Gregg Williams suggests the Saints want to injure Manning | ProFootballTalk.com
we've been missing some of that.
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we've been missing some of that.
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we've been missing some of that.
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"When you put too much of that type of worry on a warrior's mind, he doesn't play all out," Williams said. "If it happens, it happens. And the only thing you'd like for me to say is that if it happens you hope he doesn't get back up and play again."
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......................
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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I think you're still 'tanked as usual.'
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Next, will someone claim the Saints have put a bounty on Manning?
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."
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?
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."
Saying we want to hit a QB and we want to rattle him is fine and every team should want to do that.
Saying 'we hope we can injure him and that he wont be able to come back in and play' is sort of a different story.
Yup, it's not so much the plan - which may be harder to execute than planned - it's publicly acknowledging it that makes him a tool. Egos are the downfall of so many in this league. Like the league isn't going to have a emphasis talk with those refs during the pregame...
Child please....read the article. Read what Williams actually said.
The headline is misleading and only making it obvious that you haven't.
He never said they want to injure Manning or knock him out of the game. He essentially said they want to hit him hard enough that he will remember. It sounds to me like what he said a week ago about Favre: if you hit him enough, eventually he will be thinking about the hits and not the throw he's making at the end of the game to win.
Don't get caught up in the sensationalism.
I didn't count that sentence because the way he said it doesn't make it clear at all that he means it. In text, starting a sentence with "the only thing you'd like for me to say" sounds more like a reference to what the host wants to hear.
Poor choice of words maybe, but really something only Mike Florio should be getting his panties bunched over, because that's how he makes a living.
Child please....read the article. Read what Williams actually said.
The headline is misleading and only making it obvious that you haven't.
He never said they want to injure Manning or knock him out of the game. He essentially said they want to hit him hard enough that he will remember. It sounds to me like what he said a week ago about Favre: if you hit him enough, eventually he will be thinking about the hits and not the throw he's making at the end of the game to win.
Don't get caught up in the sensationalism.