I.M. Fletcher
2nd Team Getting Their First Start
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I know its been said about a thousand times in the past year, but above all the failures, this truly shows how misplaced Goodell is in his role of Commissioner.
You can get on the guy for having no moral fiber, for arrogance beyond all understanding, stupidity that is second to none, all of which would be warranted. But, now he has lost complete control of his delegates. Its one thing for us to say hes bad, but when the people you represent begin to act out in public like twelve year old girls, you have failed in your position.
It has been said countless times that Roger isnt getting fired because in the end, his job is to represent the owners and their interests. This is a total, unmitigated disaster in that regard. Having a prominent owner sling mud at another organization over he said/she said, I mean, it makes the league look like its run by Terrell Suggs.
I know most have already assumed that Goodell is clearly behind all of this, and has taken the leashes off his foaming owners, but that is exactly the failure. He has bent the integrity of the office for the benefit of himself. What does anyone think the outcome of this will be? How can the league see this as anything else but what it is? The league is failing, and in front of the worlds eyes.
There was a long stretch of time when Gary Bettman was the most hated person in sports since he seemed to have no idea what he was doing, and was seemingly ruining the sport in the process. In hindsight, while I dont agree with everything he did, at least you can see the forest through the trees. With Roger, he sees the trees, decided he didnt like the way they were looking at him, and set the world ablaze.
You can get on the guy for having no moral fiber, for arrogance beyond all understanding, stupidity that is second to none, all of which would be warranted. But, now he has lost complete control of his delegates. Its one thing for us to say hes bad, but when the people you represent begin to act out in public like twelve year old girls, you have failed in your position.
It has been said countless times that Roger isnt getting fired because in the end, his job is to represent the owners and their interests. This is a total, unmitigated disaster in that regard. Having a prominent owner sling mud at another organization over he said/she said, I mean, it makes the league look like its run by Terrell Suggs.
I know most have already assumed that Goodell is clearly behind all of this, and has taken the leashes off his foaming owners, but that is exactly the failure. He has bent the integrity of the office for the benefit of himself. What does anyone think the outcome of this will be? How can the league see this as anything else but what it is? The league is failing, and in front of the worlds eyes.
There was a long stretch of time when Gary Bettman was the most hated person in sports since he seemed to have no idea what he was doing, and was seemingly ruining the sport in the process. In hindsight, while I dont agree with everything he did, at least you can see the forest through the trees. With Roger, he sees the trees, decided he didnt like the way they were looking at him, and set the world ablaze.