Unless you mean Bounty Bowls I&II, and, no, I won't let it go. Trying to end peoples careers just because you can is SICK. I mean, the Cowboys were 1-15 that year; it's one thing to pile it on against an inferior team, but you don't have to TRY to cause injuries. I know there's a school of thought like that among coaches (thankfully not as bad as it once was, thanks to higher visibility) but that just makes it a communicable disease. And I think the guy coaching the Saints D has it. Making your opponents UNABLE to play doesn't make you a great coach, it makes you guilty of assault. I'm not likely to forget, but for those who know the story Aikman clearly alluded to it when Favre got hit after that handoff in the first quarter. Sure, he may believe in "letting them play" more than I do (OTOH, I probably remember his concussions better than he does, though I DO think QBs are coddled today) but there IS a line, and the Saints crossed it more than once, as even the officials agree.

No, everyone whoever coached under Buddy Ryan isn't dirty any more than everyone who coached under Madden (and even by Raiders standards those were some of the dirtiest teams ever. ) However, if the shoe fits, wear it, and in this case there's some significant evidence against the guy. My recent history just makes that doubly offensive in Sundays game.