O'Keefe Media Group, the company that released the Redskins VP controversial audio, hints that it has tapes on the Saints set to be released (1 Viewer)

[St.Dan]

Sense of relief that it’s old news to us SR members

Next!

 

[HouseCall]

If I'm one of the players suspended for the BG scandal, I'm having some conversations with a legal advisor over this.

Those suspensions got overturned when Tagliabue was brought in as an independent arbiter. Tags found no evidence to support the notion that the players were doing anything intentionally harmful. I think only hargrove’s wasn’t and I think that was because he wasn’t currently on a team - though my memory might be shaky on that.

Payton couldn’t get his overturned because the NFL coaches don’t have a union to fight on their behalf and (I think) they are viewed as independent contractors.

 

[GW93]

Those suspensions got overturned when Tagliabue was brought in as an independent arbiter. Tags found no evidence to support the notion that the players were doing anything intentionally harmful. I think only hargrove’s wasn’t and I think that was because he wasn’t currently on a team - though my memory might be shaky on that.

Payton couldn’t get his overturned because the NFL coaches don’t have a union to fight on their behalf and (I think) they are viewed as independent contractors.

And it should be noted that not one Saints player missed a game due to suspension that season since the suspensions were put off while the players appealed them.

 

[Mr. Littlejeans]

I have no love for O'Keefe. His bombshells often are selectively edited to create fake context.
BUT...... Sometimes he does produce some truly revealing footage.
If this Commanders dude was just trying to make up some BS story to impress a female, he could dream up something way juicier than this.
It actually seems very plausible. The alleged behavior of all 3 principals (Goodell, Payton , FBI) rings true with other behaviors they have exhibited.
If I was forced at gunpoint to bet one way or the other, I'm all in on the story being at least true in the major details.

 

[FlySaint]

IF this is true, and that’s a big IF, I’d say it makes the league and Goodell look really bad. And may open them up to some legal issues from those unfairly negatively impacted. Imagine creating a phony crisis to target a coach. If they had enough credibility evidence on the drug issues then they would’ve pursued them directly. Using a fake crisis to target him seems to prove there wasn’t enough “there” there but they decided to crush him anyway, collateral damage be damned. Shows tremendously low character and integrity on the part of the league office and Goodell.

 

[Usmfan84]

Where has James been the last 15 years?? We've been talking about this since 2010

 

[Pas Bon]

This has much more to do with Payton and prior coaches than it does the Saints.
I’m not concerned for the present day Saints.

 

[Will Survive]

Those suspensions got overturned when Tagliabue was brought in as an independent arbiter. Tags found no evidence to support the notion that the players were doing anything intentionally harmful. I think only hargrove’s wasn’t and I think that was because he wasn’t currently on a team - though my memory might be shaky on that.

Payton couldn’t get his overturned because the NFL coaches don’t have a union to fight on their behalf and (I think) they are viewed as independent contractors.

If I remember correctly, there is a coaches' union, but at the time (of Bountygate), Payton & Belichick were the only coaches not in the union... mind you this was what I read, or what was reported at the time. This was the reason that Payton didn't fight the suspension, because he didn't have that option like Vilma did ❤.

 

[SoggyBottomBoy]

A tell for me was when Payton coached a Super Bowl win...in which arguable the crucial factor was the defensive performance and game plan led by Gregg Williams....he went on to write his book, start hanging out with Kenny Chesney, took up with Miss W. Virginia and divorced his wife. Classic story not unlike Ed Orgeron. Reveals true character. Flawed character.

Nope. Both sides contributed to the SB win. On defense, Manning and Addai had their way with us all day. To GW's credit the defense did just enough to keep points off the board. Garcon dropped a ball on the numbers to kill a drive, missed field goals and of course the ill-fated interception by Porter when they were driving to tie the game.

On Payton's offensive side of the ball, he and Brees had that defense on their heels the last three quarters of the game. First drive killed by a Colston drop, the fourth down stop of Bell on the goal line. A forgotten hero of that game was Hartley.

I know you don't care for Payton, but to not give him his due for that Super Bowl win is disingenuous. You're better than that.

 

[Boy_of_wonder75]

If this Commanders dude was just trying to make up some BS story to impress a female, he could dream up something way juicier than this.

Just wondering when we decided to use 'female' all of the time instead of woman or girl? That's been a new thing over the last couple of years. Anybody know when we made this switch?

 

[Madmarsha]

Just wondering when we decided to use 'female' all of the time instead of woman or girl? That's been a new thing over the last couple of years. Anybody know when we made this switch?

Grrrlll, Brit doesn't get it.

 

[Eeyore]

Maybe they're serving pets that were abducted from people's yards for team provided meals?

 

[Day1]

In the real world, Goodell does time in Angola. A man can dream...

 

[blackadder]

Nope. Both sides contributed to the SB win. On defense, Manning and Addai had their way with us all day. To GW's credit the defense did just enough to keep points off the board. Garcon dropped a ball on the numbers to kill a drive, missed field goals and of course the ill-fated interception by Porter when they were driving to tie the game.

On Payton's offensive side of the ball, he and Brees had that defense on their heels the last three quarters of the game. First drive killed by a Colston drop, the fourth down stop of Bell on the goal line. A forgotten hero of that game was Hartley.

I know you don't care for Payton, but to not give him his due for that Super Bowl win is disingenuous. You're better than that.

Either way, the game was sealed by the defense and the turnovers were key all season even to get to the Super Bowl.

But the point was about how the success was handled by Payton, which was not well. And this gets to the core of why I lost respect for Payton. From this point on I lost patience with his pass pass pass and terrible defenses and arrogant lack of self reflection.

 

[Boy_of_wonder75]

Either way, the game was sealed by the defense and the turnovers were key all season even to get to the Super Bowl.

But the point was about how the success was handled by Payton, which was not well. And this gets to the core of why I lost respect for Payton. From this point on I lost patience with his pass pass pass and terrible defenses and arrogant lack of self reflection.

So, if i understand you currently, it was winning the Superbowl that made you stop liking Payton.