Jeff Duncan

The main issue I had/have with Duncan was his condescending tone he took towards us fans. He accused us of being incapable of being objective fans. I met Duncan at an SR.com gathering and he's a nice, decent fellow. I bought his post-Super Bowl book and enjoyed it. But during that bounty gate period he simply towed the national media/NFL line as if to show he was open-minded about the subject.

As the story played out, yes, SP and Saints got caught after being warned, but the severity of the punishment pointed to the Saints simply being a scapegoat. The so-called evidence that the league had was mostly manufactured and changed as that was revealed. Thankfully, Vilma sued the NFL and they were no longer able to hide behind a CBA stipulation. And I think that Duncan had an ax to grind with Payton, but that is my speculation. If he was gunning for a national gig, that's speculation as well, I guess. Regarding BountyGate, I think he was simply wrong and I think he knows that as well.

And, no, I don't read his work unless portions of it are quoted on this forum.