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| Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma (L) tried to injure several of his NFL counterparts in order to collect a cash bounty reward. |
As a former athlete that has played myriad sports in a multitude of competitive settings, I’d like to take the time to say that New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma – along with the other New Orleans Saints players that participated on their now-infamous bounty program – are absolute scum of the earth!
Okay, okay, I may be going a bit overboard with the ‘scum’ comparisons, but really, these guys are low-life athletes that I would never want to have on my team.
I mean, really, what athlete goes out looking to injure – and possibly end – the career of their counterparts?
Pro football is such a fast-paced, high-impact game these days that even the players themselves know that each and every play could very literally be their last, which is why no one tries to intentionally injure another player – because it can happen so easily in the natural course of a game.
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| Vilma also allegedly tried to injure gifted Carolina Panthers rookie signal-caller Cam Newton. |
For Vilma and any of the other alleged 22-27 other players involved to want to intentionally injure another player tells me that these guys would compromise their own morals just to get a victory on the football field.
Whatever punishment commissioner Goodell doles out to the players involved – I’ll fully support his decision – because there is no place in sports for trying to intentionally hurt or end the career of an opposing player.
I’m actually hoping the no-nonsense commish slams Vilma and company with some serious suspension time so that others will get the message from here on in … trying to injure another player is unacceptable and will not be tolerated in any shape, form or fashion.
Maybe then, that’ll teach scum like Vilma and his ‘Bountygate’ involved teammates to actually play by the rules.
Listen here little mr. Football is a gladiator sport. It's rough and nasty, if you want to get on your soap box and paint the saints as scum, that's your right. But, if you would get your head out of goodell ass For just a second and look at reallity, you would see that the saints in the last 4 years had very few personal fouls. That means that the hits were legal!! Was paying for hard LEGAL hits the most tasteful thing to do? Maby not. Players are taught from an early age with stickers and so on to play hard. So are you upset because the saints played hard and legal or because of the money? Would you be upset if the saints players had incentives for the offense to get touchdowns? Look these guys get paid an ungodly amount of money to get pummeled that's the risk they take. I don't want to buy a ticket so I can watch players pamper each other!! The NFL is slowley turning into a pansy sport because of people like you, and a spineless commissioner..
ReplyDeleteWhile you maybe right mr murphy, big hits are what the fans love to see. Intentionally aiming for injury is wrong, a big hit to the thighs or normal form tackling is MUCH different then aiming for the knees or head to take someone out the game. Big hits are great, and part of the sport but having cash incentives to place those hits on parts of the body that cant take them is VERY WRONG. The bountygate players and staff deserve the hammer the commish brings down on them in every sense. The sport of football will remain intact, dont worry about it.
ReplyDelete"In each of the 2009-2011 seasons, the Saints were one of the top five teams in the league in roughing the passer penalties. In 2009 and 2011, the Saints were also in the top five teams in unnecessary roughness penalties; in 2010, the Saints ranked sixth in the category"
ReplyDeletenot all those hits you speak of were legal either, just an FYI.
so the saints are scum well what are the drug abusers, dog killer, womanizers, drunks, and even one on trial several years ago for murder and another took a persons life iwith a vehicle while driving drunk and are all still allowed to return to the nfl and make very lucrative salaries what are they mr. writer heros maintain the integrity of the NFl ? missed that years ago Mr.Godell!
ReplyDeleteWell then looks like you have four other teams to scrutnize over!! I don't feel a bit sorry for the players, they are more than compensated for the pain and suffering!!
ReplyDeleteMaby we should just put On dresses And play flag football. Football is what it is, and it's people like you that try to be so politicaly correct that you ruin the fundamentals of the game ! SHAME ON YOU !!
No offense, but Sean Murphy, you put the 'I' in idiot. As a former football player myself, I know firsthand how violent a sport it can be and I loved the contact. Having said that, going out to try and intentionally hurt someone is just wrong. The sport is already so fast and violent that there's no reason to try and INTENTIONALLY hurt someone. Besides, if all of the best players got hurt, I guess you'd be happy seeing a bunch of second-rate backups. Sounds to me like you're the kind of guy that would clothesline his own mother for a buck - and apparently you want to see preseason football all year around. Duh!
ReplyDeleteDear mr I can't believe I have this job Williams. If you would have read the reply above, you would have noticed me saying ( paying for hard LEGAL hits might not be the best idea..) and if you are so naive to believe that bounties are only implemented by those skum of the earth saints ( NOT TAISTEFULL) you should take that one back!! Then you've got a rude awakening! Open your eyes and ears it happens to some extent on all teams. By the way my mother has enough sence not to play for the NFL, thanks for the concern. You are so quick to judge, you can get your pointless point without the ugliness !!
DeleteSean Murphy is just prove that moral logic is not something everyone has.
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