Quindi abbiamo anche il filmato e l'audio di quello che diceva Williams....e forse la cosa è ancora più grave per lui e Payton perché è evidente che, nonostante il presidente dei Saints avesse espressamente chiesto di far terminare queste consuetudini, loro se ne sono sbattuti e per loro era normale.Rocky wrote:Yahoo Sports' Michael Silver has obtained audio of Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams instructing his defenders to physically injure 49ers offensive players during the clubs' 2011 playoff game.
The audio was captured by filmmmaker Sean Pamphilon, who was doing a documentary on former Saints S Steve Gleason in his battle back from ALS. Gleason was on the sideline during the game. Williams speaks of dealing 49ers QB Alex Smith a "remember me" shot, reinjuring 49ers PR Kyle Williams, and hitting 49ers RB Frank Gore in the head during pileups. Williams wanted WR Michael Crabtree to suffer a debilitating injury. "We need to decide whether Crabtree wants to be a fake-ass prima donna or he wants to be a tough guy," Williams said. "We need to find that out, and he becomes human when you [expletive] take out that outside ACL."
Che roba veramente ridicola.
Comunque adesso ripensandoci, durante la diretta della partita, avevo notato qualche colpo dei Saints un po' gratuito. Ricordo per esempio ad inizio partita, con i 49ers nei pressi della endzone un colpo terrificante di Roman Harper (forse proprio sul caso di Gore). Me lo ricordo bene perché tra me e me avevo pensato che se quel colpo fosse arrivato da Clark o Harrison sarebbe venuto giù prima il topic del live e poi una bella multa da Goodell.
Said Pamphilon: “At one point Williams says, ‘We hit [expletive] Smith right there’ – then he points under his chin [and continues] – ‘remember me.’ Then he rubs his thumb against his index and middle fingers – the cash sign – and says, ‘I got the first one. I got the first one. Go get it. Go lay that [expletive] out.’
Early in the 12-minute speech, Williams told his players, “Kill the head, the body will die” – one of the coach’s signature phrases, according to numerous current and former Saints defenders. In this case, Williams designated 49ers halfback Frank Gore as “the head” and then ratcheted up the rhetoric.
After talking about the prospect of players laying a “remember me” shot on Smith, Williams said, “We’re gonna swarm. We’re gonna dominate the line of scrimmage. And we’re gonna kill the [expletive] head. Every single one of you, before you get off the pile, affect the head … continue to touch and affect the head.”