We should be listening to sfsaintsfan. He’s got it going on track. The Saints may have talked a good talk in the locker room, but when Mike Williams’ underperforming defense hit the field they were hardly an intimidating force. Just look at the numbers that sfsaintsfan has put together so far. Show me the data that shows that the Saints defense actually caused more injuries than other teams. Show me the data that shows that the Saints often anemic defense knocked more opposing players out of the game than anyone else. Were the Saints penalized for uneccessary roughness, illegal hits, illegal blocks, roughing the quarterback, hitting defenseless receivers (I think of Jack Tatum, “the Assassin”), flagrant face masks, horsecollars, and roughing the kicker any more than any other team? They weren’t fined more than anyone (thanks sfsaintsfan). Mike Williams’ defenses could barely hold the other team under 25 points a game. They gave up more big plays than should be allowed. Show me a video that clearly documents a Saints player deliberately attempting to injure an opposing player. It is painfully obvious that the Saints did NOT follow-through with their brash talk onto the playing field. There is not a shred of evidence that they did. If they tried to hurt opposing players they were abysmal failures at carrying it out. There is no significant evidence that this actually happened on the field during a game. So without any evidence that these “bounties” were actually influencing the individual players what we are left with is nothing more than trash talk. Hyperbole meant to fire up the otherwise pathetic Mike Williams’ defense. A defense that was usually just barely hanging on for their own lives.

Wow. Did you all wake n bake with Santonio Holmes this morning because this statement has me feeling like Tiki…flabbergasted! Sapp is terrible. He was a great player, for most of his career, but that is it.

I don’t really care who it was. It’s just nice to see them called to the carpet for it.

I’m curious to see the the NFLPA does it’s job and protects it’s union member by filing a grievance or complaint on Shockey’s behalf.

Sapp that piece of crap should be fined by the league and brought up on charges for outing a whistleblower..and if Shockey wasnt truly involved then he should be fired for “slander” and sued by Shockey. Gov’t takes whistleblowers very serious and its against the law to retaliate or disclose their identity. How will any other player have faith to come forward again.. Whether Shockey was upset for getting released has nothing to do with it! for once I am on Shockey’s side!
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Brought up on charges? You’re joking, right? The government has ZERO jurisdiction on this.

Sapp should be accountable and the league needs to show some leadership

But I agree Sapp’s assertion is outrageous and inappropriate.

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In that case, Sapp would fit right in with the New England fan base. Maybe NESN will give him a job once NFL Network fires him.

jackntorres says:
Mar 23, 2012 8:09 AM
Why aren’t people as interested in GB’s 2007 bounty pool as the Saints? This is hypocrisy by the media and the fans.

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The bounty was for the Packers D-line to hold AP under 100 yards… If they accomplished it they got $500 from other players. I’ll assume you can see the difference between this and the Saints bounty.
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You are very naive to assume they drew the line there. Once crossing the first, it is not much farther from the rest. The Packers were just smart enough not to have anyone snitch any more details. Get real.

He ran out of text minutes for the month and got bored…

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The bounty was for the Packers D-line to hold AP under 100 yards… If they accomplished it they got $500 from other players. I’ll assume you can see the difference between this and the Saints bounty.

If shockey decides to sue, he will win, no question. It’s open and shut. If he wasn’t the actual whistle blower, he will take him to the cleaners. If he was, he will still win because Sapp broke the law, and all rules of jourlanlism (which he claims to be). Whether it’s his schtick or not is irrelivant.

CLICK “THUMBS DOWN” if you believe Sapp…

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Like the Saints’ punishments, it sends a message. Didn’t Sapp Tweet it first? Twitter is 90% garbage but it can be a great tool for breaking news. Unfortunately, it can be a tool for breaking news that is better left alone.

Off topic slightly… although I think the league needs to protect whistleblowers, eventually it will come out. I doubt Deadspin/TMZ, etc cares about protecting