NFL: Saints Bounty Thread

[AsylumGuido]

(05-15-2012 06:12 PM)ATLBound Wrote:  I don't think you understand. The quote in the email has NO implication of the joke. So as face value the quote in the email will be taken as is.

Matter of fact before Ornstein came out and said that line was in jest you nevee believed it was a joke. You just had denial of player participation.

Once again the lesson for the day children is "Face Value"....say it with me "Face Value"....Yes you got it now.

The key thing is that there isn't a smiley face or a "Lol"...no expression shown because it was im an email. No follow up statement in the email saying "don't take me seriously" or "I'm just joking"

It was just I got $5k on Rodgers and that's it. Ornstein has to prove that is a joke. His only recourse is to show another email or something where he said that and it implied a joke. But like phocis said you are harping on a lil email that has not been talked about all that much in the media.

While it wasn't talked about in the media that much it was talked about to the NFLPA and mentioned as key evidence by both Goodell and White. My only question is why isn't the other email that Ornstein sent from the halfway house before the Carolina game being touted more by the league. You were aware of that one, right? I not sure that one made it to the coaches or not, but Ornstein also said he jokingly mentioned $5000 on Newton, too.

According to Goodell's statement when laying down penalties, they had indication that Favre (Jan 2010), Warner (Jan 2010), Rodgers (Sept 2011) and Newton (Oct 2011) had been targeted. Those correspond directly to the word of mouth from the Vikings source and the two emails from Ornstein. Those are the only players the league has mention as being targeted. All four are directly related to questionable evidence. Don't forget that the original Vikings source recanted on his claim. That was shared by the league. That's why they dropped the investigation back in February 2010 and didn't open it again until January of 2012 when another source that had been fired back in 2010 came up with claims.

Could it be that the second email from Ornstein had a smilie or an "LOL"?