NFL: Saints Bounty Thread

[Beef]

Haha, I love these passages out of Payton's book, "Home Team":

Quote:"We agreed: If we were going to Miami, Ornstein would oversee the non-game logistics. Room assignments. Travel plans. How many tickets Reggie’s family might need. If you think issues like those can’t erupt into major catastrophes . . . I don’t know all the details of what Mike Ornstein did. But I do know the players and their families were extremely well taken care of."

Quote:“I had Mike Ornstein running special ops. Mike had no official title with the Saints. His name appeared nowhere on the team payroll or organizational chart. But he played an absolutely crucial role in the Saints’ Super Bowl victory, and hardly anybody knows what he did . . . More than anyone else I know, he understands how to get things done in the pro-sports world. He also has a taste for mischief … Now he was a close friend of mine and a great asset to the team, flying into Miami and softening up the off-field for us.”

It's just amazing how Guido can attest how big of a scumbag and liar this guy was while trying to distance the team and Payton from him, but then turn right around and believe 100% that his email to Payton was honestly just "in jest".

First of all, you're just NEVER going to be able to distance yourself from the guy when there's a freaking book written by your coach openly acknowledging him as a close friend and great asset to the team.

Second, you don't get to flip so easily on the guy from unbelievable to absolutely believable in an instant. If you don't see the ridiculous quandary in that, then you're a buffoon and need to try a different spin tactic.