RayClay
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Wow, media is really holding Goodell's feet to the fire making sure he enforces these textbook rule violations.
Supposedly there are several investigations at the moment:
1) deflategate
2) noisegate
3) textgate
4) tampergate (both Dallas and the Jets)
Goodell has shown that unlike most successful CEOs he's incapable of forging "the deal". Kraft forged the big television deal. Kraft had to step in and broker the CBA. His ruling against the Saints was overturned on appeal. Volumes have been said regarding his inept PR handling of the Rice situation. Previously we'd speculated that absent these CEO capabilities perhaps Goodell's talents lay as a good administrator of the league front office. With the incessant leaks and Kensil running wild we know that to be false.
Goodell is The Emperor Without Clothes. I cannot believe that owners looking at this can't come to the obvious and overwhelming conclusion that he adds little to no value.
The next commissioner does not have to be a jack of all trades. If a true deal making marketing oriented CEO with at least some administrative ability can't be found, owners need to decide what specific talents the next CEO MUST have and what missing capabilities might be filled by owner(s), and perhaps an operational executive to handle the day to day behind the scenes. I've oversimplified but it's a simple problem in organizational design. Perhaps conflicting interests and agendas of the herd of cats owners prevent it from being addressed effectively. I know that I could fix it, given the go.
This should be required reading not only for every Pats fan, but for every business school class in the nation. Usually we complain about CEO's who make more for doing less. I only wish this was the case. This corrupt and inept pus package as made something like $7o or 80MM dollars the last 2 year. 2 years where his ineptness has significantly damaged the league he purports to run.Goodell has shown that unlike most successful CEOs he's incapable of forging "the deal". Kraft forged the big television deal. Kraft had to step in and broker the CBA. His ruling against the Saints was overturned on appeal. Volumes have been said regarding his inept PR handling of the Rice situation. Previously we'd speculated that absent these CEO capabilities perhaps Goodell's talents lay as a good administrator of the league front office. With the incessant leaks and Kensil running wild we know that to be false.
Goodell is The Emperor Without Clothes. I cannot believe that owners looking at this can't come to the obvious and overwhelming conclusion that he adds little to no value.
The next commissioner does not have to be a jack of all trades. If a true deal making marketing oriented CEO with at least some administrative ability can't be found, owners need to decide what specific talents the next CEO MUST have and what missing capabilities might be filled by owner(s), and perhaps an operational executive to handle the day to day behind the scenes. I've oversimplified but it's a simple problem in organizational design. Perhaps conflicting interests and agendas of the herd of cats owners prevent it from being addressed effectively. I know that I could fix it, given the go.
Therein lies the problem, the owners/teams just keep making more and more money, and this past Superbowl was the most watched program of all time... as long as that trend continues, no amount of controversy/ineptitude on Goodell's part will be enough to overtake that. It's ALL about the money, not integrity, not good sportsmanship, not anything like that.. just money, and since Goodell has taken over the NFL continues to get bigger, and bigger, and bigger, and bigger...This should be required reading not only for every Pats fan, but for every business school class in the nation. Usually we complain about CEO's who make more for doing less. I only wish this was the case. This corrupt and inept pus package as made something like $7o or 80MM dollars the last 2 year. 2 years where his ineptness has significantly damaged the league he purports to run.
Now it's pretty clear he's lost complete administrative control of his own office. Either that or he is complicit in the embarrassing series of leaks coming from his own offices. By ANY measurement of business productivity the man is a freakin' DISASTER. If a CEO of a similarly sized multi billion dollar corporation was damaging his company as badly, there would be SEC investigations and the Justice Department would be looking to get involved. In just 2 short years (where he made an obscene amount of money) this man is likely to make Mark Cuban's remark about the NFL's decline go from wacky to prescient
It's ALL about the money, not integrity, not good sportsmanship, not anything like that.. just money, and since Goodell has taken over the NFL continues to get bigger, and bigger, and bigger, and bigger...
Supposedly there are several investigations at the moment:
1) deflategate
2) noisegate
3) textgate
4) tampergate (both Dallas and the Jets)