Good thing Gregg Williams didn't take the Packer Job...

[woodbuck27]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/16/no-bounty-punishment-yet/

No bounty punishment, yet

Posted by Mike Florio on March 16, 2012, 11:41 PM EDT

[Pugger]

Brees says Saints don’t have a “locker room full of hit men”

Posted by Michael David Smith on March 14, 2012, 12:39 PM EDT
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Saints quarterback Drew Brees has previously defended himself as knowing nothing about the team’s system of bounties. Now Brees is also offering a defense of his teammates.

On the Dan Patrick Show, Brees said that he doesn’t think his defensive teammates are the bad guys they’ve been portrayed as in some quarters.

“The whole thing is very disappointing and certainly alarming,” Brees said. “The thing that I want to make people know is I think the perception is we’ve got this locker room full of hit men. And that’s not the case at all.”

However, if Brees didn’t know anything about the bounty program then he also wouldn’t know what the case really is with his defensive teammates. And Brees acknowledges that bounties are wrong and that the NFL needs to put them out of existence.

“For a lot of us this was just as shocking as it was embarrassing,” Brees said. “There’s no place for that in our sport or any sport.”

But there was a place for it in the Saints’ locker room for three years.

Come on, Brees. Be real. You old DC admitted it so I ain't buying what you're trying to sell. There is no way in hell you didn't know it was going on.

[woodbuck27]

Come on, Brees. Be real. You old DC admitted it so I ain't buying what you're trying to sell. There is no way in hell you didn't know it was going on.

Yup.

[woodbuck27]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/17/jabari-greer-responds-to-bounty-allegations-with-poetry/

Jabari Greer responds to bounty allegations, with poetry

Posted by Mike Florio on March 17, 2012, 3:32 PM EDT

[woodbuck27]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/18/label-applied-to-saints-players-punishment-will-be-key-to-appeal-process/

Label applied to Saints players’ punishment will be key to appeal process

Posted by Mike Florio on March 18, 2012, 2:40 PM EDT

[Cheesehead Craig]

@AdamSchefter Sean Payton suspended one year. Mickey Loomis 8 game and $500,000 fine. Saints fined $500,000 and 2nd rd pick in 2012.

[smuggler]

Haha. RIP the Saints. I told you guys the punishments would be hilarious. Player punishments are still looming. Vilma's probably going to get an entire year judging from the Sean Payton hammerfall.

HC, Sean Payton: Fined and suspended from 01 April 2012 until after the end of the league year (approx 05 March 2013)

Asst-HC, Joe Vitt: Fined and suspended from 01 April 2012 until after the 6th game of the Saints 2012 season.

GM, Mickey Loomis: Fined and suspended from 01 April 2012 until after the 8th game of the Saints 2012 season.

THEY WILL MISS THE SAINTS 2012 DRAFT, and cannot communicate with the Saints during their suspensions. In addition, the Saints have lost their 2nd round pick in this draft, and the 2nd rounder in the 2013 draft.

DC, Gregg Williams (Rams): Suspended indefinitely (reviewed next league year, he will never coach in the NFL again)

[sheepshead]

There's a fine line here and it was crossed. Im glad the league drew it again.

The AINTS are back!

[Freak Out]

Head coaching vacancy.

[gbgary]

a year??? WOW!!

[sheepshead]

Somehow, if these dorks had come to 1265, I think TT runs a tighter ship, but I could be wrong

[woodbuck27]

I'll gladly post this 2X:

I don't have to tell any here 'that know me' just how pleased I am to learn this.

Looks good on them. Funny thing. It seemed to me as if the whole world outsude of Viking fans wanted the Saints to drop the Minnesota Vikings in that NFC championship game. I was shocked to see how physical that game was.

Many here really enjoyed seeing Brett Favre get pummeled and OK but DAMN! When is it too much? When does it get to 'JUST aweful'? I thought it got there that day in that championship game. I spoke to others that felt the same.

It was a defenite WTF moment over and over and over again ! AWFUL.

The way they did that. That was something I'll never forget. It was BRUTAL.

We used to have organized ROCK fights back when I was a teen that involved less pain.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Well, at least Peyton won't have to rush back too soon after his knee injury and can rehab it properly

[mraynrand]

We used to have organized ROCK fights back when I was a teen that involved less pain. [/INDENT]

I think we should suspend you for one year without pay

[woodbuck27]

I think we should suspend you for one year without pay

How will I stand the loss of pay? Ohh I know.

Live in a tent.