Bountygate - they couldn't come up with a better name
If you've been on the dark side of the moon then you haven't heard about the punishments and wrath brought down upon the New Orleans Saints by our Lord Almighty Rodger Goodell:
New Orleans Saints Organization
Fined $500,000
Lose their 2012 and 2013 second round draft picks
Saints Head Coach Sean Payton
Suspended for one season
Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis
Suspended for eight games
Former Saints Defensive Coordinator Greg Williams
Suspended indefinitely
Since assuming the throne in September of 2006 Rodger Goodell has done nothing but make professional football more safe, and more disciplined. I fully understand these athletes are under the media spotlight and for the most part exhibit an aspect of idiocracy unlike the common rabble. They have money to blow and that means an increased sense of ridiculousness. Imagine winning the lottery and being able to buy that Dodge Viper and multi-million dollar home you've always wanted. In short, you've won the game of life and all your friends hate you for that. Now you have nothing but childish games to amuse yourself. See: Dexter Manley doing drugs in a hotel bathroom (my father witnessed this firsthand) and Adam "Pacman" Jones raining one dollar bills onto strippers like they've never seen it before.
However, those two instances pale in comparison to an entire organization ignoring the rules of decency. I believe the punishments are justified in the sense that almost everyone in the Saints organization has lied. Mickey Loomis and Sean Payton both denied knowledge of Greg Williams' bounty system. Can you imagine the amount of complete and utter ignorance it would take for those two individuals not to know? The locker room and practice facilities are fairly small entities. Word would get around. Or a conversation would be overheard. Loomis worked extensively with the players and Payton with his coordinators. The probabilities are stacked against them yet they still shrugged their shoulders and said, "Never heard of it." That's ballsy.
The Saints have now begun their search for a replacement / interim head coach. Bill Parcells has been the most commonly mentioned name as of late. This is mostly due to his friendship with Sean Payton. It's a solid move in my opinion. Saints owner Tom Benson loves the pants off Sean Payton and would no doubt like to keep him for the 2013 season. Hiring a well known friend as the replacement coach would sit well with Payton and put him at ease. It also doesn't hurt the Parcells has a solid coaching history, won two Super Bowls, and his personality and demeanor screams DISCIPLINE.
New Orleans Saints Organization
Fined $500,000
Lose their 2012 and 2013 second round draft picks
Saints Head Coach Sean Payton
Suspended for one season
Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis
Suspended for eight games
Former Saints Defensive Coordinator Greg Williams
Suspended indefinitely
Since assuming the throne in September of 2006 Rodger Goodell has done nothing but make professional football more safe, and more disciplined. I fully understand these athletes are under the media spotlight and for the most part exhibit an aspect of idiocracy unlike the common rabble. They have money to blow and that means an increased sense of ridiculousness. Imagine winning the lottery and being able to buy that Dodge Viper and multi-million dollar home you've always wanted. In short, you've won the game of life and all your friends hate you for that. Now you have nothing but childish games to amuse yourself. See: Dexter Manley doing drugs in a hotel bathroom (my father witnessed this firsthand) and Adam "Pacman" Jones raining one dollar bills onto strippers like they've never seen it before.
However, those two instances pale in comparison to an entire organization ignoring the rules of decency. I believe the punishments are justified in the sense that almost everyone in the Saints organization has lied. Mickey Loomis and Sean Payton both denied knowledge of Greg Williams' bounty system. Can you imagine the amount of complete and utter ignorance it would take for those two individuals not to know? The locker room and practice facilities are fairly small entities. Word would get around. Or a conversation would be overheard. Loomis worked extensively with the players and Payton with his coordinators. The probabilities are stacked against them yet they still shrugged their shoulders and said, "Never heard of it." That's ballsy.
The Saints have now begun their search for a replacement / interim head coach. Bill Parcells has been the most commonly mentioned name as of late. This is mostly due to his friendship with Sean Payton. It's a solid move in my opinion. Saints owner Tom Benson loves the pants off Sean Payton and would no doubt like to keep him for the 2013 season. Hiring a well known friend as the replacement coach would sit well with Payton and put him at ease. It also doesn't hurt the Parcells has a solid coaching history, won two Super Bowls, and his personality and demeanor screams DISCIPLINE.
Sean and Bill struggle to have fun in The Crescent City
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