NFL: Saints Lombardi devalued!

[papachaz]

some people only care about winning, and don't care what they have to do to win. and don't think if they cheated or broke rules or did something unethical to win, hurt someone in a way that ends their making their livelihood that it matters, cause oh well we won.

doesn't surprise me that the saints got caught, and that thier fans don't think any less of it. it's their mentality

[TeamPlayer1]

Roger Goodell just got a new huge contract and he will make an example out of the New Orleans Saints. He will make a statement about player safety which has been the mantra for the past two years.

[swanlee]

(03-03-2012 08:05 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote:  The Championship doesn't mean any less to me.

Barry Bond probably feels the same about his homerun record, but he is the only one

Enjoy your asterisk Saints fans, your SB win means crap now.

[NZFalcon]

Id prefer a superbowl win with an asterisk than none

So no I dont think it devalues their superbowl

[Jimusmc]

told ya it was tainted.

they were given a trophy for a hurricane.. and still cheated.

[FireDawg85]

I thought Brett Favre was taking an unnecessary amount of punishment that game. Now hearing what was said about Vilma putting 10k on whoever knocked him out of the game makes me sick. Favre doesn't get hit late CONSTANTLY, He never grts hurt and Saints lise that one

[AsylumGuido]

(03-03-2012 09:03 PM)markdzul Wrote:  No way does it devalue the NFL Championship they won, How it affects them in the future is a different story... will have to wait and see if Goodell has anything to say about it... I laugh at the fact that they actually put money on stuff like that. Pretty sure most NFL players dont need additional incentives to knock the bejesus out of their opponents....

This is a lot more common than you think. Several retired players have come out saying this is fairly common across the league. I'm not implying that is is right. It is against the rules and should be punished, but it is a part of the NFL culture. It like us making side bets on the golf course for the first birdie, sand trap hit, putt made, etc.

[AsylumGuido]

(03-04-2012 03:09 AM)NZFalcon Wrote:  Id prefer a superbowl win with an asterisk than none

So no I dont think it devalues their superbowl

The vast majority of fans everywhere would agree.

[AsylumGuido]

Check out this story in your own ticker:

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Atlanta Falcons star Roddy White calls it a “league thing” that goes far beyond the New Orleans Saints, the team the NFL said maintained a bounty pool in the last three seasons.

[Radical]

Yeah, the performances bounties are a common thing, not the "hurt someone" bounties.