Trouble Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Sean Payton made it clear he didn’t want his players fighting during their work against the Patriots.But according to Mike Triplett of ESPN.com, Payton also didn’t let the league off the hook for its role in what looks like a small epidemic of fights in camp.“You guys watched it last night,” Payton said of Tuesday’s Cowboys-Rams rumble. “For as much as we’re harping about avoiding it, ****, the network puts it on 11 times.”He didn’t mention a specific network, but the NFL itself does happen to run one, and it’s commonly referred to as “the network” by many of those who work for and around “the shield.”So maybe Payton meant NBCSN. Or ESPN. Or, heck, maybe Lifetime.But what is clear is that fights draw eyeballs, and as long as the NFL Network is in that business as well, then they’re complicit in the outbreak, which they want to sound so concerned about.But Payton also mentioned the recent Houston-Washington brawl on “Hard Knocks,” another venture the league has a stake in (via NFL Films and HBO).“It’s a big reason why we’re practicing with them [Patriots] a third time,” Payton said. “We know it’s gonna be about improving both teams. We’re both trying to do the same thing at this period of training camp.“That’s unfortunate when you see it happen with other teams. And clearly when you put a team on television like “Hard Knocks” and then practice with someone else, we’ve seen that formula happen two years in a row. So that’s nothing new.”And neither is the fact television networks will run the footage on a loop, since it’s more interesting than most anything else they can show from a football practice.Not sure if that was a dig at us or at HBO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquietguy Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 (edited) Might just be his way to shake off some of the staleness, dianght?Works for me. If we have a top offense with him being stale, imagine what we can if he shakes off the "staleness". Edited August 19, 2015 by Aquietguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 probably just withdraw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatMan Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 I don't think it was a shot at the Falcons but at the league and the hypocrisy of it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashburn*Fibonacci Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Bwahahaha he trips me out. As much as I can't stand the saints. Payton is the type of coach I want at the podium. He is truthful, fast, and very blunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashburn*Fibonacci Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I don't think it was a shot at the Falcons but at the league and the hypocrisy of it all. yeah I read more of a shot at the league..... And if it was directed at us. Cool. It's a rival. And any falcon who gets upset over it. Just needs to know that we are in y'alls head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 I don't think it was a shot at the Falcons but at the league and the hypocrisy of it all.Yeah that makes sense too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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