» Gregg Williams "bounty system" in Washington

ATX_Skins · ATX Joined: 29 Oct 2008 Posts: 3322 Location: NOVA

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/02/report-williams-had-bounty-system-in-washington-too/

Thanks Phillip Daniels...

chiefhog44 · **ch44 Joined: 26 Nov 2007 Posts: 2300 Location: Chicago

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HEROHAMO · ||| Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 4027 Location: SANTA ANA,CA

Not too long ago this was considered normal. Nowadays you cant even hit a player anymore without getting a fine. Geez Louise!

1niksder · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 11:27 pm Post subject:

ATX_Skins · ATX Joined: 29 Oct 2008 Posts: 3322 Location: NOVA

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Skinsfan55 · +++++++++ Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 5261

Does this vindicate Snyder?

I know that I was extremely upset when Gregg Williams was not named head coach in 2008, but maybe Snyder saw the writing on the wall. This is obviously a huge scandal and if the Saints stand to lose multiple draft picks, this is way worse than spygate. We may have seriously dodged a bullet here.

Anyway, for those folks saying this used to be considered normal... so did the clothesline tackle and taking a handful of amphetamines at halftime. It's a different NFL, and I'm surprised at people who don't understand it's wrong to pay a player for intentionally hurting an opponent.

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DarthMonk · DarthMonk Joined: 16 Nov 2005 Posts: 3205

Here's a bounty for you.

"If you take out Gregg Williams on the sidelines ... _____________________________________.

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Skeletor · Hog Joined: 23 Mar 2004 Posts: 692

i feel bad for Gibbs, who you know would never condone such a thing and now has to answer questions about it.

Countertrey · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:01 am Post subject:

welch · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:48 am Post subject:

It seems out of character for Gibbs. He coached tough football, but it seems out of character for Gibbs to approve of purposely injuring an opponent, and paying a bonus to any player who had.

On the other side, I well remember the Buddy Ryan Eagle "body-bag" game. In particular a tackle on which we, in replay, could see that Jerome Brown twisted Stan Humphries leg. Brown took Humphries by the ankle as Humphries was going down on a hit by someone else. Brown twisted Humphries by the foot. Ankle gave way, and Redskins finished game with Brian Mitchell at QB.

A few months later, the Redskins faced the Eagles in a playoff. Gibbs would not criticize Ryan and the Buddy-bag game, but, in an interview, just smiled, gritted his teeth, grimaced, and said "Buddy...Ryan [smakced a football he was holding] Bud-dy Ry-an...[smack!]"

In the game, the Skins did not appear playing to injure any of the Eagles, but they ran at Jerome Brown and Reggie White again and again. The Hogs pounded them and pounded them until the Eagles defense seemed to lose heart.

On the other side, Petibon's defense confused and smothered the primitive Eagles offense.

We could probably check by counting the "kill-shots"...opposing players injured during the Gibbs/Petibon years. I can't remember any...and if there had been an intention to injure, then Lawrence Taylor probably would have been chopped in pieces. He was certainly the most important player the Skins ever faced...

brad7686 · B-rad Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 2991 Location: De La War

all the former players, Bowen, Daniels, etc., need to shut up and stop going all Canseco on us.

1niksder · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:00 pm Post subject:

NFL will investigate claims that Redskins had a bounty program for big hits under defensive coordinator Gregg Williams

Joe Gibbs: “I would never ask a player to hurt another player’