Saints accused of "Bounty Program". Thoughts?

[shilala]

There's two angles in this.
On the players trying to knock a guy out of the game, that's much ado about nothing. If a defensive player on my team isn't hurting guys, he isn't playing hard enough. Guys heal, and they know full well that any given play could be their last one. That's why they work so hard to be at their pinnacle, physically speaking. Football is not a sport for Dr. Spock-raised tittie-boys. It's violent. Everyone is not a winner.

The second prong is that things like this are to be kept quiet. If it's outed, now you've made the NFL brand liable. The lawyers will be swirling like buzzards over a carcass in no time flat and they'll dig every single underpaid, overhurt NFL player that ever walked a field out of bars and off their couches. This thing is going to cost the NFL millions and it has just got off the ground. You think the concussion lawsuit is huge? This lawsuit will include every scrape, nick, bruise or bump a player ever got. The repercussions are endless.

[BHalbrooks]

Originally Posted by taltos

Until the IRS gets involved due to undeclared income. I hope that they get the same hatred that was given the Patriots.

They STILL get called cheaters. Hell, I heard plenty of times they got to the Super Bowl this year because they cheated.

Originally Posted by E.J.

I don't believe that any of these people were going after knees ect. I am not sure there is a player in the NFL that is going to intentionally take out someone's ACL or the like, I just don't believe that.

I also believe that the object of the game, for some, is to hurt other people, pure and simple. Not season ending, but game ending.

Bernard Pollard said he did, and he liked hurting Patriots players.

[E.J.]

Originally Posted by BHalbrooks

Bernard Pollard said he did, and he liked hurting Patriots players.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...welker-injury/

Seems like he felt pretty unlucky about his situation, calling the injuries terrible and not being pleased at all about them.... I couldn't find anything on him saying he went out to intentionally injure....

Do you have any links to back up your statements?

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by BHalbrooks

They STILL get called cheaters. Hell, I heard plenty of times they got to the Super Bowl this year because they cheated.

Who's stated that they're still cheating? As an aside, their pre and post Spygate playoff records are pretty telling...

All that being said, I STILL don't think either of these situations (Spygate, Bountygate) is as bad as what the Broncos did when they won their two Super Bowls.