My topic is on the Saint’s General Manager Mickey Loomis, and how he eavesdropped on other teams at his home field. I went and interviewed a few people, starting off with Ben Teeter. Ben’s opinion of the situation was that if Mickey Loomis knew about it then it was his fault. Ben also said that Mickey Loomis should be fined, but not suspended. The next person I interviewed was Jake Montgomery. Jake said that Mickey Loomis should be suspended for the acts that he did. He felt that they should get all of the games in the seasons that they had eavesdropped taken away. He also said that any awards or trophies they earned should be taken away. My opinion on the situation that occurred is that he knew about what was happening so he should be fined and then suspended for the acts that he did. I also think that Mickey Loomis should be fired for his actions, because it is not fair to the other teams that play in the league. It is an advantage over the other team and can be seen as cheating. The device in the Saints superdome was able to listen to the visiting teams coaches and players. It allowed them to hear their plays and strategies on how to win the game. This is not the first time that the Saints have cheated. The Saints have used a bounty program where coaches or other players give incentive money for players to knock specific players out of the game. For those actions the Saints head coach received a season long suspension. The head coach cannot do anything, negotiate, or have any contact with the team for the whole season. More suspensions have occurred with specific players in the bounty program. Some of the coach’s words were “I knew it was going on, I knew it was wrong, and I should have stopped it when it was going on.” He also said that it was my fault and I am sorry for all the players that have gotten hurt, because of the bounty program that we have used. Roger Goodell, the commissioner of the NFL, said, “The Saints players embraced the bounty program.”
By Jared Reed
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Jared, interesting article. I am unsure of the framing point of view you are trying to use here. Remember, this is not an editorial, so eave your opinions (even though they are important) out of your journalistic pieces. Journalism is about presenting the facts and truths, swaying an audience only through the use of a media frame.
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