Bounty Bust Will Only Encourage New Orleans Saints to Play Harder in 2012

March 5, 2012   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

As fans and media across America gather their pitchforks and torches and prepare to storm the Superdome over their outrage that New Orleans players and coaches offered bounties for injuring opposing players during games, they may want to take a moment to consider the effect that their vitriol could have on the Saints' opponents next year.
These bounties apparently have been offered for some time with the full knowledge of general manager Mickey Loomis, head coach Sean Payton, and defensive coordinator Gregg Williams (who may have been doing this for years at other coaching spots around the NFL), and the low point, according to a memo sent to all 32 NFL teams and obtained by Peter King of Sports Illustrated, may have come during the 2010 NFC Championship Game against the Minnesota Vikings.
"For example, prior to a Saints playoff game in January 2010, defensive captain Jonathan Vilma offered $10,000 in cash to any player who knocked [Brett] Favre out of the game.''
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