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Except that they didn't set that precedent and it had absolutely nothing to do with cheating. It was all about being tough in concussions because of the lawsuit

I agree with you about the lawsuit part. But think back to that time too. The NFL knew there were teams that were doing bounty systems and gave each warning but none of them were probably listening. So they decided to lay the hammer on the Saints out of all the teams that did a bounty system to let the rest know what would happen if they didn't stop. I believe they chose the Saints because of Gregg Williams. The league prolly caught Williams running similar systems in his other stops along the way to NOLA.

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Posted by partywiththelombardi

Member since May 2012

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Posted on 12/21/16 at 8:07 am to LlyodChristmas

No we had a whistleblower/pissed off former employee(Mike Cerullo) that audio recorded the "evidence" and was willing to use it against us to help the league paint a narrative.

Goodell exploited the rare situation for his own personal gain.

Frick everything about BountyGate.

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Posted by lsutigers1992

Member since Mar 2006

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Posted on 12/21/16 at 9:46 am to LlyodChristmas

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I believe they chose the Saints because of Gregg Williams

Wrong. Williams was long regarded as one of the "good ole boys" in the NFL coaching fraternity.

This was ALL about Sean Payton. He pissed Goodell off by blowing him off and bending the rules during Super Bowl Week and bragging about it in his book. He also wanted to punish him for the Vicodin situation and for his relationship with Mike Ornstein.

And Williams was the guy who "confessed" because, like I said, he's one of the boys and Goodell held the indefinite suspension over his head. Confess or be banned for life. Nice justice.

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