he loves to create drama. he is still a bone head who rights for a sports mag that is written like peoples mag. no article can be longer than the stand time a person sits in on the toilet. if you run out of tp use the article for something useful

With all due respect, you have to have your head buried pretty far in the sand to think that Goodell isn't about to throw the book at us. Particularly when his statement specifically said the penalty "should include heavy fines, loss of draft picks and suspensions."

But Goodell is still going to have to temper his ruling with allowing the Saints to be competitive during his punishment.

I'm expecting our losing 2nd and 3rd round picks this year, at least, and the 1st next year. Payton and Loomis should get four games a piece and the max fine of $500K. The franchise gets hit with at least $500K, as well. Vilma gets a six game suspension, Fujita (I know, he's not still with us) gets four. Gregg Williams gets a lifetime ban.

The Saints get banned from prime time games for 2012.

EXACTLY. He can't just go around wreaking vengeance like Atillah the Hun...because EVERYONE including his own statement has said that Tom Benson is innocent in all this. And he CANNOT punish Tom Benson's bottom line, for something Benson is innocent of, and he CANNOT punish the fans in the stands at the Dome, for something they had no control over and are also innocent of. Whatever the punishment, it's going to have to be a lot more nuanced and careful than a lot of people right now might think.

Yes, there will be something. Goodell has to do something. We all can't say it enough that this was stupid. Thanks GW. :-( Glad you are gone. Saints got caught. Take a punishment with class. Move on.
March 25 is owner's meeting.
Guido, I do not think it will be that severe.
Goodell AND the owners will come up with something.

250k for Loomis. 250k for Payton and two games. 1Mil for the organization. Vilma 75K and 2 games. 4 or 5 unnamed players 1 game each 25K in fines. No 2nd pick this year and no 1st next year. Williams 250K and out for the year.

$10,000 dollar fine for everyone involved, and we lose a 7th round pick.

Is a little harsh for what we did, but I'm willing to be the NFL image scapegoat.

Man Cruze I hope your wrong. They didn't kill anyone.

Peter King sucks *&^%!