worth cheating to win...the fines and penalties are not near severe enough.

Not for nothing but it could have been a sell out or an empty stadium and we still wouldn't have played any better.

 

[mmvikes]

My Vikings did it for years in the Metrodome and penalties were never brought up. I would imagine it goes on elsewhere also. Why did they pick the Falcons to penalize? Is Rodger just using this as an example going forward?

 

[dreamcastrocks]

My Vikings did it for years in the Metrodome and penalties were never brought up. I would imagine it goes on elsewhere also. Why did they pick the Falcons to penalize? Is Rodger just using this as an example going forward?

The owner actually admitted to it. That's what is bringing up the penalty.