commentary...

when i have said on this blog that Packers were going to bury someone(like Brett Favre,during visits,as a Vikings' quarterback,for example)into Lambeau Field turf,during the game,i meant to hit the player a few times,try to rattle him,and make him jittery,to throw a pass,and in that way,take him off his game... putting bounties to injure people,was stupid,and totally insane... it may have been that way,earlier in the history of the game,as some pundits try to rationalize the practice... for every Peyton Manning,and Brett Favre,who have long NFL careers,you have a Darryl Stingley(New England Patriots' player,who in 1980,suffered paralysis,and broken neck,or back,when hit,by Oakland Raiders' Jack Tatum,during an preseason game),and Gale Sayers,who played only 68 games,as a Chicago Bears' Hall of Fame member... when your livelihood,is an average of four years,as a NFL player's is,you do not, do not,DO NOT do that practice,and anyone involved,in that practice,of putting bounties,on injuring players,should be fined heavily(in the high six-figure range,of a fine),or in the case of Greg Williams,who is rumored to have done this,with the Redskins,before doing this,with the Saints,give him a suspension from the NFL,for,at least,a year,or even think about a lifetime ban...