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Gregg Williams suggests the Saints want to injure Manning | ProFootballTalk.com

we've been missing some of that.

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tanked_as_usual

simple.......the colts put a back up in there who will hit brees late knocking him out of the game........and on the very next play, do the same to mark brunell

whats good for the goose......................

Brono

Next, will someone claim the Saints have put a bounty on Manning?

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Oh yeah, I forgot, what we've been doing has been working so well . . . ever here Einstein's definition of 'insanity?'

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tanked_as_usual

yup.......Mutual assured destruction........

by 2012, all teams will employ the wildcat version of the wishbone....things will have come full circle

maybe the pats should move up and draft tim tebow

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I think you're still 'tanked as usual.'

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tanked_as_usual

no way....I am just making the appropriate responses given the original post

FootballFan85

I can't believe what a tool this guy is???

1) If this isn't actually his plan and he thinks this is somehow going to get into Manning's head, then he's sorely mistaken.

2) If this is actually the plan, and someone does injure Manning, how long until Drew Brees gets the strecher in return? If it happened without these quotes, then its a coincidence. By saying this though, if they do in fact injure Manning, it's going to look completely intentional and someone on the Colts will retailiate.

3) If they do injure Manning and it comes on a late hit or otherwise illegal play, what will the consequences for this coach be?

That being said, if this is their game plan, then I've lost all respect for the Saints which is too bad because I really like them as a team. But to want to win a Super Bowl by intentionally attempting to knock the other teams best player out of the game is just cowardly. Why not just play the game and prove you can win when you're playing their best?

tobias funke

Why shouldn't it be their gameplan? He didn't say they're going to deliver illegal hits to hurt the guy, he just said they're going to try and hit him.

This is football, right?

This is essentially the exact same theoretical gameplan the Giants used: collapse the pocket and rattle the **** out of Brady so the offense couldn't get in sync. It's a huge testament to Brady's toughness that he managed to lead the team down for the go-ahead TD after the beating he took (while playing on an injured leg).

If Williams really thought there would be any repercussions for saying that, he wouldn't have said it. Don't be surprised if this is also a public message to his defense: "we're not going to win unless you guys bring it."

Fball

It's pretty close.

The first thing I thought of was that scene from Slapshot..."you can't put a bounty on a man's head!"