And true to form Arrested Development was off the air soon after
Goodell has indeed jumped the shark
Just stop and think of ALL the various scandals he's been involved in... the talking heads who called him a liar, early on... ESPN cleared the ranks of any reporters who didn't care that ESPN pays the MOST for NFL game broadcast rights yet gets the LEAST bang for their buck
It was likely deemed a win win by ESPN higher ups to serve as Goodell's Propaganda network while getting all those juicy scoops
http://thebiglead.com/2015/07/31/espn-nfl-criticism-simmons-goodell-mortensen/
Too bad the Judge went and released the transcripts and the wheels fell off the Propaganda bus, illustrating that time after time after time ESPN was shown to be used by the NFL issuing false information
Both Goodell and ESPN are all in but depending on what Judge Berman says - and given the growing chorus of non-Patriots media talking heads pointing out the numerous lies of Goodell, I think the owners will begin to feel more heat (if we keep up the pressure on them) and ultimately decide to make Roger their sacrificial lamb to protect their own so-called "integrity"
I honestly think it may be too late - it would not surprise me if Berman comes down heavy on this abomination of justice and a farce of an independent investigation and impartial appeal and that reporters finally begin to ask WHY certain owners are in support of Goodell given that their own Article VIII says that ONLY a person of "unquestioned integrity shall be employed as Commissioner"
They base their prosecution of Brady on their Constitution, and Goodell's sweeping powers on Article VIII - but I think we continue a drum beat of citing the opening paragraph of that same Article and Constitution which CLEARLY states Goodell CANNOT remain as Commissioner given the proof of so many lies he's been caught in
In my opinion this all starts with Goodell being called out for lying under oath to a US District Court Judge for denying he knew Ray Rice assaulted his wife to be in that elevator - and the subsequent fallout including that over the 2 game suspension that had just 28% of NFL fans supporting him to continue as Commissioner and just 20% of women NFL fans backing him
This scandal was presented on a silver platter and Goodell, the old PR guru, saw a golden opportunity to ingratiate himself to 31 owners and fans of 31 teams
Unfortunately for him the truth has come out
I do believe his days are numbered - but only if the owners feel the pressure of fans holding the OWNERS responsible for the lack of integrity in the NFL offices