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They are major problem(s), but, not THE main problem.

The NFL could snip this in the bud, but, they won't. The main problem is:

The NFL itself.

THEY are the main problem...as a whole.

This league is really showing it's true colors as of late...and it's rotten to the core.

The NFL doesn't want dynasties. They want every team equal. If one team outshines over all of them (the Pats)...Goodell (via the NFL) will do whatever it takes (nefariously) to take them down a notch or two.

It's more probable than not...that the NFL is THE main problem at hand.
 
Goodell is the NFL.

He is their do-boy, and represents them in every way.
 
TommyD420 said:
The owners.

The owners and Roger Goodell are the same thing. He works for them, his job is to do exactly what they want him to.
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I know that, but, did Nixon get impeached? Goodell is the spokesman. Who are his bosses? Who does he answer to?
 
Big/Sky/Fly said:
I know that, but, did Nixon get impeached? Goodell is the spokesman. Who are his bosses? Who does he answer to?
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He's making them tons of money he isn't going anywhere
 
Big/Sky/Fly said:
I know that, but, did Nixon get impeached? Goodell is the spokesman. Who are his bosses? Who does he answer to?
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Goodell's not the spokesman. Aiello's the spokesman. Goodell is there to operate the NFL on a day-to-day basis so people like Kraft can sit around all day deciding whether or not to charge another three cents for a hot dog.

So long as he makes sure that anti-trust exemption doesn't go anywhere, and money keeps flowing through the pipeline, they're going to let him do whatever he wants, on what's considered an insignificant issue by "the 32".

They're not going to care unless they start being dragged into court. And that won't happen, because that's why they hired Goodell.

So, Goodell is the NFL, The NFL is Roger Goodell.

And Nixon wasn't impeached, he quit before they could.
 
TommyD420 said:
Goodell's not the spokesman. Aiello's the spokesman. Goodell is there to operate the NFL on a day-to-day basis so people like Kraft can sit around all day deciding whether or not to charge another three cents for a hot dog.

So long as he makes sure that anti-trust exemption doesn't go anywhere, and money keeps flowing through the pipeline, they're going to let him do whatever he wants, on what's considered an insignificant issue by "the 32".

They're not going to care unless they start being dragged into court. And that won't happen, because that's why they hired Goodell.

So, Goodell is the NFL, The NFL is Roger Goodell.

And Nixon wasn't impeached, he quit before they could.
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"That doesn't mean that someone without the background can't do a bang-up job. But I do think that adds something meaningful. When you are trying to manage the industry, you have a board of directors (owners) full of independent people all of whom, given their success, think they know everything. But the job is to lead that board of directors. That's actually what the commissioner's job is. It's no different than a CEO with a board of directors."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...m-silver-roger-goodell-gary-bettman/14016343/

:coffee:
 
Big/Sky/Fly said:
"That doesn't mean that someone without the background can't do a bang-up job. But I do think that adds something meaningful. When you are trying to manage the industry, you have a board of directors (owners) full of independent people all of whom, given their success, think they know everything. But the job is to lead that board of directors. That's actually what the commissioner's job is. It's no different than a CEO with a board of directors."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...m-silver-roger-goodell-gary-bettman/14016343/

:coffee:
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You read what you just bolded, right?

Roger Goodell - Chief Executive Officer of the NFL. So long as the "board members" don't get dragged into court, and they're still making more money than they can count, then they're going to let him do whatever he wants, and support him 100%. They have no reason not to.

Roger Goodell is the NFL. The NFL is Roger Goodell. :coffee:
 
Very interesting article on Goodell.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-nfl-commissioner-roger-goodell/

Steve Kroft: Now how much power do you have?


Goodell: I don't look at it in those terms. I have to make a lot of decisions that aren't in the best interests of individuals, whether they be owners, club executives, players. But I have to make sure the integrity of the game is protected at all times.


Kroft: And who decides what the integrity of the game is?


Goodell: That's my job.
 
Beaglebay said:
Very interesting article on Goodell.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-nfl-commissioner-roger-goodell/

Steve Kroft: Now how much power do you have?


Goodell: I don't look at it in those terms. I have to make a lot of decisions that aren't in the best interests of individuals, whether they be owners, club executives, players. But I have to make sure the integrity of the game is protected at all times.


Kroft: And who decides what the integrity of the game is?


Goodell: That's my job.
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Bang up job Roger, you're making your bosses look very good! :coffee:
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Beaglebay said:
Very interesting article on Goodell.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-nfl-commissioner-roger-goodell/

Steve Kroft: Now how much power do you have?


Goodell: I don't look at it in those terms. I have to make a lot of decisions that aren't in the best interests of individuals, whether they be owners, club executives, players. But I have to make sure the integrity of the game is protected at all times.


Kroft: And who decides what the integrity of the game is?


Goodell: That's my job.
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That article is from Jan, 2012. Roger's power went up considerably after he re-wrote the Personal Conduct Policy following the RRice debacle.

I thought these comments by Kraft were telling and may have some bearing on Kraft withdrawing from deflategate litigation.

Robert Kraft: I wish we could get people in Washington to lead the way Roger leads.
Robert Kraft owns the New England Patriots.
Kraft: His job is impossible because dealing, it's not like a normal board of directors. It's 32 members of the board of directors who each think they know how to run the league better than he does. So it requires a good sense of balance.
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More on Roger and this explains a lot. ROFL A Colts fan, a Baltimore fan, a Jets intern...

Kroft: I hear you're a pretty tough customer. I hear that you can be cold and confrontational if necessary.
Goodell: I think you have to be in this job from time to time. I take my responsibilities very seriously. And I wanna make the league better. And to do that, you can't make everybody happy.
At age 52, he has spent his entire career working at the NFL, starting out as an intern who once drove NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle. And this is the only job he ever wanted, like most fans his age his love of the game is shaped by its history and by his early memories.
He grew up in Washington, rooting for the Baltimore Colts and Johnny Unitas. And he has never forgotten it. When we were in Baltimore, he stopped to pay tribute at the statue of Unitas that now stands outside Baltimore's stadium.
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Under league rules the teams are required to share most of their revenue with each other. Which is always a sticking point with some of the most successful franchises and the more politically conservative owners.
Kroft: I mean that's socialism, isn't it?
Goodell: It is a form of socialism. And it's worked quite well for us. So we try to combine socialism and capitalism. How can we socialize by sharing our revenue in a way that will allow every team the ability to compete?
It's not just socialism. The NFL is essentially a cartel, albeit a legal one, thanks to a limited exemption from anti-trust laws granted by Congress more than 50 years ago.
Kroft: You've got 32 competing teams, but they share 80 percent of the revenues. You operate a draft for new players. There are salary caps. You depend on public tax money to help fund your stadiums.
Goodell: Well, we look at it as trying to create the most competitive league we can. One of the things we want every fan to feel in the country is hope when the season starts that their team can end up holding that Super Bowl trophy. And one of the stats we're most proud of in the last nine years we've had at least one team go from last to first.
The result is a financially engineered equality that allows a small town team in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to compete with a metropolis like New York. It produces lots of close games and those unscripted dramas that are essential to the NFL's appeal.



Every Monday morning, in the league's New York Command Center, Commissioner Goodell and top officials conduct the ultimate Monday morning quarterback session, dissecting and discussing the weekend's most controversial plays. (bet they had fun with the ineligible receivers - those damned Pats again!)
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Goodell: Well, we look at it as trying to create the most competitive league we can. One of the things we want every fan to feel in the country is hope when the season starts that their team can end up holding that Super Bowl trophy. And one of the stats we're most proud of in the last nine years we've had at least one team go from last to first.

The result is a financially engineered equality that allows a small town team in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to compete with a metropolis like New York. It produces lots of close games and those unscripted dramas that are essential to the NFL's appeal.
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A financially engineered equality.

Talk about Orwellian.

That sounds like something Roger would say after having one of his interns dragged into the basement to be given injections that will turn them into his personal pod people.

We did it for their own good and also for the good of everyone.....it was a financially engineered equality.....oh, and death to all Patriots lovers!
 
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