Comments on: Chargers cleared in stickum investigation, face a fine

By: gimmeabruschi

gimmeabruschi — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:07:54 +0000

“The league conducted a three-week investigation, and found the towels were widely used and gave no competitive advantage.”

Sounds exactly like what reports said about spygate. Goodell owes the Pats/BB about a million bucks or so and a 1st round draft pick.

By: The Angry American

The Angry American — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 02:01:49 +0000

@yaryers

Well no, The way you misunderstood it more likely. People like you seem content to rewrite information as you see fit. The coach (Williams, who was being terminated at the end of the season )merely admitted to a pay for performance program and he was the only coach to do so. The only other person to say there was a pay for performance program was a convicted felon, serving a prison sentence at the time who also happened to be a disgruntled and fired ex-employee of the Saints.

Get your facts straight.

By: yaryers

yaryers — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:35:54 +0000

@kattykathy

Well, no. The way I understand it is the NFL has multiple affidavits/testimonies from those who were inside the organization (Gregg Williams included) that indicate that there was a pay-to-injure program. Sure some of the “evidence” might be sketchy, but the Saints had lied about a pay-for-performance program in the past, and the NFL caught them in their lie.

The Saints lied about it for 2 years. The Chargers’ Equipment Manager lied about it for 2 seconds…if he even lied at all.

By: kattykathy

kattykathy — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:03:40 +0000

yaryers says: Nov 7, 2012 5:02 PM

Chargers used Stick Em!

Oh wait, they didn’t? Ok, let’s sweep this under the rug for two weeks, and when everyone’s forgotten, we’ll come out and admit we were wrong.

BUT! We can’t just completely admit that we’re idiots. We have to fine them for something. How about 20k because the equipment manager told the official that he’s not doing anything wrong?

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Very similar to the so-called “bounty” system huh?

By: mazblast

mazblast — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:33:45 +0000

Perhaps the league office should issue a list of the things for which teams and players will NOT be fined. It’s probably a shorter list than that of things for which they will be fined.

By: Painavenger

Painavenger — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:25:07 +0000

“widely used and gave no competitive advantage”

So is pay-for-performance. Didn’t stop Goodell making a big deal of that.

By: beretta96d

beretta96d — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:14:02 +0000

Brian Basher says:Nov 7, 2012 4:12 PM

What?? No season long suspensions of players, coaches, or the GM?? Goddell must be getting soft

Goddell isn’t getting soft, he is punishing the Chargers by leaving Norv as the coach for the season!

By: yaryers

yaryers — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:02:57 +0000

Chargers used Stick Em!

Oh wait, they didn’t? Ok, let’s sweep this under the rug for two weeks, and when everyone’s forgotten, we’ll come out and admit we were wrong.

BUT! We can’t just completely admit that we’re idiots. We have to fine them for something. How about 20k because the equipment manager told the official that he’s not doing anything wrong?

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:57:23 +0000

This franchise loses at every turn, even when they win, they lose.

By: Brian Basher

Brian Basher — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:12:24 +0000

What?? No season long suspensions of players, coaches, or the GM?? Goddell must be getting soft

By: kevinmanosur

kevinmanosur — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:08:42 +0000

obama is still the president and norv is still the coach… lord have mercy