Comments on: Saints will still have a significant draft-pick penalty in 2013 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Sun, 19 May 2013 17:59:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: rex1979 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1711757 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:48:34 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1711757 Kill the head and the body will follow

]]> By: andyb02 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1711687 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:43:51 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1711687 Just take their 1st round pick next year and be done with it.

]]> By: patsaintsbroncoscheat http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1711635 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:39:36 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1711635 So glad the owners realize how awesome Goodell is. They should sell Goodell jerseys in all team colors. I want his autograph.

]]> By: patsaintsbroncoscheat http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1711630 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:35:33 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1711630 Ouch! For some people’s info the bounty system does constitute cheating. Being from Nawlins you might have a warped view on the subject of cheating. Just take our word for it: playing with a bounty is against the rules and therefore it is considered cheating. So *

]]> By: banjostang http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1711577 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:18:06 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1711577 The NFL needs to create a professional standards board to review, adjudicate and respond to appeals on all personnel issues to include fines, penalties, suspensions and standards. One person cannot properly perform these all these functions for the NFL. The Commissioner is the wrong person for this.
This is a mulit-billion dollar industry; it needs to change as it grows.

]]> By: neilnixon http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1711536 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:23:36 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1711536 Lostock, the “offending” Saints should be and have been punished….the most severe suspensions in NFL History.

But still haven’t heard anyone provide a rationale for Goodell stripping away the draft choices and what they have to do with the crimes??? Should a Commissioner have the right to affect a team’s future performance for past actions AFTER he’s already penalized those responsible? Isn’t that a rather dangerous precedent??

The silence is deafening!!!

]]> By: lostsok http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1711478 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:37:44 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1711478 There’s an old saying: never commit a felony to cover up a misdemeanor. What Saint fans don’t get is that the reason their team is being hammered is their arrogant lack of acknowledgement to the league initially, and their resistance to change their clearly acceptable culture.

The had a chance to come clean…they chose to stay dirty. And, in doing so, earned every ounce of scorn now being heaped upon them.

]]> By: ivibaileyivi http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1711468 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:31:34 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1711468 Who dat nation? You a Cheating, Sorry a@# nation AINTS. It keeps getting better!!

***2009 SuperBowl ChUmpions New Orlean AINTS***

]]> By: goodolebaghead http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1711265 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:18:12 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1711265 With the Saints so limited as so many of you think they will be, it’s gonna look that much worse for your teams when they still beat them. You’ll have no excuses then.

]]> By: neilnixon http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1711262 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:15:44 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1711262 Baddegg writes “the punishment should fit the crime” and I agree completely.

So tell me: What do draft picks have to do with “Bounty Gate” anyway???? Williams set this up: he’s suspended. Payton, Loomis, Vitt let it go on: suspended. Why should the Commissioner hurt the on-field future of the team for past actions when he’s already penalized…very harshly…those who did the dirty deeds? There’s at least 35 other players on that team that weren’t involved, so why penalize them…or the fans (who still have to pay full price for their tickets) by taking away draft picks and potentially hurting the team’s future performance? Affecting the competitive balance of the league is WAY BEYOND what a Commissioner should be able to do.

It’s like a high school suspending your kid for bad behavior and trying to garnish the parent’s future wages.

Other than vindictiveness and Goodell wanting to make sure the team’s future performance is impacted as much as possible, can somebody PLEASE somebody enlighten me with the rationale for taking away future draft picks for past actions when you’ve already harshly penalized those responsble?

]]> By: sfsaintsfan http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1711248 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:07:53 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1711248 The Saints second round pick next year will be #32 in the second round, #64 overall.

Roger can have it after he hands over the Lombardi Trophy again…..

]]> By: truthhurtstoo http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1711216 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:37:03 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1711216 back to the good old Aint’s. Hope you all kept your bags for your heads… players are next!

]]> By: stratus5ss http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1711175 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:08:07 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1711175 I think enough is enough. You have punished the Saints. Don’t punish their fans. Any further penalties would be vindictive.

]]> By: credible316 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1711173 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:07:14 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1711173 medtxpack says: Apr 9, 2012 3:43 PM

as least they already have* a MVP* quarterback…

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Really, when did he sign? Last I heard he not amused with his franchise tag and was considering holding out the entire season.

]]> By: baddegg http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1711144 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:50:02 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1711144 This is not fair. The punishment should fit the crime, not be lightened because the Saints “start following the rules.”

So, by the NFL’s logic, if the Redskins and Cowboys stay within the cap this year, should they be “given back some cap space next year?” That’s the analogy.

]]> By: iamthorny http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1711121 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:38:54 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1711121 Why don’t they just hire Ditka and let the draft pick penalty work itself out naturally?

]]> By: fusion3450 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1711097 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:23:13 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1711097 for you haters not knowing what you are talking about..by all means, go right on and take our 1st rd pick this year..ha. people need to get a life. who cares what YOU wanted them to be punished with. seriously dude

]]> By: saints4evah http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1711056 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:02:13 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1711056 Witch hunt. Highly punished for s coach’s trash talk and one player’s idiocy of offering 10,000 for taking a qB out, which did not happen. I guess now Deangelo Hall eill be punished right? Tony siragusa? This is ridiculous.
We STILL gonna kick some a** this year.
Who Dat 4 Evah!

]]> By: bozosforall http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1711046 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:59:24 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1711046 matthewcarlson1 says:
Apr 9, 2012 3:47 PM
Words can’t even express how angry this makes me. Do they really think a 2nd rounder is a good enough punishment. Take their first and second this year and be done with it.

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Yes, please take their first rounder this year…especially since it currently belongs to the Patriots (traded so that the Saints could draft Mark Ingram). That would add an additional punishment for the Spygate scandal and correct a gross underpunishment of the Pats for getting caught cheating.

]]> By: tilafoo http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1711040 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:55:37 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1711040 I love how mad this makes everyone hahaha.

]]> By: leatherhelmets http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1711008 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:41:04 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1711008 What does Sapp think about all of this? Kill the wrong messenger and then defend the right one? Maybe he can decide what draft picks the Saints give up and provide a logical two sided explanation for it

]]> By: utilawhodatfan http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1710988 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:30:33 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1710988 I agree the saints should be punished for their actions, but to all of you who are crying about these hits and saying Goddell should be harder on them, I would like to know just how many of you will still watch football when it become the National Touch Football League. Big hits are a part of the game and personally I think Goddell is trying to make it a PANSY sport!!! WHO DAT!!!_

]]> By: pa1856 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1710981 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:25:28 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1710981 I’m sure any team out there would settle for losing a couple of draft picks for a superbowl title. New Orleans got a break here.

]]> By: franktherat96 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1710980 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:24:53 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1710980 jonny42671 says:
Apr 9, 2012 3:40 PM
And the ASTERISK next to their TAINTED Championship

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LMAO! You people are the only ones putting an asterisk next to our Championship and quite frankly I don’t really care about your opinion.

Super Bowl XLIV Champions! Go Saints!!! Who Dat!

]]> By: kathyisintheroom http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1710977 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:24:24 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1710977 HAHA

Saints winning the PR battle against Goodell.

He will lower all the financial penalties, and reduce the draft pick hit for next year. All the saints have to do is run around and say nice things about Goodell and say how wrong it is for bounties.

Goodell doesn’t want the wrath of New Orleans coming down on him before the Super Bowl or that fiasco in Dallas will be nothing compared to the devastation Louisiana will heap upon Super Bowl week.

]]> By: duece5 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1710972 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:22:50 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1710972 Self inflicted, self destructing saints……..what was a good story for the NFL, now, they are such a joke and despicable.

All the dopes (aints fans) who start to ramble like it is “us against the world” need to GET A CLUE.

YOU DID IT TO YOURSELF…..FOR 3 FREAKING YEARS!!!!!!!

We just want your joke of an owner, joke of a gm, joke of a head coach to go away for another 40 years!!!

]]> By: alaricsrevenge http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1710970 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:22:33 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1710970 Pete Rose > Gregg Williams

]]> By: jdandcoke http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1710968 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:21:37 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1710968 the saints do not have a first rounder this year; they traded it last year to the pats so they could draft ingram…..lets get with the program people.

]]> By: thankheavenfornumberseven http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1710963 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:17:59 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1710963 When the Timberwolves signed Joe Smith to an illegal contract, the NBA suspended the owner and GM for a year and took away the next FIVE first-round draft choices! They later returned two, but that’s still three first-round picks in five years, in a league where anyone picked after the first round has virtually no chance of helping the team. So I don’t see losing two second-round picks as being too much of a punishment.

]]> By: dan7800 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/09/saints-will-still-have-a-significant-draft-pick-penalty-in-2013/#comment-1710956 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:16:09 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=511518#comment-1710956 Just like the Patriots * next to their 2007 championship year.

Oh, wait.

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