Go Back   New Orleans Saints Forums - blackandgold.com > Main > Saints

Bounty gavel could drop any minute now

this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; As the official start of the 2012 regular season approaches, all eyes could quickly be shifting to Louisiana, if Judge Helen G. Berrigan lifts the bounty suspensions of Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, Saints defensive end Will Smith, Browns linebacker Scott ...

Like Tree4Likes
  • 3 Post By saintfan
  • 1 Post By Rugby Saint II

Closed Thread
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 09-05-2012, 04:04 PM   #1
10000 POST CLUB
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Shreveport,Louisiana
Posts: 15,998
Exclamation Bounty gavel could drop any minute now

As the official start of the 2012 regular season approaches, all eyes could quickly be shifting to Louisiana, if Judge Helen G. Berrigan lifts the bounty suspensions of Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, Saints defensive end Will Smith, Browns linebacker Scott Fujita, and free-agent defensive end Anthony Hargrove.

Judge Berrigan could — and should — make a decision today. A request for a temporary restraining order makes time of the essence. The players believe they’ll be irreparably harmed if they aren’t permitted to play on Sunday. Even if Judge Berrigan disagrees (and her statements at the August 10 hearing in the case suggest that she agrees), she should make a ruling before Sunday. Otherwise, no ruling will operate as a rejection of the motion to lift the suspensions until the case concludes.

By waiting, she gives the NFL less time to appeal the decision. The problem is that, with each passing day, the suspended players will miss another practice in preparation for Sunday’s games.

If Judge Berrigan has a flair for the dramatic, a decision will come in the next hour, just in time to steal some of the league’s thunder as a new season launches.

Bounty gavel could drop any minute now | ProFootballTalk

"A Veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America" for an amount of "up to and including my life."
WhoDat!656 is offline  
Old 09-05-2012, 04:27 PM   #2
1000 Posts +
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Houston Tx
Posts: 1,219
Re: Bounty gavel could drop any minute now

Come on baby get done even though Vilma wouldn't play this week its still a sign that he plays this year.
Luda34 is offline  
Old 09-05-2012, 04:37 PM   #3
LET MY TEAM GO!
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Just north of COWGAL HELL
Posts: 296
Re: Bounty gavel could drop any minute now

With the TRO orders the judge made, the decision will not be made until next week at the earliest.

The appeals board should have their ruling released this week.

The appeals baord ruling will determine if and when the judge makes a ruling on the TRO requests. The players will have no other recourse under the CBA if the appeals board upholds the league process and punishments. Possibly opening the "legalality" for the judge to issue the TRO and open another legal issue surrounding ALL the suspensions.

The players will not be playing this week, but Week 2 is still "up in the air".

An Optimist sees the big picture and views obstacles as temporary hurdles
TXGSP is offline  
Old 09-05-2012, 05:06 PM   #4
Donated Plasma
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posts: 18,556
Blog Entries: 5
Re: Bounty gavel could drop any minute now

Whenever it drops I hope it lands on Roger's head
saintfan is offline  
Old 09-05-2012, 07:25 PM   #5
Bounty Money $$$
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA.
Posts: 23,691
Re: Bounty gavel could drop any minute now

Originally Posted by saintfan View Post
Whenever it drops I hope it lands on Roger's head
You tell them Zooey.
saintfan likes this.
Rugby Saint II is offline  
Old 09-05-2012, 07:25 PM   #6
Site Donor 2015
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Watford England
Posts: 8,709
Blog Entries: 1
Just watching the build up to tonigjts game.
The UK media following the party line and Whinging a out bounties.
Then they speak to a few players.

Ray Lewis
People talking about things they shouldn't talk about,things should be kept in house.Its not for the public to know about,if they only get half the story it looks bad.When I go out there I go out there to knock you out,we don't try and end careers but I'm going to hit the player with the ball and knock them out.


Steven Jackson
Wouldn't say much,I tend not to believe what's written and said until I know all the facts.

"Two receivers to the left, Garcon to the right. Manning in the shotgun, puts Collie in motion. Looks in his direction...it's picked off! It's picked off! It's Tracy Porter again! He's runnin' free! He's gonna go all the way!
lee909 is offline  
Old 09-05-2012, 09:38 PM   #7
In Doh We Trust
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 7,027
Blog Entries: 16
Re: Bounty gavel could drop any minute now

I hope she rules before Sunday. The comments on that site are mainly anti-Saints
homerj07 is offline  
Old 09-05-2012, 11:03 PM   #8
Site Donor
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Washington State
Posts: 1,326
Re: Bounty gavel could drop any minute now

"Bang, Bang,,,, the judges gavel came down on Roger's Head" In the tune of Maxwell's silver hammer... Everybody now!!!
bobdog86 is offline  
Closed Thread

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules

LinkBacks (?)
LinkBack to this Thread: https://blackandgold.com/saints/49561-bounty-gavel-could-drop-any-minute-now.html
Posted By For Type Date Hits
Bounty gavel could drop any minute now This thread Refback 09-05-2012 04:22 PM 6


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:36 PM.


Copyright 1997 - 2020 - BlackandGold.com
no new posts