 Previously there was no cap which he publicly claimed was too lenient and should have cost them draft picks.Redskins owner Daniel Snyder was convinced that by so disciplining divisional rivals, Mara had abused his league-wide office to advance his own teams' interests.The draft sanctions Mara sought were regarded as especially malicious, as such a punishment voided the pick-laden trade with the St. Louis Rams – completed three days before the cap penalties were announced – to acquire the #2 position used to draft Robert Griffin III).