All Saints* players' suspensions have been overturned

[rayzor]

If your litany is what you want us to apologize about, there is no reason to do so, Nothing in the ruling today has anything to do with your rantings. Goodell wasn't wrong about Bountygate or about the evidence or anything else he said or did against the coaches or the team. None of those penalties or sanctions were revoked. The panel simply interpreted the "direct evidence of harm to other players" more stringent that Goodell did. So his crime was taking a more loose interpretation in order to err on the side of protecting players versus the panel. He is guilty of that. As for the rest, everything still stands. What happened surely did occur. They just felt that for example that Vilma giving money for bounties wasn't actually doing the damage himself so you couldn't suspend him. That hardly vindicates him or makes him less of a scumbag. That was just narrowing the interpretation of the comissioner's power.

once the wording gets changed, vilma will be right back to moping right along with the rest of the Saints** players and the dwindling number of bandwagoners that will probably jump on some other less douchey team's bandwagon.

meanwhile the rest of the country will continue to point and laugh and notice the big asterisk sign beside that Saints* lombardi trophy while those hard core Saints* fans go back to wearing bags on their heads.

[Darth Biscuit]

lol at any Saints* fan talking about character.

[rayzor]

can we get the title changed to something more accurate and get it moved to nfl central?

[breezing2anotherSB]

I'M NOT FINISHED! Before I let you leave this discussion not only must you apologize in this forum but you must also walk to the front of BOA Stadium put your head between your legs and yell "whodat I was wrong!"

[rayzor]

i was wrong. you can get dumber.

[bleys]

where are all the AINTS** fans? they must still be lurking in the shadows..

[Guest Bwood]

I'M NOT FINISHED! Before I let you leave this discussion not only must you apologize in this forum but you must also walk to the front of BOA Stadium put your head between your legs and yell "whodat I was wrong!"

Coming from an Univ. of Miami fan, I couldn't care less about Vilma's return. I know the kind of player he is and he doesn't scare me at all. We got the better linebacker from the Canes.

[nickzz]

i'm confused. how could they possibly get off?

[Guest Bwood]

i'm confused. how could they possibly get off?

Same way they won a superbowl. Cheating.

[rodeo]

The actual appeals panel decision reads as a very emphatic and resounding endorsement of Goodell's case and the players' guilt. They just had to overturn an aspect of it due to language. The suspensions will be back in place shortly.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

I'M NOT FINISHED! Before I let you leave this discussion not only must you apologize in this forum but you must also walk to the front of BOA Stadium put your head between your legs and yell "whodat I was wrong!"

fitting statement because goodell isn't finished either lol

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

The f*ck....

[rayzor]

i'm confused. how could they possibly get off?

they haven't. thread title went off wrong info.

goodell has to reword the suspension and the infractions.

some thought it meant gooddell got overruled or suspensions were overturned and started reacting accordingly. they jumped the gun, tho and thought this meant something that it doesn't.

bad guys are still gonna get punished. haters are still gonna hate goodell and gooddell will still be right.

[Ivan The Awesome]

Vilma is so overrated, why worry about this?