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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 459297" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I don’t think releasing Hargrove had anything to do with their evaluation of Perry since the former is a DL and the latter an OLB. IMO Hargrove’s contribution (if he stuck) would have been as one of the inside pass rusher in the nickel and dime Ds. So Hargrove’s competition was Raji, Worthy, Daniels, Wilson, Wynn, and Neal, not Perry. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Muir is more in the mold of Pickett – stout against the run. Since Raji is really a ‘jack of all trades’ – NT, DE, DT in the nickel and dime – it may make sense for them to have “two Picketts”. Guy may be in that mold too, although I’m sure they’re hoping he has more of a pass rush. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Regarding Hargrove’s suspension, keep in mind the league said his suspension was longer than some others because he lied to NFL investigators. Had he not, my guess is he would have been suspended 4 games. I don’t agree with how the NFL handled it as I don’t think any player should be suspended longer than anyone in the front office or coaching staff who was involved. Consider the situation a player is put in when his bosses advocate an “illegal” practice: If the player openly disobeys he losses his job. But look at what happened even from the NFL’s point of view: It can’t point to the Saints committing more “dirty” hits than other teams due to the bounties. So apparently the players “played along” but didn’t openly try to injure opponents as Gregg Williams was recorded advocating.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Of course anytime a scandal like this became public, the NFL would have to respond to it. The negative PR in itself would require a very public response. But IMO the driving force behind the sanctions imposed is the law suits being brought by former NFL players who are alleging the NFL hid the affects of concussions from the players. The NFL can use the Saints scandal as evidence they quickly responded to an issue detrimental to the health of NFL players. ‘Soft-peddling’ it would have been used by the plaintiffs. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">The only good part of Hargrove’s release is I don’t have to care about how ‘bountygate’ affects the Packers. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 459297, member: 4300"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]I don’t think releasing Hargrove had anything to do with their evaluation of Perry since the former is a DL and the latter an OLB. IMO Hargrove’s contribution (if he stuck) would have been as one of the inside pass rusher in the nickel and dime Ds. So Hargrove’s competition was Raji, Worthy, Daniels, Wilson, Wynn, and Neal, not Perry. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]Muir is more in the mold of Pickett – stout against the run. Since Raji is really a ‘jack of all trades’ – NT, DE, DT in the nickel and dime – it may make sense for them to have “two Picketts”. Guy may be in that mold too, although I’m sure they’re hoping he has more of a pass rush. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]Regarding Hargrove’s suspension, keep in mind the league said his suspension was longer than some others because he lied to NFL investigators. Had he not, my guess is he would have been suspended 4 games. I don’t agree with how the NFL handled it as I don’t think any player should be suspended longer than anyone in the front office or coaching staff who was involved. Consider the situation a player is put in when his bosses advocate an “illegal” practice: If the player openly disobeys he losses his job. But look at what happened even from the NFL’s point of view: It can’t point to the Saints committing more “dirty” hits than other teams due to the bounties. So apparently the players “played along” but didn’t openly try to injure opponents as Gregg Williams was recorded advocating.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]Of course anytime a scandal like this became public, the NFL would have to respond to it. The negative PR in itself would require a very public response. But IMO the driving force behind the sanctions imposed is the law suits being brought by former NFL players who are alleging the NFL hid the affects of concussions from the players. The NFL can use the Saints scandal as evidence they quickly responded to an issue detrimental to the health of NFL players. ‘Soft-peddling’ it would have been used by the plaintiffs. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]The only good part of Hargrove’s release is I don’t have to care about how ‘bountygate’ affects the Packers. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma] [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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