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see-bees t1_j8b5ac5 wrote

Reply to comment by CornWallacedaGeneral in [Rapoport] Sources: Raiders QB Derek Carr has informed the team he won’t accept a trade to the Saints or any other team. The team is expected to release him and he’ll be a top free agent. by BCLetsRide69

Saints took a pretty big hit on Boutygate when the whole damn league was doing the same shit.

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[deleted] t1_j8etcch wrote

But not in front of the entire nation in an NFC Championship game against a (formerly) beloved Brett Favre though.

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see-bees t1_j8eukjh wrote

The internet has ruined my brain, and I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic or not.

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[deleted] t1_j8hq9ni wrote

You honestly don't remember what particularly led to the NFL's interest in bounty-gate? The repeated late and dirty hits on Favre in the Championship were it. And fuck Favre - not a fan.

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see-bees t1_j8i197w wrote

No, I remember the game. But I also remember that everyone outside of Minnesota celebrated the strategy at the time. Favre was an older, less mobile quarterback who held onto the ball too long, QBs were not yet a protected species, and refs tend to hold onto their flags in the playoffs. It wasn’t a NICE strategy, but it was a viable one given the state of the NFL at the time.

Here’s the real deal though - the only reason it really mattered is because the NFL, after YEARS of denial, finally had to admit that concussions were bad in 2012. The Saints and NFC championship game, until then viewed as “this is what the NFL is about”, got flipped to “this is everything that’s wrong with today’s game, stop it now.”

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