Saints ran a 'Bounty' Program - Now with 100% More Suspensions!

Originally posted by 228niner:

wow just wow, well i'll still be going to the 49ers - saints game in new orleans

I'll be there too!

I predict that Vilma gets a one year suspension.

Thats too much! Spygate was worse! Don't give incentives for sacks or going to the playoffs! You'll get 2 years suspension.

Does anyone have that picture of the Whitner hit on Thomas with the caption talking s**t about the Saint's bounty program

Originally posted by titan:
Thats too much! Spygate was worse! Don't give incentives for sacks or going to the playoffs! You'll get 2 years suspension.

hey look, someone else who doesnt understand the difference between a bounty and incentive.....

Peyton suspension starts on April 1--adds another meaning to April Fool's Day.

nm

Originally posted by ninerfan4life:
Does anyone have that picture of the Whitner hit on Thomas with the caption talking s**t about the Saint's bounty program

eye juana sea

Originally posted by kray28:

Originally posted by dwett:
I feel that there are three reason why they were punished so hard.

1. Goodell is all about player safety--- Now this may be due to the fact that the NFL has many lawsuits on their hands from former players but they are trying to change the culture of the NFL today.

2. This is a violation of the salary cap. These players were paid more money based off of things that were not in their contract. Maybe players did it on other teams but this was a case where MGMT was involved.

3. They lied about it. Got to think this weighed heavily in the NFL reasoning for this punishment. In 2010 they were asked about it and denied that it existed. Not only did it happen back then but they continued to do it.

All of these reasons sound like a stretch. Like they really had to think hard to try and figure out what actual rules were broken here.

The real rule that was broken was that it became public and a bit of a PR black eye for the league. The over the top overreaction to it is supposed to tell us that the NFL doesn't condone bounties or whatever....but the truth is that they've been a part of the game for a long time.

You can't legislate away the fundamental brutality of this game. Goodell risks ruining the product.....heck, he is ruining the product. He is already the worst commissioner in modern pro sports. I don't hate the guy nearly as much as I hate David Stern, but in terms of efficacy, Stern is a lot better at his job than Goodell is.

I don't feel stating that having a bounty payout on another teams players being wrong is legislating away the brutality of the game. You also state this has been apart of the NFL for some time. Hearing other players I think it was more about special teams. Defensive and Offensive player who made larger contracts would inspire the special teamers to make tackles inside the ten or make a catch that would spot the ball inside the ten for cash. From the players I have heard on the radio it was never about carting off the other player.

Now maybe there were players in organizations that made bets on player injuries, but this was not normal part of the game as you make it out to be. Also in this case it wasn't just players but MGMT that was doing it. The players seem to think that Goodell is just hard on them but not the MGMT. Well in this case he is going after the team.

Lastly when it was brought to there attention that what they were doing was wrong, they not only lied about it but continued the practice. This was a slap in the face to the NFL stating we are the Saints and will do what we want. Well Goodell slapped them back and I have no qualms with it.

Originally posted by ninerfan4life:
Does anyone have that picture of the Whitner hit on Thomas with the caption talking s**t about the Saint's bounty program

This one?

damn thats a badass pic. cant believe im barely seeing this for the first time now

Originally posted by buck:
I predict that Vilma gets a one year suspension.

agree...if not more

Originally posted by titan:
Thats too much! Spygate was worse! Don't give incentives for sacks or going to the playoffs! You'll get 2 years suspension.

sacks and late hits are very different

With all the star players and other players we killed over last few years I'm surprised 9ers didn't get caught for bounties. Hasslebeck ribs, Willis hit on Brad Smith, J Best, Romo, Pierre Thomas, Blount, Hardesty. We took J Graham out a few serious not to mention many other players in many other games.

Originally posted by monsterzero789:
damn thats a badass pic. cant believe im barely seeing this for the first time now

thank you