Comments on: Saints’ Tom Johnson: Sean Payton is our leader, this is not right

By: electionconfidential

electionconfidential — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:15:27 +0000

The Saints just don’t get it…

By: asuomason

asuomason — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:25:24 +0000

I would expect such a silly defense from a cat named “Tom.” Dude, if that was you and a few of your buddies that had orchestrated something like this, then continued doing so after the Commissioner of the league asked you to stop (“in private conversations”) each one of you would be you banned for life! How would you feel if another coach had orchestrated this crap and prematurely ended your career? In the words of Steven A. Smith, “just shut up!”

By: dafc0n

dafc0n — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:12:32 +0000

The headline is correct ” It’s just not right” EVERYONE on this team and any other team , who knew of this and said nothing needs to be banned for life, but Goodell caved in because there is too much revenue at stake. All that will happen now is a tighter secrecy code. You ban em for life, it will NEVER happen again!

By: ezwriter69

ezwriter69 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:06:01 +0000

The sportscaster buffoon Chris Myers said he had no respect for the people of New Orleans because they stood on their roofs and blamed the government… well Chris, I guess they have someone new to blame and shake their fists at… along with you, of course.

By: Tom Paine

Tom Paine — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:18:33 +0000

Remember this sports fans, no one was seriously injured by the Saints and their defense was not particularly effective. Intent though is important and the punishments are just. Nevertheless, there are many admirable things about Payton and the Saints as well. They did the crime. Do the time and then press on. But be careful throwing rocks because your house might have a little glass in it too.

By: dellis07

dellis07 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:59:01 +0000

Let’s get this clear for all the players who seem to be stunned: Your coach and your leader knew about the bounty and tried to cover it up on 3 different occasions and that’s why he is out for the year.

By: axespray

axespray — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:28:08 +0000

You want an asterik on their superbowl run cause they hit a QB or two a few times too hard?

Then Put a Big Asterik on this entire season, a team gets handcuffed like crazy, this just isn’t right.

By: sdpaulson

sdpaulson — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:13:42 +0000

The new touch football league rides again!

There is not a player out there that is not trying to hit the other guy hard enough that they get carted off the field…. ON EVERY PLAY!

Far as I’m concerned the media hyped and fanned the flames to the point that Goodell had no other choice.

So coaches: learn, shut up, and play on!

By: nofunleague

nofunleague — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:48:20 +0000

Yeah…wait until Sean gets back. If I’m Mr. Benson I don’t wait a year. I find a new coach and move on. You cheat, you lie about cheating and you get burnt. Tough crap. They haven’t even handed out the punishment to the players yet. Keep the crying towels handy.

By: starderup

starderup — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:44:21 +0000

Goodell let them keep the trophy they won while cheating. That would seem to me to be more than fair to the cheaters. Awwww, the cheaters aren’t happy with getting caught! Too bad.

By: dfinpds

dfinpds — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:38:22 +0000

Complete disclosure: I’m a packer fan…..For the past few years I have been a “spygate” basher of the pats and BB. After reading the NFL statement on the bounty system in NO, I was disgusted and outraged. I then went back and reviewed the info available on the entire “spygate” fiasco….Altho I do not disagree with Goodells’ punishment of NE, I now have a better grasp of why the punishments were different in thier severity. I will NEVER be a fan of the hoodie, but I do respect the fact that when asked about what he was doing, BB came clean, told the commish that was not his interpretation of that rule, and took his punishment without whining. This conglomeration of whiney little girls that need an explanation or cry because the “leader” of the team is suspended need to just shut the hole under the nose and take what they brought onto themselves. BTW….what does Darren Sharper have to say about this? Still in denial? Sticking with the lies?

By: cags777

cags777 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:27:30 +0000

Judging some of these comments from Saints fans and players, they would still be complaining if Payton was suspended for only four games during the season. It’s obvious to me they have no shame and believe they are above the law. I would have thought Hurricane Katrina would have humbled them a bit – as it does any storm victim. But then again, it’s the Saints we’re talking about.

By: jb4820

jb4820 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:09:41 +0000

Had they just stopped this in early 2010 at the leagues request, we would not be having this discussion and maybe the league would have went after the next team that they thought was offering bounties to injure other players. Also, the Saints were investigated by the league at the request of the Minnesota Vikings after the 2010 NFC Championship Game.

By: phoenixsong17

phoenixsong17 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:02:06 +0000

Looks like the curse of the home team missing out on their own Super Bowl continues…

By: workn4daman

workn4daman — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:29:22 +0000

I have to agree with Johnson here. I’m not a Saints fan or a big Payton fan, but this is going way overboard when you consider this is a year without pay at $7.5M.

Who has ever been hit with something at that magnitude in any sport, anywhere at any time?
You haters know the answer to that.

Hopefully he will have an opportunity to appeal the decision made by the power hungry Commissioner and someone with some common sense will dial this back to something in the range of reasonable. If you think this kind of thing doesn’t go on all over the league, then you have your head buried in the sand.

By: sfsaintsfan

sfsaintsfan — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:28:56 +0000

Does anybody else find it even the slight bit interesting that the NFL has decided not to investigate ANY of the other 31 NFL teams regarding this issue?

The NFL has decided to brush this issue under the rug and only go after the Saints.

The Saints should have been punished for lying about the program, but the NFL should also have point blank asked all of the other 31 NFL Teams what type of “bounty” programs they have been running over the last three years……

This has been going on for years. The Saints just lied about it. The other teams who did it just got away with it.

By: atthemurph

atthemurph — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:04:14 +0000

crabboil says:Mar 22, 2012 7:58 AM

It’s going to be hellish for visiting teams this year. Big hits on the house.

You ladies need to come down off your high horses.

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Actually I think it’s going to go downt he other way. Every Saints opponent knows what these douche bags did and they are going to take their own revenge. Saints are going to get beat to hell this season and rigthfully so.

By: packerfanfordecades

packerfanfordecades — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:55:14 +0000

The whole thing makes me feel sad. After reading the entire text of the NFL findings + decision, I felt deeply sad. It hurt …. I had to get away from the PC and go cook a complicated dinner to distract myself and start feeling normal again.

The NFL is supposed to be fun. My young girls dress up in Packer cheerleaders outfits for the big games and when there’s a decisive play in our favor they hop up and down in front of the TV and have a great time. I’ve taught them to have fun. I’m going to never tell them about the NO bounty system because I don’t want to douse their enthusiasm for the sport.

Shucks. I’ll get over it ……… but what a profound shame this all is.

By: fearadmiral

fearadmiral — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:51:28 +0000

As a Vikings fan allow me to relish in fact that you dwell in sh** this year. If Im Drew Brees I take control of this team and right the ship. Sean Payton is a punk, always has been, always will be. Read up on him sometime, a real class act.

By: footballhistorian

footballhistorian — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:50:21 +0000

A super-sized “whaaa”mburger and french “cries” for the Aints. I’ve always liked Sean Peyton, but he screwed the pooch on this one. One thing’s for sure, everyother team in the NFL better make sure they’re clean..

By: arnoldziffel

arnoldziffel — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:43:07 +0000

Oh Boo Hoo Johnson! Have some cheese with that whine.

For three years you miserable bastards place bounties on other players .. with the DELIBERATE INTENT to injure them … and your glorious leader never stopped even when told to do so.

And now you got caught and you don’t like it.

Captain Cheapshot, the miserable little troll that he is … should feel lucky he was only banned for a year.

You know the old saying … “If you can’t do the time … then don’t do the crime.”

The Saints suck.

By: twickerson

twickerson — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:38:57 +0000

You realize that every team that plays the Saints this year has already circled their calender for that date.

These guys pissed off a lot of players and more than likely, those players are going to beat the crap out of them on the field. I foresee quite a few scuffles between the whistles for the Saints this season.

By: urworstnitemare58

urworstnitemare58 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:11:25 +0000

I am not a Vikings fan, but I remember that game well and that basically was the end of Favre. I also remember how the Vikings fans cried foul after the game for all those cheap shots on Favre, now we know they weren’t completely wrong in their complaints. I also think the Refs that did that game need to get some of what the Saints are getting for allowing it to go on the whole game. It’s like they were in on it also.

By: pftcensorssuck

pftcensorssuck — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:09:27 +0000

fwippel says:Mar 22, 2012 9:25 AM
I also wouldn’t be surprised if the teams targeted by the bounties take out some revenge on the Saints this year. What goes around comes around.
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Yeah, I mean, it’s not like Goodell would suspend THEIR coach for a year or anything ….. right?

Do you people ever THINK, before you write?

By: marat28051988

marat28051988 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:09:25 +0000

Saints nobody was injured by them are pure. and as to lie really you want to tell that other teams never say lies? even from Russia it is clear to me

By: tombrookshire

tombrookshire — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:08:51 +0000

Payton’s been involved in stealing drugs and now this. Seems like his career was untarnished before going to NOLA. Perhaps NO is a state of mind where people suddenly get infected with whatever that MOJO is they got going on down there. I gar-un-tee.

By: joshhatesthesteelers

joshhatesthesteelers — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:02:46 +0000

Its hard for me to get mad about FOOTBALL players wanting to hurt other players…looks like Goodell has really changed the culture of the game….but don’t worry saints fans you still have the lombardi, that you deserve and probally will go 11-5 this year.

By: kacapaco

kacapaco — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:59:50 +0000

What ever you feel about, we now know he is hardcore lier who did all those bad things including overseeing the $5000 bounty they placed on Aaron’s head. His is cheat & head lier. Aints ante not Saints.

By: glac1

glac1 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:44:05 +0000

By Mr. Johnson’s attitude I can see the entire organization is involved and they should all be banned from the league….for life. So much for that “warm fuzzy feeling”everyone had for the city of New Orleans. Their true colors have come out.

By: bluvayner

bluvayner — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:43:14 +0000

Tom Benson should simply fire him for cause, and be done with the whole situation.