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Payton drops dime on Buccaneers
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08:52 AM ET 11.05 | New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton admitted that his team blew the whistle on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday for leaving quarterback Josh Freeman off their injury report with an apparently-minor thumb injury. Payton also admitted that "a little gamesmanship" was probably involved. "Listen, I think when your quarterback's on NFL Network with a splint on his thumb, normally he's on the injury report," said Payton, who later joked, "At least take the splint off before you go on NFL Network, right?" The Saints informed the NFL that Freeman should have appeared on the injury report since he was clearly dealing with an injury, albeit minor. And the NFL then told the Buccaneers to make the adjustment.
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I'm still mad these guys dropped so many points on my Colts. Maybe not so angry at the Saints, but angry that Indy had no idea how to stop them.
Stuart MacDougal
Indianapolis, IN
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You don't want to say someone dropped a dime bag too loud....
no friend of mine
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That's worse than dropping a deuce.
Stuart MacDougal
Indianapolis, IN
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Nice!
Mangler.
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After the way his QB got pushed around last week, he might better spend his time dropping some blocking schemes or plays or a OL or two.
I think Brees has been sacked 19 times so far this year. Most ever per game in his time in NO.
50yearfan
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Is this Sean Peyton's biggest problem... a splint on a QB's thumb. Dude, look at last weeks game film
Packer stuck in…
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Anything to get into an opponent's head, huh Sean?
Cheesy Texan
Converse , TX
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Seems like a petty and insignificant gesture, what's the point?
Mangler.
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It was the first thing the interns saw on the wire?
Mr Steeler
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Absolutely agree. This is Mangina territory.
Canuck eh?
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Where did he even FIND a pay phone? Is it really still a dime? Now that is the real story.
" Help me information
more than this I cannot ask"
goood tune.
50yearfan
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Better save that gamesmanship for the next time you play the freaking Rams coach....
Commodore Fan
Nashville, TN
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The list sent in to the League is a joke. Because some coaches were hiding injuries ( BB you sneaky bassttard, you ), the Vegas bookies were getting burned on the betting lines and the NFL responded.
Sooo, now if a guy has a head cold on Wednesday, you have to list him as an illness-questionable/probable and on and on. but of course all you have to say about anybody is " game time decision."
50yearfan
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Once again Fifty hit it on the head. Only one reason for an injury report. Vegas Baby. They put the fear of the injury report into Jerry Jones years ago. Don't mess around with those guys or you'll wake up with your QB's head in your bed.
SteveDallas
Amarillo, TX
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two of my favorite words together....burned bookie.....ok second to bj.....
no friend of mine
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Surely the league and Las Vegas aren't nudging each other behind the curtain...
Otis B. Driftwood
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and in other news grass is still green
TheMetalVagabond
Pascoag , RI
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either that or thumb wrestling
TheMetalVagabond
Pascoag , RI
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I see you!
CREEPY FACE !!
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Not mine! It never recovered from the hot dry summer of 2010.
Debbie Does
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