Florio: NFL should strip draft picks from rogue teams

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A PLAN FOR PLUCKING PICKS WHEN PLAYERS MISBEHAVE
Published 5/9/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
... Personal Conduct Policy isn’t stopping players from getting arrested on a somewhat regular basis, the league needs to be prepared to impose real penalties on the teams that continue to provide these players an endless supply of second chances. The only way to get the attention of the teams is to take away draft picks, and the best way to do that is to create a formula that applies equally to each and every team. The article sets forth the proposed approach, and you can read it right here . 

Saints News: 5.10.08
Published 5/10/2008 by Saintsational at Canal Street Chronicles: Front Page Posts
... In league news, Mike Florio at The Sporting News came up with an idea for punishing teams with players who find trouble off the field. Check it out. He asserts that teams with players who find themselves in trouble should be penalized by losing a draft pick. ...

FINES WON’T FIX PERSONAL (MIS)CONDUCT PROBLEM
Published 5/22/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
... suffer a competitive consequence via the loss of the player for the number of fames for which he is suspended.  If that’s not enough to get the team either to avoid drafting/signing bad dudes or to try to rehabilitate them once they’re in the field, forcing teams to pay a portion of the suspended player’s salary won’t do the trick either. The only way to create a real incentive for teams to ensure that their players , as previously explained in an item for SportingNews.com, is to strip draft picks  when a player with a history of off-field misconduct gets in trouble again. ...

PERSONAL CONDUCT POLICY ISN’T WORKING
Published 6/23/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
Nearly 15 months after the NFL rolled out a beefed-up version of its Personal Conduct Policy, we’re prepared to conclude that it simply isn’t working. And though we’ve previously argued that teams won’t have an incentive to avoid and/or to rehabilitate problem players unless and until the teams face the loss of draft picks , the more direct approach is to take harsh action against individual players who can’t stay out of trouble. The issue is the topic of the latest PFT entry on SportingNews.com.  You can read it ...