Bounty Scandal Tied To Gambling?

[Keep Pounding]

If I were a betting man, those Saints would have been appealing

One interesting, and not improbable, piece of the bounty story is this: What if gamblers knew?

The NFL leads the league in betting. I'm not talking about brackets; I'm talking about point spreads. One reason professional soccer has not made it in this country is because a conventional betting line would fail. When the score is 1-0, does the winner cover? Is anybody ever more than a 1/2-goal favorite?

What if somebody wanted to put down serious money on Sunday afternoon football, and he or she knew about the bounty program New Orleans has made famous?

If Team B's offense is good was because of its quarterback, and you know that Team A is trying to take that quarterback out of the game, might you be tempted to invest a few bucks on Team A?

If you were connected, and close to the team, you might even offer to enhance the bounty yourself.

I'm not saying this happened. But it is feasible.

What's not feasible is a locker room full of players accustomed to being treated like royalty keeping the story private.

People talk. Ask the NFL.

That's why it's tough to believe that Drew Brees, a gracious man I've spent a little time around, knew nothing about the bounties. While the offense and defense often socialize with their own kind, Brees is a leader, the guy doing the pre-game dance in the middle of the circle. He's everybody's Saint.

I like him, so I want to believe him.

In unrelated news, I once believed Lance Armstrong.

Article from the Charlotte Observer..

IMO, Mike Ornstein connection to the bounty scandal is what made me believe that this scandal was tied to gambling. Ive thought this all along, and now someone form the media has touched on this. How many of y'all believe the scandal was tied to gambling????????????

[Doyle]

I don't think so but anything is possible.

[Jangler]

With Greg Williams involved I wouldn't be surprised at anything.

[rodeo]

People who gamble vastly overvalue and overstate gambling's influence on stuff. Nobody actually gives a poo.

[chef17]

Considering they failed to actually take Favre out the game at his age, betting on them thinking they would take the opposing QB out is flat out dumb.

[panthers55]

The premise makes little sense. While other teams may not have a systemic bounty system in place to injure other players, all teams try to take the other star players out for the rest of the game or at least impact their effectiveness. So betting on New Orleans to be more effective taking the quarterback out because of the bounty system versus another team that may not have a bounty but have a fierce pass rush makes little sense.

[csx]

Yeah, I don't really see the logic.

[PhillyB]

i doubt it

[MHS831]

Remember the Saints had an outside party contributing. I see the logic if Gambling agents contributed to the incentive pool to eliminate a player.

[Keep Pounding]

Remember the Saints had an outside party contributing. I see the logic if Gambling agents contributed to the incentive pool to eliminate a player.

That is what makes me believe Mike Ornstein connection was tied to gambling, did the players know, maybe, maybe not, but Mike O, is a crook, a fraud, and I wouldn't put it past him.