Ex-Saints DC (and soon to be ex-Rams DC) Gregg Williams just keeps digging a deeper and deeper hole for himself. Sean Pamphilon, a documentary filmmaker, yesterday released audiotape of a New Orleans Saints defensive meeting the night before the divisional playoff game against the 49ers. In the f-bomb-laced speech, he targets Frank Gore (I’m paraphrasing) “hit him in the head, hit him in the pile, get him running sideways” Michael Crabtree ” he’ll be human if you blow out his ACL” Vernon Davis ” go for his ankles on the pile” Kyle Williams “hit that little #10 to see if he’s certain” Alex Smith “blitz the f*ck out of him, hit him right here (points to chin), lay him out.” The 5 minute speech was apparently part of a full 12 minute speech Williams gave to his defense. One that Pamphilon said Payton or Loomis were not present for. Pamphilon also said that Williams would often flash a ‘F*ck you’ card to anyone who questioned his tactics. The card meant that he was given free reign by Sean Payton and the front offfice of the Saints to run the defense how he saw fit, with no interference.
Pamphilon was with the Saints as part of a documentary he is filming called ‘The United States of Football.’ It is about all aspects of football in America from Pop Warner to the pros. The Saints gladly gave him access to practices, meetings, and games last season. Oooops. I’m sure he has a lot more where this came from. We all know the very troubling aspects of this. Bounties, intent to injure, the real threat of paralyzation, or even the specter of death, and more importantly, and the personal affront to everything Roger Goodell has been preaching regarding player safety these last 5 years. Players these days are very big and very fast. This is a little different than the relative lawlessness of the 50s and 60s. The biggest players in the early 60s are about the size of a running back these days. And they were immensely slower. Players back then didn’t train year-round, have access to designer steroids, or have fitness trainers and nutritionists. Nowadays you have 320 lb linemen who run 4.8 in the 40. That kind of speed and size was unheard of even 30 years ago, let alone in the 60s. For all the ‘pussification’ of the NFL, the fines, suspensions, and penalties, these guys are human missiles flying around out there. Adding fuel to the already competitive fire is lunacy. Goodell is still trying to see football as a clean competitive sport among gentlemen, not a blood sport a la Roller Ball.
Here’s the audio from the Williams meeting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fhnn9kbqQUA
At this point, I don’t think the Saints get any leeway through any of these appeals. Williams may be banned from football for life.
Forty Niners Forever 
More on Bounty -Gate from R Ratto:
Ray Ratto of CSNBayArea.com says the NFL never would have punished the Saints to this degree had New Orleans defeated San Francisco and won the Super Bowl.
Ratto: “Sean Payton would have skated again, because the league would never tolerate a two-time Super Bowl winner and supergenius being publicly rebuked for something they were trying to keep on the down-low. In short, the 49ers did the league a huge favor. Alex Smith is owed a huge solid, and here’s hoping now that he’s been given the back of the business’ hand in his latest contract that someone sees fit to take care of him. Those two late scores took out New Orleans, freeing Roger Goodell to muster enough owner support to drop a bag of hammers on Tom Benson and his perpetually defiant football staff.”
Phil sez: I have to agree with Ratto on this one. Our beating the sinning Saints ‘allowed’ Goody to put the hammer on them. He could have at any time but it’s a lot easier to hammer a loser team than a SB Champion, no? Niners did the League a big favor I agree and have said so earlier. Not sure what Ratto means by “Alex Smith is owed a huge solid….” Prolly a misquote. Maybe ‘a huge solid Contract’? Dunno.
Didn’t know da Saints had a “perpetually defiant football staff” as RR sez. The “Saints” are crummy sinners? Figures I guess. Maybe other teams have a bounty system but are smarter about concealing it?
Did these so called bounties ever translate on the field? So far nothing. The Commish is on a power trip like most guys in his position. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. I just thought that one up! LOL
Favre and Warner were knocked out of games, Nippy.
Maybe other teams do have these unwritten bounties, maybe not. But the coaching staffs shouldn’t blatantly call out for injuries and mayhem after repeatedly being warned against it. They were warned in 09 and 10, and it continued until has last game. And that WILL be his last game. His legacy will be forever to leave VD one-on-one, and getting burned 2x in 2 minutes.Well, that and bountygate.
Williams stupidly knew this last speech was being taped and still called for bounties and injuries. The last act of a defiant coach, or the stupid continuance of an out of control maniac?
Yeah that’s pretty arrogant, defiant, dumb; gotta agree there. Niners fixed that problem by tossing ’em out of the post-season. Now comes the whirlwind for GW and the sinners, haha
Just wanted to wish everyone a happy and hoppy Easter.
I should rise from the dead myself come draft time. Continue to enjoy my absence. 😀
Happy Easter Dennis and to all of youse
Happy Easter, and thank you Dennis. Like I told Phil, I can;t miss him if he won;t go away . . .
Same to you, Phil…………………………… and the rest of you.
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