Comments on: Tarkenton says Williams should be banned for life, imprisoned

By: vikefan

vikefan — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:07:26 +0000

AGREED

By: lnfinite

lnfinite — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:01:46 +0000

How many days, weeks, months or years will this feeding frenzy continue? Williams will be forever more bastardized by this scandal. Players suing one person??? It could possibly lead to other payers carrying out such deeds and maybe even the team being sued.

I used to laugh and pity the team during the 70s and part of the 80s. Keep your pseudo trophy because every other fan knows it was not truly earned and is laughing at you for cherishing it.

By: kodakinvegas

kodakinvegas — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:52:47 +0000

Say what you want about Fran Tarkenton, he was absolutely one of the MOST entertaining and exciting QB’s to Ever pay the game. I’ve watched him run 50-60 yards to throw a 8-9 yard pass. The guy was the definition of elusive. Hated him then, but see now what helped make the game so great. Thanks for the memories Fran, Archie, Johnny U, Jim Brown, Dick Butkus and others. When they put the pads on, it became a bounty hunt, not a gate

By: mojodoa

mojodoa — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:46:08 +0000

Don’t go away mad Francis, just go away.

By: toolkien

toolkien — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:57:00 +0000

Establishing a quid pro quo with people to intentionally hurt someone else is a felony known as conspiracy, even if the underlying assault/battery would not rise above a misdemeanor. Using the conduit of a contact sport doesn’t make this not so. Last I checked, people go to prison for felonies.

The NFL isn’t Rollerball…

By: packerfanfordecades

packerfanfordecades — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:34:57 +0000

Yeah … I respect Fran Tarkenton. I remember groups of Packers trying to catch him for years and it seemed we could never lay a hand on him.
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By: gjperch

gjperch — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:49:13 +0000

What I still don’t get is why some football players are so cowardly about playing another team. I guess it’s a “win at any cost” mentality, but if you remove the other team’s best player(s), you’re no longer playing the same team. It’s like beating the Colts last year without Peyton–big whoop–but if you could beat the Colts WITH Peyton playing, now you know you have something to be proud of. Unlike when the Saints beat the Vikings by crippling Favre. “We beat the Vikings (by crippling their QB, thus showing what cowards we really are)!!” I guess I’m just amazed that there are so many “brave” men in the NFL with no moral compass who are so cowardly about playing against another team that’s at full strength. If you don’t think you can beat the other team without injuring their best player, then you shouldn’t play the game.

By: amchez11

amchez11 — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:37:32 +0000

Say what you want about BB in New England about how he handles the injury report. But im pretty sure he knows the extent of what actually transpires during a football game regarding how opposing players target YOUR player’s injuries. Its no wonder he’s willing to risk pesky little fines or penalties over the issue.

Imagine if anyone knew that Brady had cracked ribs two seasons ago. Im sure someone would have been more than happy to take a 15 yd penalty to pile drive Brady into the ground and end his season and possibly his career. Its obvious the better move was to lie about the injury and suffer the consequences of lying rather than suffer the consequences of losing Brady for good.

Imagine if Brett Favre listed all his injuries? Oh wait he did….Well i guess thats why he’s not playing….Oh wait thats because he’s 50…Damn it.

FU Favre

By: melikefootball

melikefootball — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:19:44 +0000

Tark needs to get back out on the motivation tour. WOW

By: bobdawg602

bobdawg602 — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:48:16 +0000

For what these guys get paid today.. I say let them wear leather helmets and go “Jim Thorpe” on each other!

By: paulieorkid

paulieorkid — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:59:52 +0000

By: themonster49

themonster49 — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:26:27 +0000

Anything bad will get out of hand exponentially when you dont keep it in check, but when its institutionalized i.e. through the coaches, it becomes a culture problem, and how do you solve a bad taintful converting harmful culture already in the environment? A lot of people will be getting the permanent pink slip until its all said and done, if it ever really ends.

Personal opinion I say let it rip, someone will sort’em out.

By: farvite

farvite — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:09:02 +0000

Bitter.Old.Man

By: bing253

bing253 — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:49:36 +0000

Comparing what happened in the 50′s to now is just stupid. Back then cars didn’t have seat belts and it wasn’t illegal to drink and drive so why not bring that up next a guy gets pinched for DUI? So it doesn’t matter what happened 60 years ago all that matters is what happens from here on out. Obviously the NFL isn’t going to accept this type of behavior so teams need to adbide by the rules or pay the price.
Also I don’t know if G-Dub should go to jail but soliciting someone to inflict harm on another person regardless of injury or death is still illegal.

By: gtizzo

gtizzo — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:38:47 +0000

I don’t get why this saints thing is even a story. A guy offered his players money to hit guys, how many of these bounties were paid? What players were injured? Slap the people involved with fines and move on!

By: briang123

briang123 — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:32:49 +0000

And the race to see who could be the most outraged continues. by the way, they cut out the last paste of the interview, where Tarkenton was asked about being in the same locker room as the Purple People Eaters. Tarkenton said, ” oh yeah, I heard them talk all the time. It would be like, ‘now Carl! Before I got to law school and get on the Supreme Court, I would like to be a part of a defense that plays tough football but doesn’t hurt or scare people too much.’ Alan, Carl said, I agree and I plan to make sure I impress football fans everyone with the finest form talking NFL Films has ever shot! I’ll be on their “cleanest tackles in history” series for decades! Then Gary said, hey Jim tell us why you really ran the wrong way, and Jim said, ” because those offensive players were hurting and I knew that if I had run the right way, they’d have to hit me and it would sting them even more. I couldn’t have that. Pass the Grey Poupon please.”

By: randallflagg52

randallflagg52 — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:27:56 +0000

Tarkenton also yelled bitterly about the local neighborhood kids playing on his lawn.

By: imjinbrdgr

imjinbrdgr — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:02:59 +0000

There were 2 books, Instant Replay was the first. It was a day by day account of the 1967 Championship season. Distant Replay the second was written at the start of the Holmgren era

By: jeffesky

jeffesky — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:59:27 +0000

I played football at the low level of highschool and we knocked people out and hurt anyone we could but we did it legally. to take cheap shots is pathetic and unethical period.

At the very least its cheating and the worse criminal. i thought super bowl XLwas bad but this is agregeous in my opinion. listen to john clayton on this subject i think he’s got it right.

By: fafaflunky

fafaflunky — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:52:13 +0000

Actions speak louder then words..

By: daknight93

daknight93 — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:44:19 +0000

what is up with knuckleheads keep talking imprisonment and crime…it’s hilarious…G-Dubb audio was quite funny and defensive players were just laughing at Gregg and he’s really a soft coach…players don’t intend or want to injure another player…injuries are apart of the game and a player or coach can’t go to jail…folks are really ignorant to believe this crap…Tarkenton is a bum, there were bounties in his day also…he needs to shut his old A$$ up!

By: pftrocks

pftrocks — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:27:20 +0000

I find it funny that guys unloading boulders @ Greg Williams & Saints have reputations that arent the most esteemed:

Mr. Enron is talking about criminal activity w this in his closet:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1017283/index.htm

By: eknirb

eknirb — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:19:40 +0000

and you kids get offa my lawn!!!!!!!!!!

By: golonger

golonger — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:12:50 +0000

randomguy9999 – totally incorrect…..everything that happened happened ON the football field..AND happened in the context of play. Now, sure, there could be some dopey attorney trying to move something forward but there is no case……period…….if it DID than every sport would be sued to the point that every sport would have to close down…..a pitcher throwing at a batter…..file a lawsuit…a hockey player checking someone…file a lawsuit….NOT HAPPENING

By: drewzducks

drewzducks — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:08:25 +0000

…and executed.

By: n001363

n001363 — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:02:24 +0000

Saints25: “Boat Rape”? It was called the love boat, not the rape boat. Our players nail chicks, your team nails dudes.

By: greatminnesotasportsmind

greatminnesotasportsmind — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:59:32 +0000

The same drunken idiot that said Brett Favre would flop in 2009…

By: mybrunoblog

mybrunoblog — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:52:01 +0000

Tarkington actually got so angry during this interview that he threw his Vikings super bowl ring across the…..um, wait a minute….

By: Little Earthquake

Little Earthquake — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:51:54 +0000

Fran Tarkenton is a crotchety old bastard who needs to shut up.

By: rubberinnertube

rubberinnertube — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:51:21 +0000

We, here in MN, don’t care about what he says either. Somebody muzzle him up. Sounds like dementia…