"The Saints Ain't Sinners" (op-ed by 2 AEI economists in LA Times

"The Saints Ain't Sinners" (op-ed by 2 AEI economists in LA Times - merged)

superchuck500 said
They also never mention that the Saints were consistently #1 in the league on blitz frequency. The whole scheme was designed to get to the QB, and in this day and age, that alone equals more penalties.

This fact, plus the lack of injuries, IMO, discredits any argument that the Saints' penalty data evidences a bounty system.

Another good point. The over-blitzing did not seem to increase the injuries to opposing players either. And let's not forget the Kareem McKenzie injury where he injured himself trying to recover a fumble. I wonder if they counted that one.