"Concussion" fallout - I predict the end of Goodell

[BradyFTW!]

The seven-year, $16 million initiative was to be funded out of a $30 million research grant the NFL gave the National Institutes of Health in 2012. The NFL has said repeatedly that it has no control over how that money is spent, but the league balked at this study, sources said, because the NIH awarded the project to a group led by a prominent Boston University researcher who has been critical of the league.

Hey, look at that, the NFL caught repeatedly lying to the public yet again. It's really a shame that nobody cares, because they should care and the league should be held accountable.

I also find it almost funny (in a dark way) that the NFL can question Robert Stern's ability to objectively conduct this study, yet sees no issue with Goodell's ability to objectively arbitrate his own decisions, or with Wells' ability to objectively investigate for/against the people paying him.

 

[resdubwhite]

But if Will Smith gets an Oscar nod, it might get a bump because people will want to see his performance. Movies released late in the year are often considered Oscar contenders.

it's Leo's Oscar for the revenant by the looks of it.

 

[RobertWeathers]

The NFL says that it did not back out of funding the research. I believe them

 

[saspack]

Can someone file criminal charge against Goodell?Enough talking, time for action

 

[SlowGettingUp]

I'm a little confused with this thread because I dont understand the basis for OP's prediction.

The "Concussion" movie is going to create very bad press for the NFL. Now granted most of the movie predates Goodell, and indeed he has worked to try to clean up the previous mess. So logically you are correct - the movie should not hurt Goodell.

But perceptions are not always logical. Goodell has engendered nothing but bad publicity for the NFL for the past few years - stuff like the Ray Rice debacle aside from deflategate and ongoing controversies about officiating. So it makes sense for the owners to "clean house" and make a fresh start with an untarnished Commissioner.

 

[Clonamery]

The NFL says that it did not back out of funding the research. I believe them

Good timing though....

 

[RobertWeathers]

Chris Mortensen is breaking that 11 out of 12 checks to NIH written by the NFL have bounced.

 

[ChessToCheckers]

With the "Concussion" movie about to open, we now hear that the NFL has backed out of co-funding a major concussion study at BU because they object to the scientist in charge:

Yeah! The scientist believes in the Ideal Gas Law!

 

[IllegalContact]

don't worry.....Guererro and TB12 will face much more scrutiny than the NFL's dealing with concussions

think about it.........I'd rather go to a witch doctor than have the league/team doctors looking at me

 

[eom]

do ppl really believe the nfl will lose 1 dime over this movie?

 

[IllegalContact]

do ppl really believe the nfl will lose 1 dime over this movie?

directly probably not.......my guess is when the day comes where a dave duerson or a junior seau decides to take his problem out on someone besides themselves.....more notably an owner or somebody like that

the more the league puts off addressing it, the higher the price will be in the end.

but then again, I recall a day when boxing was dying for the same kind of reasoning..........then MMA showed up

 

[IllegalContact]

NFL, ESPN butt heads over brain research report

there are other big players out there that will not allow themselves to get caught up in the NFL's web of lies..............when the ship starts to sink, there will be plenty of backs to stab

 

[RobertWeathers]

directly probably not.......my guess is when the day comes where a dave duerson or a junior seau decides to take his problem out on someone besides themselves.....

Thats my fear. A fmr NFL player with serious cognitive issues does something horrific along the same lines as San Bernadino or Sandy Hook.

To your point...by then it'll be too late.

 

[glm]

Off topic but Harvard gives Goodell and the NFL a failing grade

Why the NFL gets a failing grade at Harvard Business School

 

[Armchair Quarterback]

Won't happen. NFL got to look over the movie before it was released and make changes they wanted that didn't paint them in too bad a light. How do you think Sony got NFL footage to use?

Fair use.

 

[eom]

and I'm talking about short term dimes -- apparently, the nfl had sign off on this movie, so how bad could it possibly be?
it's basically just more pub

long term might be a different story as kids get funneled away from football into different sports, but that's not goodell's problem -- that will just make him look better by hurting the next commish

 

[neuronet]

With the "Concussion" movie about to open, we now hear that the NFL has backed out of co-funding a major concussion study at BU because they object to the scientist in charge
....think he will not escape the fallout here. I predict the owners will want to clean house, and at some point Goodell will be gone. He has become a lightning rod for criticism of the league.

That's like people who predict Trump's demise every time he says another stupid thing...You overestimate the common sense of the people who decide these things.

 

[IllegalContact]

Thats my fear. A fmr NFL player with serious cognitive issues does something horrific along the same lines as San Bernadino or Sandy Hook.

To your point...by then it'll be too late.

not for the victims who will have plenty of firepower to sue the NFL to its knees.......enough has been made of the CTE issue that the NFL can't use 'we didn't know' as an excuse, and then the criminal neglect lawsuits will chew them up pretty bad.....especially if someone gets an injunction to stop playing the game

 

[Armchair Quarterback]

When you have to worry about your figurehead being booed nearly every time he makes an appearance, then he has outlived his usefulness. When he has become a lightning rod for criticism, then he has outlived his usefulness and it is time to move on.

Think like an owner for a moment - what is Goodell doing for you currently that someone else could not do better?

After the season is over, I expect a program like 60 Minutes will do an expose on deflategate with Brady's cooperation. He wants to regain his good name, and it will be easy for a TV show to center a program around Prof. Blecker's accusations.

Third-party brief in Brady case focuses on “integrity of sport”

That makes for good TV - the (hopefully) Super Bowl MVP railroaded by the corporate bad guys.

Owners make a ****load of money and don't care about anything else...except how to make more money. Owners can keep their hands clean and let Goodell be the lightning rod for criticism, the one thing he is good for.

 

[eom]

Off topic but Harvard gives Goodell and the NFL a failing grade

Why the NFL gets a failing grade at Harvard Business School

After intercepting a New England pass in the second quarter, the Colts tested the ball and found the air pressure to be lower than the minimum allowed in the NFL rulebook. The Colts alerted league officials, and the game referees tested the 11 remaining New England balls at halftime, plus 4 Colts balls. The Colts’ balls were basically fine, but the New England balls were all considerably underinflated.