New Orleans Saints/Washington Redskins: Bounty Hunters

[BuckSkin]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I'd been wondering if that's why he left Jacksonville rather abruptly. Like did they know of this and essentially dismiss him?

Or the reason he was shown the door in DC in favor of Zorn and Blache.

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by BuckSkin

Or the reason he was shown the door in DC in favor of Zorn and Blache.

Nah, I think Vinny being a moron combined with them suddenly souring on Fassel did the trick. Somehow, Vinny and Danny were sooooo wowed by Zorn's interviewing magic that they decided to make him head coach. Plus, Gregg wouldn't be a puppet for them.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by BuckSkin

Or the reason he was shown the door in DC in favor of Zorn and Blache.

I bet all those fanboys out there championing for GW for head coach have egg on their face now. Imagine had he become our HC only to have this crap happen to us.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

I bet all those fanboys out there championing for GW for head coach have egg on their face now. Imagine had he become our HC only to have this crap happen to us.

Well, that's a stupid way to put it.

1) There's a good chance we'd be better off as a franchise if he got hired instead of Zorn.

2) If he had been here and the league had warned him to stop the program and he did not, I and many others would advocate his immediate dismissal when the NFL broke their silence regarding this story on Friday.

There's no reason to look at this as a referendum on the hiring process in 2008. It's a logical position that he could have been (and probably was) the best guy for the job in 2008, but not in 2012.

[KLHJ2]

I do not condone bounty hunting in the NFL.

With that being said it appears that the average payout for one of thes bounties was less than 1/2 of a percent of an average players annual salary. Escuse me for saying so, but that would be like "earning a sticker" as Shawn Springs suggested. I do not find this to be a mallicious thing as much as I would label this as a play hard thing. Feel free to rebuke me if you deem necessary, but I believe that it is being blown out of proportion.

Edit: if you consider that .005 percent of the average household income of 40K per year is $200 and roughly 11-22 players chip into the pool it would be an average man's bet of 5-10 dollars. Kick in the fines and penalties that were allocated to these payouts and respectively it wasn't much at all.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Angry

I do not condone bounty hunting in the NFL.

With that being said it appears that the average payout for one of thes bounties was less than 1/2 of a percent of an average players annual salary. Escuse me for saying so, but that would be like "earning a sticker" as Shawn Springs suggested. I do not find this to be a mallicious thing as much as I would label this as a play hard thing. Feel free to rebuke me if you deem necessary, but I believe that it is being blown out of proportion.

Edit: if you consider that .005 percent of the average household income of 40K per year is $200 and roughly 11-22 players chip into the pool it would be an average man's bet of 5-10 dollars. Kick in the fines and penalties that were allocated to these payouts and respectively it wasn't much at all.

The dollar amount really isn't the issue.

[Chico23231]

Washington Redskins players, coach say fund for big plays, not 'bounties' - ESPN

Great article and this is the kinda stuff that goes on all over the country.

[Alvin Walton]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Washington Redskins players, coach say fund for big plays, not 'bounties' - ESPN

Great article and this is the kinda stuff that goes on all over the country.

Fred Smoot weighs in too.

Smoot: Williams never paid Redskins for injuring opponents

[Darrell_Green_28]

Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

Fred Smoot weighs in too.

Smoot: Williams never paid Redskins for injuring opponents

So this pot that Smoot is speaking of, was it kept locked up on the Love Boat?

[Alvin Walton]

Originally Posted by Darrell_Green_28

So this pot that Smoot is speaking of, was it kept locked up on the Love Boat?

No, Fred Davis was smoking it.

[CrustyRedskin]

Originally Posted by Darrell_Green_28

So this pot that Smoot is speaking of, was it kept locked up on the Love Boat?

When i coached we called it the Kitty. Id buy the guys burger, pizza, and ice cream for knock out shots and "Big Sticks" they loved it. I guess ill :FIREdevil for it to. Godspeed Greg Williams Godspeed.

[diehardskin2982]

Matt Bowen is a lying sucker for that article he wrote.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by diehardskin2982

Matt Bowen is a lying sucker for that article he wrote.

What in the world did he have to gain? I think it is entirely possible that different players had different views about what the "program's" goals were.

[diehardskin2982]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

What in the world did he have to gain? I think it is entirely possible that different players had different views about what the "program's" goals were.

Readers for his article. Readers= appearances on radio/tv = money

[MTK]

Originally Posted by diehardskin2982

Readers for his article. Readers= appearances on radio/tv = money

Bowen doesn't seem like the type to go that route.

Besides, it's not like he's the only one who is saying there were bounties to take players out of games.