NFL: Saints Bounty Thread

[RockHoward]

I am not a big Ed Werder fan at all, but recently he said on SportsCenter that a Saints source he spoke to said “The leagues findings are exaggerated. In contrast to the leagues contention the Saints bounty program existed for 3 years… It was limited to playoff games in the Superdome against Arizona and Minnesota.”

For the sake of argument let's assume this source was telling the truth and the 'Rogers' (sic) offer sent to Payton was only a joke. In that case it seems to me that Vilma and the other players are lying given the all encompassing nature of their denials.

It may be that Goodell will only have to offer up a tiny bit of evidence to the players during their grievance hearings in order to demonstrate that they are full of it. Of course he will want to do so in a way that doesn't put current players or other informers in jeopardy which is always a concern when dealing with possible retribution from violent sociopaths, but I think that he can manage that.

The upshot? A team full of players wondering about who ratted out whom. Not a pretty picture. Expect a lot more personnel turnover for the Saints defence in the years ahead.