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March 28, 2012, 11:54 AM

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Just how long have Bounty Programs been around? A lot longer than the few years the Saints had theirs in place..... Steelers fans implicitly know that certain players have been targeted by other teams...one in particular comes to mind......here's an article from a Baltimore source...

"One of my favorite things about last season was watching Jarret Johnson de-cleat Hines Ward in one of the Baltimore, Pittsburgh match ups. Of course I was happy we won the game and swept the series with our arch rivals but that play will always stand in my head as one of my favorite football memories.

Now here we are in the off season and Johnson is no longer a Raven and Ward is no longer a Steeler but we as Ravens fans will always have that hit to remember as our last memory of a hated rival. It's always that last hit that a player will remember. Game, set, match Ravens.

"I keep hearing about the hit," said Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs. "I hear JJ killed Hines Ward. I look forward to seeing it. During the game, there are about 2,000 things going on and you don???t get to see everything.

" When asked if the hit on Ward would draw an ovation, Suggs said: "It probably will. Hines Ward is definitely the guy we dislike the most, just like I???m the guy the Steelers dislike the most."

Hines has been a menace in Baltimore for years. He always had a knack for finding our players when they had their backs turned and blindsiding them with jarring blows. What's worse, he always had a big smile on his face afterwards. It's like he was a kid that knew he had gotten away with something bad and couldn't help but laugh about it.

Hines did not have a good season in 2011. Not only was he pushed down the depth chart by the Steelers younger and faster receivers but the hit by Johnson was not the only retribution Ward felt at the hands of his enemies. Ward also took a big hit by Ed Reed that kept him to a loss of yardage on the play and made him look old and slow. Then there was also the play where Ray Lewis and Bernard Pollard caused him to fumble the ball and leave the game with concussion like symptoms.

"When I hit him, I didn???t expect him to do a freakin??? flip," said Johnson. "I was just kind of reacting to the play. You don???t even remember a lot...

Kind of makes you think doesn't it? With all the talks of bounties going on in the NFL, do you think the Ravens may have had a bounty on their most despised rival?

Why not? Many players have stated over the years that Hines Ward is a dirty player and they do not get along with him. Especially Ed Reed who has been on the other side of some of Wards blindside hits over the years. In fact it would not surprise me if Ward had a little something to do with Reed's neck problems over the years. I mean, it can't have helped...

The Ravens must have known this would be Ward's last season as a Steeler. They also must have known that he would only be seeing the field on a limited basis due to the teams growing young receiving core. I think it is safe to say it was now or never this season for hunting Hines, and the Ravens knew it.

I hope that this is not the case but when you add it all up I'm sure Ward had a target on his back every time these two teams played each other. I suppose that is what he should expect though. This is a man's game and you can't go around giving cheap shots to a bunch of guys that pride themselves on being tough for a living. Yeah Ward had it coming, let's just hope that no money exchanged hands over it. I'm sure that John Harbaugh and the Ravens brass are much too responsible and mature for that type of thing."

I'm SURE they didn't.................

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March 28, 2012 12:33 PM ET

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Anyone who thinks the Saints were the only ones doing this is a fool, much like people thinking only the Pats ever did any videotaping.

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March 28, 2012 12:58 PM ET

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They were the only ones to get caught...and were told to stop three years ago when the investigation started...and they kept doing it!!

That is like getting busted with drugs, and before it gets adjudicated...you get busted again.
Now they throw the book at you...and then you start crying...Just shut up and do your time.

Like Tony Baretta said:
Don't do the crime if you can't do the time

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March 28, 2012 01:14 PM ET

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Originally posted 12:58 PM ET 03.28 by BGDUECE

Like Tony Baretta said:Don't do the crime if you can't do the time

I thought he was more known for his cockatoo.

TxHeat

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March 28, 2012 01:17 PM ET

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Originally posted 12:33 PM ET 03.28 by TxHeat

Anyone who thinks the Saints were the only ones doing this is a fool, much like people thinking only the Pats ever did any videotaping.

Name another team that was caught either putting a bounty on people or videotaping opponent's practices.

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March 28, 2012 01:18 PM ET

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Originally posted 01:14 PM ET 03.28 by TxHeat

I thought he was more known for his cockatoo.

Theme song...

BGDUECE

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March 28, 2012 01:19 PM ET

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Originally posted 12:58 PM ET 03.28 by BGDUECE

Like Tony Baretta said: Don't do the crime if you can't do the time

Very true.

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March 28, 2012 01:26 PM ET

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Originally posted 01:17 PM ET 03.28 by drip drop

Name another team that was caught either putting a bounty on people or videotaping opponent's practices.

THANK YOU FOR PROVING MY F88KING POINT!

TxHeat

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March 28, 2012 01:31 PM ET

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Originally posted 12:58 PM ET 03.28 by BGDUECE

Like Tony Baretta said:Don't do the crime if you can't do the time

But Baretta (Robert Blake) did do the crime (kill his wife), and was acquitted in real life.

So he did the crime but did not do the time!

Joe Mammy

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March 28, 2012 01:34 PM ET

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Hines came out far ahead in his own and his team's battles with the Ravens

Joe Mammy

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March 28, 2012 05:12 PM ET

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Originally posted 01:31 PM ET 03.28 by Joe Mammy

But Baretta (Robert Blake) did do the crime (kill his wife), and was acquitted in real life.So he did the crime but did not do the time!

Funny thing...he got acquitted...

BGDUECE

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March 28, 2012 05:55 PM ET

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Originally posted 01:31 PM ET 03.28 by Joe Mammy

But Baretta (Robert Blake) did do the crime (kill his wife), and was acquitted in real life.So he did the crime but did not do the time!

The jury decided that no crime was committed.

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March 28, 2012 09:28 PM ET

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Originally posted 05:55 PM ET 03.28 by Old No. 4

The jury decided that no crime was committed.

Huh? The jury decided no such thing....
The bullet that went through his wife was for real.
The jury decided Blake didn't do it.
That just means that in their opinion, somebody else did the crime.
But there is little doubt that a crime was committed.
And for good measure, just as in the OJ case, Blake did lose the civil case for millions of dollars, which ultimately led to him declaring bankruptcy.

Joe Mammy

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March 29, 2012 07:42 AM ET

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Originally posted 01:31 PM ET 03.28 by Joe Mammy

But Baretta (Robert Blake) did do the crime (kill his wife), and was acquitted in real life.So he did the crime but did not do the time!

She must have had a hoodie on, since it is now OK to kill unarmed people that wear them...
You think she had some tea & some skittles.

BGDUECE

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March 29, 2012 08:17 AM ET

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Originally posted 07:42 AM ET 03.29 by BGDUECE

She must have had a hoodie on, since it is now OK to kill unarmed people that wear them...You think she had some tea & some skittles.

Well....except for one particular hoodie-wearing individual that just got a slap on the wrist....

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March 29, 2012 08:33 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:28 PM ET 03.28 by Joe Mammy

Huh? The jury decided no such thing....The bullet that went through his wife was for real.The jury decided Blake didn't do it.That just means that in their opinion, somebody else did the crime.But there is little doubt that a crime was committed.And for good measure, just as in the OJ case, Blake did lose the civil case for millions of dollars, which ultimately led to him declaring bankruptcy.

what do blake and oj have in common = they did the ''job'' on their own [no accomplices],.....that's why they're walking the streets,.....[umm,.....except the juice].

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March 29, 2012 08:40 AM ET

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ps,........blame it on the prosecutors for not doing a thorough job to prosecute/prove these two idiots committed thier crime[s].,......the jury has to follow all instructions and decide based on the evidence presented to them if these 2 idiots ''did the deed'',......apparently the prosecution [$]ukked.

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March 29, 2012 08:43 AM ET

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last = there's no ''beyond a reasonable doubt'' in a civil-trial,.........that's why they were both found guilty.

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March 29, 2012 08:52 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:33 AM ET 03.29 by {+}MOTHER-MARGE{+}

what do blake and oj have in common = they did the ''job'' on their own [no accomplices],.....that's why they're walking the streets,.....[umm,.....except the juice].

Until juice decided to try his 'luck' in Vegas, he did quite well in the court rooms of Los Angeles. lady luck ran out on the juice.