Andre5000 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 IDIOTS... http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/more_sports/pay_me_the_money_9S8IWXteG6UU0O7BulaZEN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre5000 Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 An on-field microphone might have captured evidence of the Saints’ bounty on Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, according to a report.Sports Illustrated reported a microphone captured an unidentified Saints defender yelling, “Pay me the money” just after Favre had to be helped off the field with a sprained ankle in the 2010 NFC Championship Game.The magazine has a detailed account of the NFL investigation into the Saints paying defensive players to injure opponents. Part of that report centers around that game when the Saints faced the Vikings for a spot in the Super Bowl.APBOUNTIFUL: Brett Favre is helped off the field after the Saints got to him in the 2010 NFC title game.It has been reported Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma offered $10,000 before the game to any teammate who knocked Favre out of the game. According to the report, an on-field microphone captured Saints defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove yelling “Favre is out of the game! Favre is done! Favre is done!” after Favre suffered a sprained ankle and was helped off the field. Hargrove was fined for vicious hits in the game.Then Saints’ defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, who the NFL says oversaw the bounty program, would hold a meeting on Saturday nights and hand the players white envelopes stuffed with cash for their hits the prior week, the report says.Also yesterday Saints head coach Sean Payton and general manager Mickey Loomis issued a joint statement, their first remarks since the bounty scandal surfaced last week.“We acknowledge that the violations disclosed by the NFL during their investigation of our club happened under our watch. We take full responsibility,” they said. “This has brought undue hardship on Mr. [saints owner Tom] Benson, who had nothing to do with this activity. He has been nothing but supportive and for that we both apologize to him.“These are serious violations and we understand the negative impact it has had on our game. Both of us have made it clear within our organization that this will never happen again, and make that same promise to the NFL and most importantly to all of our fans.”The statement probably will do little to spare them punishment from the league office. The SI report painted a picture of a furious Roger Goodell. The commissioner is expected to levy punishment much more severe than what the Patriots received in 2007 for Spygate.Payton, Loomis, Vilma and Williams, now the Rams defensive coordinator, all could face fines and/or suspensions.SI quotes a source close to Goodell saying when the commissioner first heard the allegations he said “God forbid this is true. This will be earth-shattering.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEIST Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 what idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makaveli96 Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrsis Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Part of that report centers around that game when the Saints faced the Vikings for a spot in the Super Bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCzah Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 What was sick is that little to none of the malicious hits were flagged in the game but were recognized after the game. I still can't wrap my head around exactly what is going on with the officiating in the league nowadays. They can catch a DB whose hand is simply touching or making minimal contact with a receiver or a block in the back all the way on the the opposite side of where the actual play is happening but they never pick up on the holding habits of certain OLines or when a QB who isnt in the fav 5 gets abused late in a play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
football head Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 What was sick is that little to none of the malicious hits were flagged in the game but were recognized after the game.Which ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTCrunkler Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Did the Refs get some of that bounty money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzzt Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Pathetic.Happy the NFL came down hard on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesgall13 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 As we say in the old country, we'll have to put it up 'em to those Saints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre5000 Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 Did the Refs get some of that bounty money? They got post-Katrina FEMA money for the thousands of non holding calls on people trying to rush Brees, not to mention all the no-calls on offensive pass interference on jump balls as well as Phantom holding calls on opposing O-Lineman. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.