Archive Saints HC Sean Payton suspended for ONE YEAR

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wkfan

Posts: 1,641

Mar 21, 2012 1:24pm

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7718136/sean-payton-new-orleans-saints-banned-one-year-bounties

Ka-Boom!

Saints lose 2 draft picks too.

Fair or not?

Discuss

sleeper

Posts: 27,879

Mar 21, 2012 1:25pm

It's fair, but I have a feeling this goes on in other places. The NFL has to punish the Saints pretty hard to avoid any lawsuits that could take place in the future.

like_that

Posts: 26,625

Mar 21, 2012 1:27pm

This needed it's own thread. Nobody was talking about it on the random chatter thread.

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Gblock

Mar 21, 2012 1:30pm

wow i heard it was 2 2nd round draft picks..were they both this year or one this year and one next?

wildcats20

Posts: 27,794

Mar 21, 2012 1:33pm

One this year and one next.

Commander of Awesome

Posts: 23,151

Mar 21, 2012 1:35pm

NFL throwing down the pwn hammer.

DeyDurkie5

Posts: 11,324

Mar 21, 2012 1:35pm

holy SHIT

Rotinaj

Posts: 7,699

Mar 21, 2012 1:37pm

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

justincredible

Posts: 32,056

Mar 21, 2012 1:38pm

Sounds a little extreme to me.

Raw Dawgin' it

Posts: 11,466

Mar 21, 2012 1:41pm

justincredible;1123043 wrote:Sounds a little extreme to me.

Except they were rewarding players for injuring other players. It seems extreme unless you're the guy with a blown out knee cause some LB wanted to win the pool that week.

like_that

Posts: 26,625

Mar 21, 2012 1:41pm

justincredible;1123043 wrote:Sounds a little extreme to me.

Cry4fail disagress.

GOONx19

Posts: 7,147

Mar 21, 2012 1:43pm

It's definitely a message to all the other teams. The league knows this has the potential to be a huge problem. No coach is gonna let it go on anymore if they're worried about losing their job.

Rotinaj

Posts: 7,699

Mar 21, 2012 1:44pm

justincredible;1123043 wrote:Sounds a little extreme to me.

Seems like all the analysts ive heard recently thought he'd get somewhere between a 2 and 4 game suspension. 1 year does seem kinda crazy.

DeyDurkie5

Posts: 11,324

Mar 21, 2012 1:44pm

It does remind me of my 2 one month bans in a row. Damn you rogercredible!!!

Iliketurtles

Posts: 8,191

Mar 21, 2012 2:06pm

DeyDurkie5;1123054 wrote:It does remind me of my 2 one month bans in a row. Damn you rogercredible!!!

Haha reps.

shook_17

Posts: 3,023

Mar 21, 2012 2:14pm

we need shurmur to run a bounty program

robj55

Posts: 9,511

Mar 21, 2012 3:03pm

should have been fired

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sportchampps

Posts: 7,361

Mar 21, 2012 3:36pm

Damn craziness I've heard they went one year bc they think it would be hard to police him if you only give him a 8 game suspension meaning he could run things over the phone and behind closed doors. They also lied to the NFL several times

McFly1955

Posts: 1,441

Mar 21, 2012 4:27pm

As a Saints fan, this is ridonkulous.

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Gblock

Mar 21, 2012 5:24pm

wow compare to belicheat and what they got this seems a lil extreme

Mulva

Posts: 13,650

Mar 21, 2012 6:39pm

Goodell on a power trip? I'm stunned.

justincredible

Posts: 32,056

Mar 21, 2012 6:42pm

Gblock;1123259 wrote:wow compare to belicheat and what they got this seems a lil extreme

Indeed. Pats get slap on wrist and all evidence destroyed by the league.

lhslep134

Posts: 9,774

Mar 21, 2012 6:49pm

I'm sorry but I'm not caught up in this "bounty" bullsh*t. These players, for the most part, are going out to knock out as many people on the other team as they can already, and there's a POLICE SYSTEM already in place. It's called fines for illegal hits. So now a few thousand changes hands for hits within the rules, and it's an issue? Aren't these guys already paid to do the same thing? The refs have the power to flag, and the league has the power to fine. Seems like they already have a way of policing the actual conduct at issue here (the tackling).

shook_17

Posts: 3,023

Mar 21, 2012 9:21pm

wow. seems a little harsh.

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Fred Flintstone

Posts: 366

Mar 21, 2012 10:04pm

I also posted this on the NFL thread but Sapp claims that Shockey is the snitch in this whole situation.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Warren-Sapp-Jeremy-Shockey-Bountygate-New-Orleans-Saints-snitch-032112