Matt39 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 It's also an open secret in league circles that some owners, especially Woody Johnson of the Jets, resent the preferential treatment Goodell is perceived to extend to his inner circle. (As the football world waits for the commissioner's decision on whether to punish the Patriots for Deflategate, many are wondering how his relationship with Kraft will affect Goodell's ruling.) Long article, but worth the read: http://www.gq.com/sports/201502/roger-goodell-season-from-hell?currentPage=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southparkcpa Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I have heard more disdain this year than in any year past. While it aint roller derby or wresting....it is becoming very suspect. Goodell is proving to be a poor choice from a fan perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Poor Goodell, didn't he make like 45mill this year? I weep for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgb Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Goodell should do himself a favor a create a disciplinary board, with him as chair. As the sole decision-making authority, he is opening himself up to untold scrutiny for everything he does. The NFL needs consistency in how punishments are determined. Right now the best defense is hope Goodell got laid the night before he makes a decision and is in a good mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 from the gist of the article it sounds like Goodell handles the negotiating/money side of things while Kraft runs the on the field stuff. Robert Kraft is just as in charge as Roger is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Not sure why anyone thought we could trust a ginger not to ruin everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Schroy Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Roger Goodell Ripped by Former NFL Commissioner Paul TagliabueRead more: http://www.rollingst...6#ixzz3Pxn54oQU It's one thing for fans and journalists to hack away at the NFL's shield, it's another to have those who rely on it for protection to take a few whacks. And yet, in a new profile of embattled commissioner Roger Goodell's reign, GQ finds several folks willing to do just that – including the man who once wielded the shield, Goodell's predecessor Paul Tagliabue. The former commish takes Goodell to task for his myopic focus on the league's financial well being, especially in a year when its image has been tarnished by myriad off-field issues and its tone-deaf response to them. And when taken within the larger context of the NFL's ongoing – and , some would say, hypocritical – dealings with player safety, traumatic brain injuries and the health of former pros, Tagliabue can understand why Goodell's attention to the bottom line (above all else) is problematic, both within the league offices and the world at-large. "If they see you making decisions only in economic terms, they start to understand that and question what you're all about," he said. "There's a huge intangible value in peace. There's a huge intangible value in allies." Tagliabue served as NFL commissioner from 1989-2006, and was brought in by Goodell to conduct an independent appeals hearing following the infamous "Bountygate" scandal, when Goodell levied harsh penalties on New Orleans Saints players, coaches and front-office personnel for their involvement in an alleged bounty program that rewarded big hits. In December 2012, Tagliabue published a 22-page decision that vacated those punishments, and drove a deep wedge between the two former associates. "I talked to him after I issued the bounty decision. I explained I was doing it and why. He didn't think I would vacate all the discipline," Tagliabue said. "We haven't talked much since I left. It's been his decision. 'Bountygate' didn't help." In addition to his focus on finance and confrontational relationship with former and current NFL players, it's Goodell's preferential treatment of team owners – some more than others – that has put him at odds with many within the game. While he came down with swift justice against the Saints (a move that reportedly so angered New Orleans owner Tom Benson he resigned from three league committees in 2013), Goodell has been slow to react to the ongoing "Deflategate" issue currently plaguing the Super Bowl-bound New England Patriots. Some see that as a direct result of his friendship with Patriots owner Robert Kraft, a member of Goodell's so-called "inner circle." "Commissioners work for owners, and that shouldn't come as a shock to fans because it doesn't come as a shock to the players," DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association, tells GQ. "We are asked to be partners when it is convenient and – more frequently – told what to do when it is not. Owners ignored players when our union was founded, and our history has been one of forcing them to recognize players' rights. That paradigm will never stop." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Schroy Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Report: NFL investigation has “zeroed in” on Patriots locker room attendant Posted by Josh Alper on January 26, 2015, 3:34 PM EST Last week, the NFL released a statement saying they were continuing their investigation into under-inflated footballs used by the Patriots during their AFC Championship game victory over the Colts to determine if the deflation was “the result of deliberate action” by the Patriots. Coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady both denied any knowledge of what happened and Belichick offered up an explanation via scientific experimentation on Saturday, but Jay Glazer of FOX Sports reports that the league has “zeroed in” on a team employee in their investigation. Per Glazer, the league has interviewed a Patriots locker room attendant who allegedly took footballs from the officials locker room after they had been inspected and approved “to another area on way to field” before the start of the game. There’s reportedly video of this attendant with the balls, although Glazer adds that the league’s investigators are “still gauging” if the attendant, called a “strong person of interest,” had anything to do with the deflation. The Patriots are on their way to Arizona right now. If anyone’s betting on the first question Belichick gets asked after arrival, it would probably be unwise to bet on anything other than Glazer’s report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 the NFL really has zero respect for its customer. The rogue ball boy theory lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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