Were Carter's BountyGate Comments Out of Line?
SodaHead Sports
2012/05/09 19:00:00
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Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist and former NFL wide receiver Cris Carter has come oh-so-close to being enshrined on the grand stage. So close he could taste it. Many fans of the Minnesota Vikings legend still wonder why he's not in the Hall of Fame yet. After Carter's recent comments on ESPN Radio though, the player turned football analyst's chances of getting inducted may have gone down drastically.
Carter was on the “Hill and Schlereth” radio show and was asked about the New Orleans Saints scandal we now all know as BountyGate. They specifically asked him about the players that were suspended an entire season, as a result of the NFL's thorough investigation. Carter's answered may have surprised a lot of people. "I'm guilty of (bounties) -- I mean first time I've ever admitted it -- but I put a bounty on guys before," Carter said on ESPN Radio. "I put bounties on guys. If a guy tries to take me out, a guy takes a cheap shot on me? I put a bounty on him right now!"
He elaborated on his point, bringing up an example from personal experience. “[Former NFL player] Bill Romanowski -- he told me he was going to take me out before the game, warmups. No problem. (He said) 'I'm gonna end your career Carter.' No problem. I put a little change on his head before the game. [I have to] Protect myself...Protect my family.” As an offensive player who's the target of tough NFL defenses and, at times, a victim of dirty plays, it's understandable that Carter would be concerned.
At the same time, isn't an offensive line's job in football to protect each other and block opposing defenses without bounties on the line? Carter not only potentially opened the flood gates for further investigation by the NFL, but also broke unwritten rules among his fellow football players. That being said, was Cris Carter right to bring the concept of NFL bounties to light?
Carter was on the “Hill and Schlereth” radio show and was asked about the New Orleans Saints scandal we now all know as BountyGate. They specifically asked him about the players that were suspended an entire season, as a result of the NFL's thorough investigation. Carter's answered may have surprised a lot of people. "I'm guilty of (bounties) -- I mean first time I've ever admitted it -- but I put a bounty on guys before," Carter said on ESPN Radio. "I put bounties on guys. If a guy tries to take me out, a guy takes a cheap shot on me? I put a bounty on him right now!"
He elaborated on his point, bringing up an example from personal experience. “[Former NFL player] Bill Romanowski -- he told me he was going to take me out before the game, warmups. No problem. (He said) 'I'm gonna end your career Carter.' No problem. I put a little change on his head before the game. [I have to] Protect myself...Protect my family.” As an offensive player who's the target of tough NFL defenses and, at times, a victim of dirty plays, it's understandable that Carter would be concerned.
At the same time, isn't an offensive line's job in football to protect each other and block opposing defenses without bounties on the line? Carter not only potentially opened the flood gates for further investigation by the NFL, but also broke unwritten rules among his fellow football players. That being said, was Cris Carter right to bring the concept of NFL bounties to light?
Hopefully college won't go down the hill.
I was already done with the idiot Pro Basketball.. Now I will just see if I care about Pro Football idiots come fall.
Maybe I will start watching Rugby or those people across the ponds version of futball.
Everyone is making to big a deal out of this.
The rules have changed a bit with more emphasis on elimination of cheap shots/ In Chris Carters day it was not so. You were down field pretty much alone and exposed leaping often exposing rib cages and off balance to catch. Smart DBs know this and many will and have taken cheap shots! Especially, if you're as good as Chris Carter and you've already burned the coverage a few times on a given day. Now figuring you're lineman cannot come down field? Who ya gonna call?
Now sooner or later it's a run play and your lineman are now free to roam! Now Chris say playing that other Black n Blue Division nemesis da Bears at Soldiers Field. You lean in the huddle and say "see #27?" "Steak on me @ The Chophouse after"!
But the game has changed for the better! The guy below is completely exposed and not a lineman in sight!
That said, it is enough to know that Bill may come out for him. It may tip some game planning. You make that comment, and Bill is slotted to keep tabs on Carter all day, early on you get a good hard lick on him and then he's in your head. So what do you do, you go to your buddies and do something about it. Keep an extra eye on Bill and I'll get you a good lunch.
This is no big deal AND if you look at it from a real world and not an ideal world lens you'll understand whats going on.
Just because they caught the Saints on tape...don't be that naive and think that the Giants didn't target the return man that fumbled twice and cost the 49ers the game. The same one the Saint's coach was talking about. The Giants were just more effective.