Posted on 03/21/2012 1:02:27 PM PDT by nuconvert
The NFL handed down sweeping and unprecedented punishment Wednesday for bounties paid out on big hits, suspending New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton without pay for next season and indefinitely banning the team's former defensive coordinator, Gregg Williams, who now works for the St. Louis Rams
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Good.
Who Dat Talin’ About Dem “Taints”
Hummm I always thought the Cowboy’s defense played betterwhen Payton was there.
Dere be dissemblin’ goin’ on.
Saints got nuked by the NFL.
Before the hand up "free catch" rule on fourth down, a fast player could run past and hit the receiver from behind just as another player hit the receiver head on -- resulting in almost tearing the receiver apart.
Years ago, I saw that play happen; the fast player ran past and hit the receiver low and the other player hit the receiver high.
The ball was fumbled, the victim was carried off on a stretcher, abd the fair catch rule was soon adopted.
That's why we used to call punt coverage "Suicide Squad". Any player who had the guts to field a punt was essentially committing suicide.
Yeah, and Bill Walsh’s 49-ers Super Bowel trophies will be taken back for the same reason. Just like all the baseball stats were readjusted after Barry Bond’s steroid use came to light.
That’s how I feel, too
Who’s dat???? Should suspend the entire coaching staff and team for the year.
Now I know why the Redskins players under Williams never made proper tackles.
lifetime ban on Williams....great news. This has no place in the NFL. Shocked at the Payton suspension for a full year. I am not a Saint’s fan, but I am a Payton and Brees fan. This is huge. The NFL is not kidding around on this issue.
I’m surprised there haven’t been criminal or at least civil charges, yet.
Apparently it was the covering-up that got Peyton, even more than the bounties.
Just waiting for the race card to be played here, i.e., why was New Orleans singled out, when everybody else does it, yadda yadda yadda....
Nuff said.
I would say that if Drew Brees had been torn up in a game, and it came out that the other team's defense had a bounty on him, NO fans would be calling for blood.
Yup, Big, big time.
News just reported (Channel 8, FOX, New Orleans) that 25-27 New Orleans players and ex-players may be subject to NFL action.
Ain't fixing to be over with for some time.
0bama will overturn it . . . after all, didn’t New Orleans suffer enough when Bush caused hurricane Katrina?
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