NFL investigating Saints for placing bounties on players(merged X2)

RhodyPatriot · Mar 2, 2012

Methinks bounties have been around as long as the NFL has.

Going to be very interesting to see the media coverage of this vis-a-vis Spygate.

jcdavey · Mar 2, 2012

JDot said:
So, who do you guys think was the Saints player/coach who ratted?

From Peter Kings story that Rico linked to..

Goodell said "significant and credible'' new information was forthcoming late in the 2011 season

Read more: New Orleans Saints will be punished heavily for bounty program - Peter King - SI.com

Still kind of amazed the Saints got nailed with this. Someone had to have came forward...

hopefully brees! lol

PATRIOTSFANINPA · Mar 2, 2012

AndyJohnson said:
They are talking about NFL players

Ocho is the Vegas betting line favorite to respond first to the tweet

jcdavey · Mar 2, 2012

i love kluwe, the vikes punter lol

Chris Kluwe ‏ @ChrisWarcraft Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
I mean seriously, think about it. You're talking about paying someone to INTENTIONALLY injure someone else. They put people in JAIL for that

2h Chris Kluwe ‏ @ChrisWarcraft Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
And let me make it perfectly clear - it doesn't matter WHAT team you play for. That kind of thing should NEVER happen.

2h Chris Kluwe ‏ @ChrisWarcraft Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Football's a violent game, but there's a difference between playing hard and playing to hurt someone. That **** is unacceptable.

2h Chris Kluwe ‏ @ChrisWarcraft Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Wow, I hadn't even seen the whole Saints Bountygate thing. **** all of you that participated in that with the intent to injure.

ausbacker · Mar 2, 2012

Re: New name for the SAINTS??

PatsFanSince74 said:
I can only speak for myself, so I will.

My point is quite simple: if the penalty for a systematic (i.e., endorsed by team coaches) program that broke league rules but, according to the League's own statement when the penalty was imposed, did NOT produce an on-field advantage, was $750,000 in fines and a First Round draft pick, I only argue that the penalty for a systematic program that removed opposing players from the field and created an on-field advantage should be far greater.

I don't think I'm throwing any stones from a glass house by asking that another house be treated in a proportional manner.

I don't have any issue given the Saints have broken NFL rules. They will be punished accordingly. What I'm interested in is how quick some Patsfans have jumped on piling into the Saints forgetting how recently the Patriots were punished for a reasonably innocuous crime and the subsequent sensitivity attached.

I wholeheartedly agree with your sentiment PatsFanSince74.

eom · Mar 2, 2012

Re: New name for the SAINTS??

Cheatriaints

pork3 · Mar 2, 2012

Re: New name for the SAINTS??

I would hope it would be obvious:

The Taints...

-jamman

Leemo · Mar 2, 2012

Re: New name for the SAINTS??

Sinners....................

blackglass3 · Mar 2, 2012

Re: New name for the SAINTS??

One star thread. Sorry guys, just don't think piling on them makes much sense. I'd feel differently if this was the Jets, but what have the Saints ever done to us (besides the meaningless drubbing in 2009)?

PatsSox363804 · Mar 2, 2012

PatsFanSince74 said:
The aftermath of Katrina was awful and FEMA got and deserved a big Fail for all of it...but, I am so sick and tired of having to listen to the subsequent "feel good" stories about the Saints, who essentially exploited the disaster to boost ticket sales and their local brand.

Eh, no you're wrong. The saints didn't exploit it at all, the locals saw the team coming back as somewhat of a rebirth for the city, a sign that things were normal again. As is common with people they rallied behind something to make themselves feel better. Now the NFL, you could say they exploited it to a large degree with the tv coverage in 2006.

Uncle Rico · Mar 2, 2012

PATRIOTSFANINPA said:
Ocho is the Vegas betting line favorite to respond first to the tweet

Hah - -and Brandon Spikes may — or may not — be weighing in:

F%&# with the bull, you get the horns !! #PoWwWwW!

Probably not.

Ron Sellers · Mar 2, 2012

MSU said:
But sadly enough, in terms of gaining a competitive advantage spygate blows this out of the water.

This is not a case of my being overly homerish: if this is how you truly feel, then there is no way that you would be a fan of said team - and certainly not such a huge fan that you take time out of your day to post on message boards about them.

Most everyone on this forum has had their suspicions of you being the lowest form of a troll for some time now: a fan of another team, masquerading as a fan of the Patriots. Thank you for coming out of the closet and removing any doubt that anybody on this site may have still had.

Lame .... pathetically lame.

Now that the troll has exposed himself, can we please bid him farewell?

PatsSox363804 · Mar 2, 2012

patsinthesnow said:
O no I'm scared!

Funny, I didn't see anything said to the steeler players bringing up spy gate last month.

jcdavey · Mar 2, 2012

Re: New name for the SAINTS??

taints............

bucky · Mar 2, 2012

FreeTedWilliams said:
I bet this comes with suspensions for Greg Williams and the GM, plus a boatload of money.

Defending on the severity of the bounties, I would think a lifetime ban for Williams and Payton has to be considered.

patriotsdynasty12189 · Mar 2, 2012

Re: New name for the SAINTS??

Off The Grid said:
Put ME down for "Screw Lowering OurSelves. We're PATRIOTS Fans."

Keepin it classy +111111111111111111:rocker:

jcdavey · Mar 2, 2012

PatsSox363804 said:
Funny, I didn't see anything said to the steeler players bringing up spy gate last month.

i don't know that they were harrassing individual NE players

i don't know what nfl players were harrassing individual saints players today, but how the statement reads, it seems like some were

patriotsdynasty12189 · Mar 2, 2012

bucky said:
Defending on the severity of the bounties, I would think a lifetime ban for Williams and Payton has to be considered.

Yeah thats not going to happen.

jcdavey · Mar 2, 2012

bucky said:
Defending on the severity of the bounties, I would think a lifetime ban for Williams and Payton has to be considered.

that would be awesome if it did

The Gr8est · Mar 2, 2012

Big-T said:
He also seems to think there's been a team that has been found guilty of recording teams practice.

There HAS been! In 2010 the Denver Broncos were found to have taped the 49ers pre-game walk-through in London.

NFL.com news: Tape of 49ers' practice draws $50K fines for Broncos, McDaniels

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