Michael Thomas is dirty

Totally dirty.  Brings his arm up towards the head to bring more impact.

Chickenshit..

@"KingBash" said: The entire team is coached by a fucker. Sean Payton is just not a good person. I know Greg Williams was the guy who instigated the bounty, but Payton (I believe... I should actually fact check this, I could be wrong) was complicit. 

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He was definitely complicit - the league banned him for a year, so there is no doubt.

Why is Payton still coaching? The NFL makes a sham of the idea they are concerned with player safety if they have a guy on the sidelines who PAID FOR INJURING PLAYERS. This is one of the greatest demonstrations of their hypocrisy. Payton and Williams should have received the "death sentence", lifetime ban from the league. Seriously, wasn't Bountygate more atrocious than Pete Rose placing bets?

Also, is there a gag order on the network talking heads that forbids discussing Bountygate? I know Buck and Aikman are hardly the best examples of fair analysis, but I haven't heard any national announcer mention it since...probably since Payton returned to coaching.

@"Jor-El" said:

@"KingBash" said: The entire team is coached by a fucker. Sean Payton is just not a good person. I know Greg Williams was the guy who instigated the bounty, but Payton (I believe... I should actually fact check this, I could be wrong) was complicit. 

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He was definitely complicit - the league banned him for a year, so there is no doubt.

Why is Payton still coaching? The NFL makes a sham of the idea they are concerned with player safety if they have a guy on the sidelines who PAID FOR INJURING PLAYERS. This is one of the greatest demonstrations of their hypocrisy. Payton and Williams should have received the "death sentence", lifetime ban from the league. Seriously, wasn't Bountygate more atrocious than Pete Rose placing bets?

Also, is there a gag order on the network talking heads that forbids discussing Bountygate? I know Buck and Aikman are hardly the best examples of fair analysis, but I haven't heard any national announcer mention it since...probably since Payton returned to coaching.

@"Jor-El" said:

@"KingBash" said: The entire team is coached by a fucker. Sean Payton is just not a good person. I know Greg Williams was the guy who instigated the bounty, but Payton (I believe... I should actually fact check this, I could be wrong) was complicit. 

.

He was definitely complicit - the league banned him for a year, so there is no doubt.

Why is Payton still coaching? The NFL makes a sham of the idea they are concerned with player safety if they have a guy on the sidelines who PAID FOR INJURING PLAYERS. This is one of the greatest demonstrations of their hypocrisy. Payton and Williams should have received the "death sentence", lifetime ban from the league. Seriously, wasn't Bountygate more atrocious than Pete Rose placing bets?

Also, is there a gag order on the network talking heads that forbids discussing Bountygate? I know Buck and Aikman are hardly the best examples of fair analysis, but I haven't heard any national announcer mention it since...probably since Payton returned to coaching.

Michael Thomas is playing in the perfect place.  He is a thug, coached by a thug for a team known for their thuggery. 

Hell yeah even brees knew about the bounty he will be on my permanent shitlist forever...they all knew of a system to ruin other players careers...for peanuts amount of $...disgusting and I think the NFL actually aided this. All coaches should have been banned from the NFL. Did you hear DC williams diatribe about cutting off the head? How do players buy into ruining other players careers? I truly don't know the level of hate I can establish for the taints! It's on the peckers level of disdain!

@"KingBash" said: The entire team is coached by a fucker. Sean Payton is just not a good person. I know Greg Williams was the guy who instigated the bounty, but Payton (I believe... I should actually fact check this, I could be wrong) was complicit. 

This is a game. I simply can't understand trying to physically ruin somebody so you win a game. Within the rules, sure. It's a violent game. But the whole bounty gate thing is still disgusting to me.

Except Michael Vick. I hope he ends up paralyzed because I like dogs...
How could a teams players not know...they are all complicit....those fucking coaches don't worry about career ending hits they paid bounties for. Those fucking pricks should have been banned for life! WTF is wrong with the league...they knew there was a system of paying players to try to hurt other players!? Wouldn't you as a player constantly want to malign that teams players by shear disgust?

@"ATXVIKE" said: Hell yeah even brees knew about the bounty he will be on my permanent shitlist forever...they all knew of a system to ruin other players careers...for peanuts amount of $...disgusting and I think the NFL actually aided this. All coaches should have been banned from the NFL. Did you hear DC williams diatribe about cutting off the head? How do players buy into ruining other players careers? I truly don't know the level of hate I can establish for the taints! It's on the peckers level of disdain!

As much as the Packers and their fans are arrogant and unlikeable, to my knowledge they have not sunk to the level of how the Saints' staff conspired. There are a number of teams that I want to avenge Vikings' losses: Packers, Falcons, Cowboys, Giants, and (to a lesser degree) all our Super Bowl opponents - Chiefs, Dolphins, Steelers, Raiders. But I just want the Vikings to beat those teams. The Saints, OTOH -  I want the franchise removed from the planet.

@"Jor-El" said:

@"ATXVIKE" said: Hell yeah even brees knew about the bounty he will be on my permanent shitlist forever...they all knew of a system to ruin other players careers...for peanuts amount of $...disgusting and I think the NFL actually aided this. All coaches should have been banned from the NFL. Did you hear DC williams diatribe about cutting off the head? How do players buy into ruining other players careers? I truly don't know the level of hate I can establish for the taints! It's on the peckers level of disdain!

As much as the Packers and their fans are arrogant and unlikeable, to my knowledge they have not sunk to the level of how the Saints' staff conspired. There are a number of teams that I want to avenge Vikings' losses: Packers, Falcons, Cowboys, Giants, and (to a lesser degree) all our Super Bowl opponents - Chiefs, Dolphins, Steelers, Raiders. But I just want the Vikings to beat those teams. The Saints, OTOH -  I want the franchise removed from the planet.

Thomas went to Ohio State so....

Rhodes said he reviewed the play on film and concluded that “it wasn’t a dirty hit.”
“ was running his route, and he just braced himself for the hit on ’Dejo. At that moment, I thought it was dirty. But when I look at it on film, it wasn’t dirty at all.”   

@"twgerber" said: Rhodes said he reviewed the play on film and concluded that “it wasn’t a dirty hit.” “ was running his route, and he just braced himself for the hit on ’Dejo. At that moment, I thought it was dirty. But when I look at it on film, it wasn’t dirty at all.”   

What article is that from? This one from last night contradicts that?

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/01/15/vikings-upset-with-michael-thomas-hit-on-andrew-sendejo/

@"Max" said:

@"twgerber" said: Rhodes said he reviewed the play on film and concluded that “it wasn’t a dirty hit.” “ was running his route, and he just braced himself for the hit on ’Dejo. At that moment, I thought it was dirty. But when I look at it on film, it wasn’t dirty at all.”   

What article is that from? This one from last night contradicts that?

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/01/15/vikings-upset-with-michael-thomas-hit-on-andrew-sendejo/

@"twgerber" said: Rhodes said he reviewed the play on film and concluded that “it wasn’t a dirty hit.” “ was running his route, and he just braced himself for the hit on ’Dejo. At that moment, I thought it was dirty. But when I look at it on film, it wasn’t dirty at all.”   

Nevermind... I found it on PP. In any case, I disagree with him (if that is even his true belief). He is moving forward, which is good for him. That's his job, and he's a smart player.

@"twgerber" said: Rhodes said he reviewed the play on film and concluded that “it wasn’t a dirty hit.” “ was running his route, and he just braced himself for the hit on ’Dejo. At that moment, I thought it was dirty. But when I look at it on film, it wasn’t dirty at all.”   

I think that was more him trying to avoid any further "controversy" about it... he even prefaced this comment with "I knew this question was coming".  Personally, I think it was dirty as fuck and I think Rhodes does too (just doesn't want to admit it and keep the storyline going).