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Originally Posted by M-17
When I heard this story last night I was not surprised at all. I thought everyone knew about this or had some sense that some teams were putting bounties on other players.
The only problem I have with it is the legal hits vs. illegal or the overly excessive hits.
For one player to knock someone out in a legal fashion thats part of the game, I'm okay with.
If one player goes out there just to break someone legs, as an example, then I have a problem with that.
Play as the game was meant to be played. If an injurry occurs well that's a part of the game. It's not part of the game to put someone in hospital or end someone's career, that's just straight up plain dirty.
The saints should get penalized but I think taking away draft pics is going a bit to far imo.
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Agreed. Illegal hits are illegal. But legal "dirty" hits are still legal. If an opposing player is injured by a legal hit, I don't see a problem with that. Even if it leads to a broken bone, trip to the hospital or even shortens their playing career. Football is a physical game. Don't see an issue with wanting to hit the other player and put him out? The other side is trying to do the exact same thing to your guy.