[OneVike]

First off, I never claimed we lost because of the way they ended Favre’s career. I agree that as usual he tried to make take it all on his shoulders and threw the int. I think that if he was patient we would have beaten the saints.

Anyway, do you claim the saints did not have orders from their D coach to take out the QBs? After all, that is why he got banished from the NFL forever. His players admitted it to the independent investigators.

[John O]

(I had to do it!)

[prof.h.mandingo]

Every team on defense has “orders” to take out the quarterback. Orders is a silly term. I guess you never played defense. The idea is to knock the crap out of the ball carrier or the offensive player. You intimidate the other guy. Receivers get “alligator arms” when they go across the middle of the field. At lest they used to. Some still do.
Defender don't need orders to take out the other guy. It is what you do. You don't want to kill him but if he has to sit the bench for awhile then mission accomplished.
Funny how the “investigation” sort of petered out when Vilma sued the NFL. It was hearsay and the problem was every other team did it to some degree of form.
BTW the very next year when the Giants were in the playoffs did you hear the locker room speech of their defensive coach? Take out the legs of the Frisco receiver as he had a bum knee going into the playoffs.
Sorry these are big boys playing a big boy game for lots of money and fame. No holds barred and if you think it is different you are being naive.