Comments on: Brett Favre happy that truth on Saints coming to light

By: smintheweeds

smintheweeds — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:02:25 +0000

Perhaps THE most amazing thing about all of this is that Pevre said something that Any Other Player could have said, and suddenly HE’S Amazing. Is there Enough Oxygen out there? Did Pevre’s Teams ever benefit by bounties? Does Anyone remember something about Pevre throwing Every Single Teammate who kept his butt Safe for all those years, Under the Bus? That mush-wit, nuclear-powered ME-Machine says something about something other than himself, and suddenly people think he’s Jeebus. Please!

By: stellarperformance

stellarperformance — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 03:45:05 +0000

hooterdawg says:
Mar 5, 2012 4:08 PM
…….At that point of the game, a badly abused Farve was practically on life support…..

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Stop. You’re making me cry. Favre wants the truth to come out? He can’t handle the truth.

By: minnysoda

minnysoda — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:29:38 +0000

Remember those pictures of that swollen disgustingly bruised limb Favre sent out?
His ankle pictures were disturbing too

By: letafan4ever

letafan4ever — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:24:28 +0000

I will have to add that the 2009 game between Saints and Vikings was the most brutal I have ever witnessed. I was rooting for the Saints to win but I could not believe how brutal the hits on Farve were. I’ve never seen anything so uncomfortable to watch. It looked like they were trying to kill him. Go watch the tape! Yes he threw and interception but he was so maimed by then I’m surprised he could even stand to throw the ball.
Who’s to blame : The Saints bounty program and the Referee’s who were blind to it and did not eject some players who were obviously out for blood.

By: raideralex99

raideralex99 — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:57:39 +0000

Why punish the Saints …if the refs make the right call … The bounty does not come into play. Also why did the head ref apologize to Favre the following year for not calling those obvious cheap shots.

By: ricardocabeza

ricardocabeza — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:56:07 +0000

So when are they getting to investigating all of Williams friends and mentors. Start with Jeff (Mr. Competition Committee) Fisher and the entire Detroit and Tennessee defensive staff. It has long been rumored Belichick leaves a little something special in guys locker for giving “a little extra.” Williams deserves whatever he gets but there is little doubt he came up with this crap all on his own. Does the league really think they can beat this down with one public hanging.

By: hooterdawg

hooterdawg — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:08:07 +0000

An obviously hobbled Farve was driving the Vikings for the winning FG when his last pass was intercepted. He threw a bad pass across his body when he could have run for the first down. But he couldn’t run because his ankle was previously almost broken on a high hit/ low hit after he had released the ball. At that point of the game, a badly abused Farve was practically on life support

By: thejuddstir

thejuddstir — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:55:43 +0000

Couple comments….if the league is looking into “bountygate” and specifically the saints games against kurt warner and brett favre, then how can the league also not look into the officials from those games???? Every fan that watched those games saw the blatant “missed calls” on illegal hits, late hits, unnecessary roughness etc. but yet the officials pulled a Sgt. Schultz. The league has to look into these officials. Secondly, King’s interview with Favre is why BF will go down as one of the greatest QB’s ever. He played his entire career the way football was meant to be played and the most amazing NFL record is BF’s consecutive games played. Other QB’s can garner the limelight today becuz of the rule changes that guarantee them to be “stats machines” but if you took the skirts off the Brady’s and Rodger’s, they wouldn’t last an entire season. Favre, Montana, Staubach, Bradshaw, Tarkenton, Unitas, Starr, etc. played the game, set the records, won titles when QB’s could be hit and WR’s could be touched.

By: chimpydork

chimpydork — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:42:25 +0000

Lil’ Abner favre the attention ho is just happy to hear himself talk and see his name in print.

Leave it to his man-crush peter king to give him the opportunity.

By: cowboycjn

cowboycjn — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:41:57 +0000

Here we go again. Wrong – heck yes they are wrong for this – they practices un-ethical pro ball with very disgusting ways. Yes the team, coaches, loomis have to pay for wrong doing. . . .
But cheaters- heck no. So if they hit hard and were aggressive and the other teams couldn’t counter-act their actions – thats not cheating. If it was an illegal hit, is that not what the refs are in the game for, to throw the flag??? If anything, the officiating is where the cheaters are not the players being overly aggresive with their hits.

Like all the Vik fans saying the Viks should have won or be given the SB. If they couldn’t out play them (no matter the drive) why should they be given anything? They lost, hard hitting in football is not cheating.

By: ketchupaholic

ketchupaholic — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:29:32 +0000

Many fans knew the Saints were up to no good! But as we voiced our displeasure, many called Viking Fans Whiners. Now the facts are out and vindication does dampen the 2009 NFC Championship loss a bit. But that does little for what could have been. The NFL looked the other way because they felt the Shi##y city that is called New Orleans needed a boost after hurricane Katrina.

With that being said. The Saints punishment should be to relinquish their 1st round pick to the Vikings and their 2nd round pick to the Cardinals. In addition, Both Sean Peyton and Greg Williams needed to be fined, sanctioned. The injury caused to Favre’s ankle was intentional and it affected the whole Vikings 2010 season as far as a quarterback was concerned.

By: 1historian

1historian — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:56:21 +0000

2 things

1) Favre when he was playing was as tough as they come. The fact that he overstayed his welcome for a few years with that annual soap opera should not be held against him.

2) Someone out there please note the names of the starting 22 for the Saints on the first day of next season. At the end of the season please let us know how many of them are still there.

3) Those of you who so delight in dumping on Favre – wouldn’t you love to have HALF the balls that guy has?

I know I said “2″ things and then said 3

I lied

By: jm91rs

jm91rs — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:55:22 +0000

You guys know if this article had been written by the lawyer it would have the same headline and only include one line of Brett’s statements…”Now the truth comes out.” and a bunch of crap implying that Brett Favre was angry and then mention of possible lawsuits.

Glad to see someone on the site shared the whole story instead of throwing pieces at the wall hoping to create a stir.

By: tomtravis76

tomtravis76 — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:53:18 +0000

Take Dan Marino out of the Hall of Fame, take his name out of the record books, he was giving away those sweet Isotoner gloves to his linemen and WR’s for making him look good. Who wouldn’t want to play better for Dan to get a free pair of Isotoners?

By: gromgrimfist

gromgrimfist — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:49:15 +0000

vikesfansteve says:
Mar 5, 2012 12:32 PM
The real problem isn’t the Saints late hits, holding, first downs when replay shows them short. The problem is that the official’s didn’t throw the flag. That high/low hit the official was looking right at it, plain as day. Not only should it have been flagged for high/low but also for hitting below the knees.

The real story is going to come out in a few years that the officials involved in this game were compromised such as being paid off or involved in illegal gambling. Much like what happened in the NBA to the Sacramento Kings. This is what a good reporter needs to bring into discussion. Same thing for the Seahawks/Steelers Super Bowl.

The refs are what needs to be investigated.

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Man you sound like my dad whining about calls saying refs are paid off lol. As a vikings fan you should be thankful they dont call low hits all the time, since half of Jared Allen’s sacks are low blows. I live in MN and see all there games he should be fined more often then Harrison in Pittsburgh. Jarred Allen was only voted the dirtiest player in football by the players 2 years in a row so whine about the refs calls a little more lol

By: cwmorga

cwmorga — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:48:27 +0000

For the people that clutched their pearls when the “Bountygate” story broke, remember that the Saints had the 8th least personal fouls in the league over the last 3 seasons, and I don’t remember any Saints player being ejected from a game during that span. So whatever the payout was for knocking a player out of the game, it appears it didn’t have a major impact on the defensive players.

And for people saying the refs were complicit or wanted the Saints to win in 2009 because of Katrina, I have two questions:

1. Why wait an extra 3 years to “give” the Saints a championship? They were in the NFCCG in 06, after all. The Bears had 1 penalty for 5 yards in that game, while the Saints had 7 for 47. NFL refs must suck at fixing games.

2. Why do you watch a sport that you think is fixed? Seems like it would take the fun out of watching the games if the outcome is predetermined.

By: pkrlvr

pkrlvr — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:41:26 +0000

What’s amazing is that even with a $10k bounty and a whole bunch of dirty players aiming for his head, no one could knock the oldest player to ever line up behind center out of the game.

There were even losers here who said his bruises were fake! Bet you feel foolish now.

BF had the most amazing football career of any player to ever lace em up. I could give a crap about who he is or what he stands for (if I did that, I’d hate every NFL player), I just care that he played his ass off every minute of every game for his entire career. If you don’t respect that, go watch MLB.

By: lacy2345

lacy2345 — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:30:52 +0000

one thing that you guys are forgetting is that its football. Brett Farve been in the game long enough to know that there are bounties out there. yes the Saints should be punished for their actions but there were teams before the saints and there definitely will be teams after them doing the same thing. your favorite team has a program but they are smart enough to know that there’s no leaks within their programs. so lay off.. none of y’all are on the field and none of them even know that you exist. go do something else with your life

By: purpleguy

purpleguy — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:30:26 +0000

To deserve the SB, the Vikes should have overcome all the crap the refs and the Saints threw at them — they didn’t so they didn’t deserve anything more than they got. That doesn’t mean the Saints shouldn’t be punished for paid delibrate attempts to injure, as that type of bounty wasn’t and isn’t the norm. Lastly, Favre said all the right things — give him a break.

By: whatigot8

whatigot8 — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:27:08 +0000

where did he say he was happy?

where is the direct quote?

By: cags777

cags777 — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:24:46 +0000

The officiating in that game was about as bad as the cheap, late, malicious hits Brett Favre took in that game. And just to correct the the author of this article, the Saints were flagged only once for all the late hits they made. And any fines that were given to players amounted in a measly $15,000 or less. If Roger Goodell is at all concerned about player safety and protecting the integrity of the game, he has to go after everyone involved – Williams, Payton, Loomis, the players, and the officials. It still floors me people are still defending the actions of these clowns because they’re too dumb to realize player actions, they’re Saints fans, or they still have a soft spot over Hurricane Katrina.

By: conormacleod

conormacleod — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:21:50 +0000

Um, ‘jake’, nobody is denying that the bounty program existed. We’re well beyond that now. The verdict is in. The only thing left is to pray for mercy at the feet of Judge Goodell.

By: jpmelon

jpmelon — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:21:44 +0000

A football player being paid millions shouldn’t need $10,000 as an incentive to go out there and hit the QB.

The Saints broke the rules for no good reason. All that needed to be said is “Hey guys, if we get after the QB and keep on him, we’ll win this game and go to the superbowl”.

By: conormacleod

conormacleod — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:19:12 +0000

Some people still don’t get it. There is a difference between rewarding sacks, tackles, turnovers, etc., and rewarding “cart offs, knocked out of game, etc”. The PR machine that is the NFL will not allow this to happen. Expect the harshest penalties against a team, coaches, and players, that you have ever seen. Millions of dollars, draft picks, and suspensions, will be the start of what Roger Goodell has to say. The NFL as a whole will always come ahead of anything else, which is why it is the most watched sport in America.

By: jakek2

jakek2 — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:19:00 +0000

bfosser – I’m with you 1000%. Not only are defenders paid to make big hits, the program simply doesn’t justify such scrutiny.

1) The NFL czars review every player’s every play after every game. If any of them took a cheapshot, they would have been fined.

2) The math doesn’t work. Who will risk a $25K, $50K or more fine on a $10K prize (that was the max…some of those prizes were as small as $500)?

3) In the 70′s or 80′s when players stayed with the same teams and rarely fraternized, this would be more believable. However, even division rivals go out the night before, pray afterwards, smile together, etc.

4) The Saints have an offense led by a seemingly humanitarian, humble guy. As a team captain and someone who knows that one cheap shot to the knee could cost someone tens of millions of dollars, I can’t imagine he’d let a true no-holds-barred bounty program go on.

In all fairness, I get that the idea that a bounty program is despicable. However, unless players were paid for cheapshots, what exactly is the problem????

By: pgui88

pgui88 — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:15:26 +0000

How did this turn into a Vikings fan whining post?

By: saywhatwhy2011

saywhatwhy2011 — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:14:25 +0000

People have to trash Favre even though he’s retired now but with this thing coming to light, he had to say something! He handled it in a respectful, polite manner! Not “trashing” anyone!! Look at those clips, people. Even if you hate him, did he deserve those hits???

Good for you, Brett. Thanks for speaking up.

By: dougy1970

dougy1970 — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:13:28 +0000

Favre took a lot of hits in that game. But, how many sacks did the Saints have? None. Probably the most hits on a QB in a zero sack game in the history of the NFL.

For those who think QBs are overprotected by the League, they can thank the headhunter, dirty Saints, who went after Warner and Favre on consecutive weeks.

Refs calls + Dirty Hits = Saints win. Not whining. Just a fact.

By: bigvinnyinjax

bigvinnyinjax — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:13:21 +0000

“Brett Favre happy that truth on Saints coming to light.”

And Vince will be happy when we can go a full week without having this moron open his mouth. Get back and the tractor and keep your mouth shut for awhile, idiot.

I used to be a big Favre fan, but to paraphrase Costanza, “I genuinely dislike him.”

By: ilovefoolsball

ilovefoolsball — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:13:12 +0000

Wow you Viking whiners must be in heaven. It’s like the next best thing to winning the superbowl for all of you. You walk around as if the NFL is going to hand you the trophy now.

Well guess what, THEY WON’T.
You still lost and you still don’t have a Lombardi and long after all this BS fizzles out you still wont have a trophy and the saints will.
SO SUCK ON THAT!

P.s. you dont see the colts fans, who actually
Made it to the superbowl, crying as much as the Viking whiners, what a miserable franchise.