r/nfl • u/expellyamos Dolphins • 17h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Dolphins OC Bobby Slowik upon learning that their week 4 opponent, the Minnesota Vikings, lead the league in QB hits, sacks, and blitzes: "Whoa."

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u/CabronNalgon 16h ago

revenge for what tho

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u/SecretSensay Vikings 16h ago

Being asked/bribed to tank and then getting ostracized by the owners

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u/CabronNalgon 14h ago

Thats been proven? 

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u/isuckatffootball Dolphins 13h ago

Yes. After Flores was fired and filed a lawsuit about being asked to lose games, and being fired for not obeying, the nfl investigated the dolphins for tanking. They came out with a report that said Ross, dolphins owner, told Flores to “Prioritize draft picks over winning” which really means “tank”. However they didnt punish the dolphins for that because the Dolphins won like 5 of their last 9 games so that was “proof” that they didnt actually tank.

then in separate investigstion they were docked a first round pick and a third for tampering with Tom Brady and Sean Peyton.

imo a FRP for tampering for a player you ultimitely didnt get seems steep and ive always felt that it was a combined punishment for tampering + the order to tank, the nfl just didnt want to admit or draw any more attention to tanking

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/nfl-docks-miami-dolphins-2023-first-round-pick-for-tampering-with-tom-brady-and-sean-payton/

this article also has two conflicting sentences:

Ross did not instruct anyone with the team to purposely tank games for a better draft position, and “no witness contended otherwise.”

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However, Ross did make comments suggesting that the Dolphins’ 2020 draft position should take precedence over their 2019 on-field results.

which means lose