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Originally Posted by Riverman
So basically Goodell trainwrecked the entire Saints season because some coaches hurt his feelings, and imposed punishments entirely out of line with precedent?
Sort of. Depends on how seriously you take the witnesses and statements.
Will be nice if we can get the entire transcript from the meeting but last I read that won't be happening, although it may have been leaked.
Most likely, the Saints were doing some bounty stuff (the length and breadth of which won't ever be known) and Goodell went absolutely ape-**** with punishing them, like wellllllll beyond the pale of anything before.
Then, when the players (rightly) said "prove it" he dug his heels in and told them to **** off. They took him to the cleaners over their right to due process, won pretty handily, and the case against them fell apart once the facts came in front of an impartial arbiter.
The LOLSaints stuff is mostly Williams running a bounty program, Vitt for either running a bounty program or lying about doing it (depending on how much of what he says you can trust), Payton allowing it (if you think he knew about it), several of the coaches for messing with the investigation and Brees for DEMANDING an explanation.
Players get off, Saints season still ruined.
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This guy is terrible. He is ****ing up the most amazing pro sport ever.
Yeah he's pretty bad.