I haven't jumped too much into this discussion about the bounty gate of the Saints because I thought there would be severe punishments and it would be over for a bit. I think the idea that guys were going out for only small chunks of change to hurt someone is ridiculous. Yes football is a collision sport and guys will hurt each other without even blinking. But to intentionally do it, that's something completely different. And to think about the money most NFL players make, what would an extra thousand dollars add or whatever?
Then you get to the coaching staff and the upper management of the Saints knowing they were told to stop it, but they kept doing it. That's probably more of the reason for the lengthy and harsh penalties. I think the penalties fit the crime. I'm more interested to hear how the players involved will get punished. Yes losing the coach is one thing, but losing guys that can make a difference on the field is a whole other story.
Now there's word that Sean Payton is putting an appeal together for the league to hear. To me, this is just a waste of time, and it's pretty much to buy time for the Saints to figure out the coaching situation. I imagine this whole appeal process would be done and over with since who's hearing the appeal, the same man who gave out the punishment. Why would Roger Godell change his mind this soon? Now the whole Greg Williams indefinite suspension, who knows when that might be up. That's a situation, I don't know what would happen for it to be lifted other than Goddell have some sort of change of heart and thinking that was a too harsh of a penalty.
But these guys did the crime, and now it's time to pay for that. What do you think? Overload of penalties or just right?
