I'll sit here and wait while you learn to read and then return to the actual context of the issue. The Saints are getting hurt for an official bounty program that included taking players out of the game.

"Statement to players: The league has yet to announce punishment for players involved in this case. It's safe to assume the Saints organization and leadership will pay the highest price. Those critical of Goodell for his unilaterally administered punishment of players must now acknowledge the commissioner will hold teams and coaches accountable, too. The talk about higher standards has more merit following this punishment."

What do individual players have to do with it? I'm sorry they never managed to cripple Favre or Warner and get their payout. You do realize the NOLA program was set down in writing, don't you?

When I played you got stars for your helmet for big hits. Casue a fumble, sack the QB. This is not what people are talking about and nobody needs you to explain football to them. What you fail to grasp is that the issue is not about clean hits and even if the NOLA bounty system included reward for them that is not the main issue. The main issue is intentionally injuring other players. In this case named players.

"With his ruling, Goodell effectively ensured that defensive players never again will collect money to financially reward teammates for intentionally hurting opposing players. The Saints brazenly did it for three seasons, from 2009 through 2011, even when they knew the league was on to them. They had bounties out on Kurt Warner and Brett Favre in the playoffs, and they had bounties out last season on Aaron Rodgers and Cam Newton."

Let me repeat.

"financially reward teammates for intentionally hurting opposing players"

What part of this is going over your head?

If you have trouble find a 5th grader and have them read it to you slow. Maybe sounding out the big words will help. This was not about bounties for good hits even if that eventually was tainted by the real crime...this wqas bounties for taking major players out of the game, players identified by name and with the intent to hurt them so that they could not continue playing.

How big of a douchebag do you have to be to fail to grasp this?

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7718549/nfl-harsh-penalties-new-orleans-saints-ensure-elimination-bounty-systems

I must have missed it Mr. Hard Hitter. Where did you play again? And when did the tell you, "ou see Mark Johnson over there? I'll give you a C-Note if you break his leg?"

 

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nice work

 

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Well ya know, I was waiting for a scathing reply to bajar's challenge, denoting a long history of college football studliness and brutally clean hits on future hall of famers, but with all the crickets I got bored.

 

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Choosing a Detroit player was pretty stupid. Their coach is one of the worst offenders.

As I said, real football players don't need to knock players out of the game just because they are an inferior team and can't win within the rules of the game. Saying, 'I want Favre out of the game" is not football. It's criminal cowardice.

 

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Afio,
I am not trying to be ass busting on NOLA. If this were the Packers I would be heartbroken. Yes, it happens in other teams and other places....but NOLA took it to the house. They asked for this.

And as a Trojan I know what it feels like to have your team be made the example.

Remember, though coaches come and go. Your team abides.


Unless you are a Raiders fan. Or one of those other mobile teams for sale. Then your team aboards a buss to some other city.

 

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I have been a Saints fan since day one.
We have been through tough times before.

I will always be a fan.

 

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Just so.

 

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I used to think Cowboy/Patriots fans were the most obnoxious until the Saints started winning.

So is this worse than Katrina?

 

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