http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ayer-says-belichick-paid-him-to-start-fights/ I dont believe this for one second, Bill would NEVER do this, hes way to classy to do this. JK
I was going to say, this sounds really familiar... http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/news/story?id=5484047 In Gholston's case, Ryan was so concerned by the player's lack of fire that he actually assigned backup center Rob Turner -- the Jets' version of a hockey goon -- to pick a fight with Gholston in practice. It's a macho thing; the objective is to see if Gholston is man enough to respond. Ryan apparently liked the outcome because he used an off-color, coming-of-age description to compliment Gholston to his coaches. After Saturday night's preseason victory at Carolina, Gholston was put in a tough spot, admitting to reporters that he didn't know the fight was staged until the show aired Wednesday night. Gholston didn't say he was offended by Ryan's unusual tactic, but he also didn't sound like he loved it. In essence, his coach was questioning his toughness in front of a nation of reality-TV junkies. "Fighting? We can do that if necessary, but my job is always to try to become a better football player and try to help this team win," Gholston said at his locker after perhaps his best showing as a pro. "They saw how I responded. I ain't scared of no fighting." On the field, Gholston and McKnight reacted favorably to the "Hard Knocks" fallout, both playing with more tenacity than before. So maybe Ryan is a motivational genius. But it's always a bit dicey when unadulterated criticism becomes public, especially when it involves the issue of toughness. Maybe I'm wrong about this too, but I thought practice squad players' salaries are set (not negotiated) and do not count against the 53-man roster cap unless they're brought up?
Who cares, football is a man game and fighting is part of it. This isn't figure skating where the sequined outfits cost as much as your Gucci sandals. This is a non story...
I don't think this is a big deal. Presumably Belly and Kraft are paying players to be aggressive, so giving someone a few bucks to fire the team up seems hardly criminal. On the other hand, making a guy play with multiple concussions to the point which now his life is ruined . . . in that case, yes, I think Belly should be charged, convicted, and frogmarched to the Middlesex County House of Correction.
I think most coaches probably do this. It's a motivational tactic that is part of any good coaches repetoire
Pro football talk is such a shitty "journalism" site. Makes up controversies all the time, gets its facts wrong all the time, sucks a fat cock all the time. How does anyone take this site seriously? Plus, Florio sucks, too. Where did this clown come from?
One thing that is amazing about Belichick is that he has seemed to put the fear of God into Pats Beat Writers. It appears that every single Pats writer/reporter refuse to say anything close to negative about the Patriots. I've seen multiple writers SUPPORT Belichicks atrocious drafting. Yes Belichick has gotten plently of quality players in the draft, but he has cut alot more than drafted well. Belichick has gotten moronic in the recent drafts as well. He has a bunch of picks next year, and if he doesnt use them to trade up into the 5th-10th to get the top players(almost guaranteed players) than he needs to be called out for being a moron. Especially with the rookie salary cap back to this report the only thing in question would be.. How much money did the player receive? Enough to reach 'bonus' $ in contracts? Besides those questions, who cares. If he got a couple grand, good for him, but if he reached umm the $100,000 level, well then it would be a problem, but I doubt this.
This is good stuff in that same vein maybe we could pay a player to beat Bellichick up. Other than who gives a shit this goes on in hockey all the time.
it obviously was. my point is if the $ reached a high level that could fuck with a salary cap, then this is a problem.
