Not to bring up the deflation issue yet again, but I think I am more annoyed and frustrated with Roger Goodell than the Patriots.
When does Goodell get reprimanded? When does Goodell get called to the carpet? His actions as NFL commissioner have been questionable at best. Is he going to kill the golden goose that is the NFL?
Goodell has been the NFL commissioner since September 1, 2006.
Since he has been in office:
2011 NFL lockout
2012 referee lockout
Ray Rice domestic abuse situation
Adrian Peterson child abuse situation
New Orleans bounty program scandal
New England video taping scandal
officiating rule changes (illegal contact, pass interference, defensive holding unnecessary roughness etc.)
Brain damage/concussion/CTE lawsuit
New England football deflation scandal
His handling of these situations has been flawed including this most recent deflation scandal. He has handled several situations poorly.
I get that he makes the owners money but is he really improving the game? I can make an argument that he is making it worse!
Damn, I miss Tagliabue.
I'm not trying to defend the guy but isn't he really just a puppet for the owners anyway?
We may see him as a bumbling idiot who is ruining the game(I don't go quite this far but I'm certainly no fan)but he is keeping revenue up.
The game would have been successful on its own during his reign, maybe except for pumping London, and he's been balls-less this season given the 2 abuse incidents, especially RR, which I am sure any BBIer would have handled better.
I know the reality is he is the puppet, but you would think owners would at lesst make a public gesture to chastise him, then turn around and wink at him.
Teflon?
Hell, to some, Goodell is more responsible for the Ray Rice incident than Rice himself.
The guy can't win. If he tries to do things for player safety, people say he's pussifying the game, but then when he talks about extending the regular season, people say he doesn't give a shit about the players.
It's almost like Goodell becomes the buffer for people to bitch about, even when he isn't even the one people should bitch at.
I can imagine Pats fans think its weird because they think that, if the tapes were made public, it would leave them some elbow room to argue that the contents of what was taped were trivial, and the team didn't deserve to be punished. But I don't see why anyone else would really care.
I can imagine Pats fans think its weird because they think that, if the tapes were made public, it would leave them some elbow room to argue that the contents of what was taped were trivial, and the team didn't deserve to be punished. But I don't see why anyone else would really care.
Beacuse its incredibly misleading especially when there are rumors that it was worse than reported. Now this, with the same team, and he hasn't said a word.
People say he's the owners puppet; if you actually think that then you aren't paying attention. This guy beats to his own drum and he's done a deploravle job. The NFL making money is akin the the Hunger Games generating a billion dollars, it means absolutely nothing.