NFL: Saints Bounty Thread

[Drathdon]

I think Tags should step aside as well, but what bothers me is that Tags was given the go ahead after the NFL and NFLPA discussed it and named him as a candidate.

Basically NFLPA said, choose Tags, and then after Tags was chosen, cried foul, and complained. Seems like nothing will satisfy them, and this is all a play to get the labor deal changed, after realizing they only cared about money, and gave up everything else.

From ESPN:
"Last week, the NFL and the union discussed the possibility that Tagliabue would step in if Goodell recused himself from hearing the appeals, and the union also suggested "several outsiders" who could be used in place of Goodell.

After Tagliabue was chosen by Goodell, Vilma said: "I think it's a good first step for Paul to be the neutral arbitrator. We expect that he is going to do things in a neutral capacity, which would be to allow us to cross-examine some of the witnesses, allow us to see more of the evidence -- if there is more evidence -- and be able to have a fair hearing."

Again, me - What makes me laugh is how Vilma says "allow us to see more of the evidence," which is not something you say when you know no evidence exists. It's like they know there is a smoking gun out there, and they will keep pushing until the NFL produces it, claiming innocence until they see it. I wonder if the NFL does, in fact, have it, and what will happen when it is revealed? We all know it exists, and this is just a game of cat and mouse to see who flinches first.