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You are assuming it is an either /or situation . I think its all three with a huge stinking pile of stupid mushed in.I think it is worthwhile to explore Goodell's potential motive for allowing this circus to proceed. All based in conjecture, since I'm just a guy sitting in a snowstorm with no special knowledge on the subject. What is more likely?
As much as I disliked Dukakis in his day, I agree with him when he says "A fish stinks from the head." I think it's time for a counter offensive and when the Patriots are exonerated, a full court press to remove Goodell from his position is necessary.
- Misfeasance He's a corporate tool with a process focus instead of a results focus and is unable to lead the organization. The office of the NFL therefore has no ability to discriminate between minutiae and importance. They follow processes blindly and you get horrible results that fly in the face of common sense (see Ray Rice, Josh Gordon, Adrian Peterson, DeflateGate for this year alone).
- Malfeasance: He's being driven by some other owners to take down the league's most successful franchise in an effort to "restore balance" and give the other owners a chance to make a buck on playoff appearances. Perhaps his dislike of Belichick drove this and he overreached and impacted Brady and Kraft - two people he thought could survive it.
- Self Preservation: After the PR nightmares streamed through this season and it became clear that his $40M/yr gravy train was in jeopardy, Goodell decided to strike back. Knowing the Kraft is one of the most influential owners (and therefore deciders of his future), Goodell decided to strike at Kraft in an effort to be able to claim his ultimate firing was personally motivated as payback, not justifiable based on poor performance.
http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/f...01/27/no-turning-back-robert-kraft-offers-draIt also stands to reason that this incident has now likely driven a wedge between Kraft and commissioner Roger Goodell, who have been BFF’s for the better part of the last five seasons. No owner has been more loyal to Goodell over the course of his tenure, which has included embarrassing public displays where the Patriots’ owner has unequivocally backed Goodell. As a result, this could greatly impact the league’s power structure on a number of levels, particularly if you believe any of the GQ piece that was posted on Monday that called Kraft the “assistant commissioner” and Goodell’s “fiercest advocate and defender.”
Ultimately, Kraft delivered a broadside to the league on Monday, staking his reputation and the reputation of his franchise on the fact that the league is conducting a baseless investigation that’s totally without merit. It’s a dangerous gamble, but one that will pay off handsomely if he’s proven right.
Truthfully, as much as I hate Goodell, they had to investigate if they really believed thePatriots were cheating. The part that is pissing me off and I guess the rest of us off is the media leaks. How hard could it be to find out who it is.
The NFL PR assembly.....This is Mike Pereria early last week. It shows the league mentality and how butt hurt they are about the ineligible formations the Patriots are using.
"This is cheating. And this is something the league doesn't want. It's bad enough that rules get taken advantage of and you kind of work against the intent of the rule. But this is cheating. And it is something the league will deal with harshly."
I forgot to add. He didn't come up with this on his own. This is how they ALL feel. He is in the loop.
Add him to the list of apologizers when this is over.This is Mike Pereria early last week. It shows the league mentality and how butt hurt they are about the ineligible formations the Patriots are using.
"This is cheating. And this is something the league doesn't want. It's bad enough that rules get taken advantage of and you kind of work against the intent of the rule. But this is cheating. And it is something the league will deal with harshly."
I forgot to add. He didn't come up with this on his own. This is how they ALL feel. He is in the loop.
No they didn't.
Mike Pierra, former head of NFL officials, was on Rich Eisen's show yesterday. He said there is no reason to even have an inflation rule now that each team gets to use its own balls. The rule dates back to the days when both QBs had to use the same ball and they needed to standardize it. Now, he said, there's no reason a team can't play with a ball at 10 psi if that's what they like. It doesn't matter because the other team has its own preferred balls. He said getting rid of the rule would be something that the NFL should consider after all this.
Any commissioner with a lick of sense would not have let this get blown out of proportion. It's a big nothing-burger.
No they didn't.
Mike Pierra, former head of NFL officials, was on Rich Eisen's show yesterday. He said there is no reason to even have an inflation rule now that each team gets to use its own balls. The rule dates back to the days when both QBs had to use the same ball and they needed to standardize it. Now, he said, there's no reason a team can't play with a ball at 10 psi if that's what they like. It doesn't matter because the other team has its own preferred balls. He said getting rid of the rule would be something that the NFL should consider after all this.
Any commissioner with a lick of sense would not have let this get blown out of proportion. It's a big nothing-burger.
I think it is worthwhile to explore Goodell's potential motive for allowing this circus to proceed. All based in conjecture, since I'm just a guy sitting in a snowstorm with no special knowledge on the subject. What is more likely?
As much as I disliked Dukakis in his day, I agree with him when he says "A fish stinks from the head." I think it's time for a counter offensive and when the Patriots are exonerated, a full court press to remove Goodell from his position is necessary.
- Misfeasance He's a corporate tool with a process focus instead of a results focus and is unable to lead the organization. The office of the NFL therefore has no ability to discriminate between minutiae and importance. They follow processes blindly and you get horrible results that fly in the face of common sense (see Ray Rice, Josh Gordon, Adrian Peterson, DeflateGate for this year alone).
- Malfeasance: He's being driven by some other owners to take down the league's most successful franchise in an effort to "restore balance" and give the other owners a chance to make a buck on playoff appearances. Perhaps his dislike of Belichick drove this and he overreached and impacted Brady and Kraft - two people he thought could survive it.
- Self Preservation: After the PR nightmares streamed through this season and it became clear that his $40M/yr gravy train was in jeopardy, Goodell decided to strike back. Knowing the Kraft is one of the most influential owners (and therefore deciders of his future), Goodell decided to strike at Kraft in an effort to be able to claim his ultimate firing was personally motivated as payback, not justifiable based on poor performance.
I think there really needs to be an investigation into the corruption of the NFL offices.
How much are these employees being paid by Mortensen, King, Glazer, et al, to leak details of the investigation? After that they should study whether these mediots deserve refunds of their bribes, since they paid for incorrect rumors.
That's really Kraft. But it's superimposed. The video was just Kraft running lines with Nickii for some crappy movie. Add in Goodell and it's more gold from Barstoolsports.com.Is that a Kraft look-alike?!! Holy schitzkie it looks like him.
And was he saying "fungoo!" to Goodel?!
The NFL has been very strategic in how, when and to whom, they have leaked this info to. The effect of these leaks has been a well orchestrated smear campaign against the New England Patriots.
Why is this being done and who is behind it? These are the questions I want answers to.