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Originally Posted by akv
My$.02 the Saints need the head coach and assistant fined and suspended for 2-6 games, and most importantly take away the Saints first round draft pick.
If Bill Belichik is fined six figures and the Pats lost a first round draft pick for spygate, and the NFL is fining defensive players 50-60K for helmet hits, what is a proportional penalty for an NFL coach putting bounties on opposing players? This isn't filming opposing practice this is paying people to hurt people beyond the normal physical nature of the sport.
The cynic in me believes the NFL crackdown on concussions is less about player safety than CYA from potential future litigation, I think an NFL coach ordering thuggery is high profile liability for the league and will be severely dealt with. In an already litigious society, what is to stop any player injured against the Saints the past season to sue the league for civil damages given this development?
Yet another reason professional sports holds less appeal too me.
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I'm not sure I believe the media reports at this time. I think it was probably a "big play" type pool. You know, for doing the stuff that would get you helmet stickers in high school.
Also you seem to advocate punishing the Saints hard while not even mentioning the ring leader who has been doing this at multiple organizations.
Maybe your right and it was a bounty program...then I agree