In theory, joint practices are fantastic ideas. They allow teams to get in some reps against some opponents who they aren’t all that familiar with and they also give some practices a more competitive edge.
In practice, they aren’t without their downsides.
The Cowboys and Rams displayed one downside of joint practices on Tuesday, as this gigantic fight broke out between the squads.
Huge fight at Cowboys-Rams practice… @NBCDFW pic.twitter.com/Jvk3P0XvrA
— Pat Doney (@PatDoneyNBC5) August 19, 2015
That sure is a whole lot of shoving. Head coaches Jason Garrett and Jeff Fisher wisely decided to call the practice off after the melee.
Third fight with Rams and Cowboys and this is very very very ugly. Not good. Time to call it off.
— Steve Wyche (@wyche89) August 19, 2015
Jeff Fisher and Jason Garrett talked, decided to end it. Cowboys working on their own. Rams boarding their team buses
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) August 19, 2015
The NFL recently issued a memo warning players and teams that fighting during joint practices would not be tolerated and it will be interesting to see what fallout, if any, will result from this mess of haphazard chaos.
