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Will Roger Goodell show up to NFL opener in New England?
The commissioner always has in the past, hasn't he? It will be in the news, show up or not. He's made his nest, and it's lose-lose. I know some here would say Goodell is a psychopath, but the SB and reports of his reaction to Patricia's T-shirt indicate he is capable of feeling shame and torment.
I'm glad the NYT is doing this. It means this is a national story - you're wrong Colin Cowherd. The narrative is changing to: "Can Roger Goodell do his job?" (pun intended) I don't need a job description: A commissioner is expected to give all teams in the league their time, like a good parent, without favorites. It's common knowledge that Goodell is compromised. That alone would be a job disqualifier for positions like this.
What if the boo birds show up at other venues, such as New Orleans? I hope our Saints fans consider how timely it would be, how the cards would start to fall. Remember, he was booed on draft day last year. It would remind the nation of the long list of Goodell fiascos.
Lost the link, but the NFL (Goodell) is doing subtraction by addition. That's why TV ratings took a hit. St. Louis is the 21st largest viewing market. Don't need to tell you they watched less football. LA - a year ago, they probably say competitive teams....this was a hotbed for the Raiders and ratings would have been up if they were still without a team. Now they are forced to watch the Rams or turn off the TV. When the Chargers move - more of the same. Over the past five years, lot's more games in London. The hours are odd - less TV viewers. Las Vegas is a smaller TV market than The Bay, but it's the Raiders.
So Goodell may be at the start of a death spiral. I see one wildcard, that while some may think could help ouster the commissioner could backfire. Please, Mr. President don't tweet about Goodell. Again, I won't predict what might happen, but Goodell's stock is definitely going downward without a push from above.
The commissioner always has in the past, hasn't he? It will be in the news, show up or not. He's made his nest, and it's lose-lose. I know some here would say Goodell is a psychopath, but the SB and reports of his reaction to Patricia's T-shirt indicate he is capable of feeling shame and torment.
I'm glad the NYT is doing this. It means this is a national story - you're wrong Colin Cowherd. The narrative is changing to: "Can Roger Goodell do his job?" (pun intended) I don't need a job description: A commissioner is expected to give all teams in the league their time, like a good parent, without favorites. It's common knowledge that Goodell is compromised. That alone would be a job disqualifier for positions like this.
What if the boo birds show up at other venues, such as New Orleans? I hope our Saints fans consider how timely it would be, how the cards would start to fall. Remember, he was booed on draft day last year. It would remind the nation of the long list of Goodell fiascos.
Lost the link, but the NFL (Goodell) is doing subtraction by addition. That's why TV ratings took a hit. St. Louis is the 21st largest viewing market. Don't need to tell you they watched less football. LA - a year ago, they probably say competitive teams....this was a hotbed for the Raiders and ratings would have been up if they were still without a team. Now they are forced to watch the Rams or turn off the TV. When the Chargers move - more of the same. Over the past five years, lot's more games in London. The hours are odd - less TV viewers. Las Vegas is a smaller TV market than The Bay, but it's the Raiders.
So Goodell may be at the start of a death spiral. I see one wildcard, that while some may think could help ouster the commissioner could backfire. Please, Mr. President don't tweet about Goodell. Again, I won't predict what might happen, but Goodell's stock is definitely going downward without a push from above.
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