Roger, Over and Out: Goodell will be in Atlanta this weekend, NOT Foxboro

[Schmo]

"Why won't my abusive father pay more attention to MEEEEE!!!"

 

[PittPatriot]

If Kraft (either one) had a spine, they publicly invite the Commissioner to Gillette. It doesn't need to be adversarial.
The longer he avoids us, the worse Feb 5th is going to be for him.
To hell with him.

For someone who talks about "transparency" so much, he sure hides a lot.

 

[Haterproof]

Man I'll kill to have Goodell have to hand BB & Brady that Lombardi trophy! That will make great tv!

 

[YOUGOTMOSSED]

No good would have come from his appearance in Foxborough. Potential distraction and possibility of someone doing something stupid that would create a controversy.

His no-show is perfect. It confirms what we knew all along . . . he's a coward.

 

[AtomicDawg]

NFL* response from a witchtrial:

What blathering nonsense! Your foolish scribe accuses Archduke Roger of cowardice? Ridiculous! His Grace goes where he pleases, and if he pleases to visit the Southeastern March for the championship contest of the National Football Subfiefdom, he shall do so, and those lowly peasants of the Borough of Fochse shall meekly fall in line. We are certain of this.

*cough* Bailiff, any response from the offer we have sent to the Archduke's body double? For him to...you know, make the trip to the championship?

What? Even after we offered to quadruple the hazard pay? What else does that money-grubbing mongrel desire? Good heavens.

 

[1960Pats]

who cares?

dude can go f*ck himself

We all agree that he should do that to himself, but I think plenty of us care that he isn't coming. I know I do. I'm going to be at the game with my youngest son and it would be great to have an historic anti-Fraudger moment together.

 

[1960Pats]

Man I'll kill to have Goodell have to hand BB & Brady that Lombardi trophy! That will make great tv!

We're on to Pittsburgh.

 

[Ross12]

So his rebuke for why he's hiding from us is that he went to the same stadium twice two years ago, which was Foxboro, but was BEFORE the insane behavior (defamegate) that has caused him to hide from us in the first place... what???

Edit: furthermore, the reason he didn't go to the NFCCG that year and instead returned to Foxboro for a second week was because the NFCCG was Seattle vs Green Bay which was a repeat of ANOTHER of his f***-ups, the replacement official "Fail Mary" game.

 

[Nikolai]

Man I'll kill to have Goodell have to hand BB & Brady that Lombardi trophy! That will make great tv!

Oh, I'm sure he'll find a way to **** out of that one too...

 

[Tunescribe]

Report: Roger Goodell Forgoes Foxboro, Picks Atlanta For NFC Championship

"Any comment, Mr. Goodell? Mr. Goodell? ...where'd he go?"

Ginger chicken!

 

[Anteros]

Ginger chicken!

You have forever ruined Ginger Chicken for me. Bleh.

 

[patchick]

Frankly, I'm delighted. I was assuming that he'd arrive for the AFCC to cause the maximal distraction and make Brady & co face flurries of questions about their supposed cheating at the worst possible time. It seems vastly preferable for the Patriots to be deafened by chants of "DE-FENSE!" rather than "RO-GER!"

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

 

[obgod3]

Frankly I just dont care about Roger Goodell or what game he goes to or not...

 

[Wheelman]

@Joker I hope you learned your lesson. Next time don't post a misleading thread!

 

[captain insano]

Report: Roger Goodell Forgoes Foxboro, Picks Atlanta For NFC Championship

"Any comment, Mr. Goodell? Mr. Goodell? ...where'd he go?"

what a ****y.

 

[RecoveringCowboy]

A totally gutless move by a gutless man!!!!!!!!!

Gutless illustrated

 

[SHOWTIME15]

If Roger Goodell doesn't want to see us, we'll see him on super bowl sunday.

 

[SilverSeven]

Meh, the owners box will already have a cowardly presence in it, why add to it?

 

[RobertWeathers]

Been thinking about this and I think it's just as likely Bob told him to stay away.

No need for the negative attention and the disruption.

 

[Nikolai]

Been thinking about this and I think it's just as likely Bob told him to stay away.

No need for the negative attention and the disruption.

Maybe...I've thought about that.

But I really think it's as simple as Goodell not wanting to face the inevitable questions and medicine he'd have to take here. He's shown a clear aversion to being questioned in the past, or having to face uncomfortable situations.

As for Kraft, if I'm going to stay consistent with my theory that the Pats are the ultimate NFL outsiders, it makes more sense for Kraft to pucker up like we've seen. He wants to be in the Insider Club, sipping $1,000 shots of bourbon with the Rooneys, Maras, and Jerruh, but they won't take him.

Goodell is the only one who is an outsider just like Kraft, but as the Igor to the owners' Dr. Frankenstein, he holds no power except as the arbiter of their malice toward Kraft. But don't mistake that for sympathy on my part. He's a well compensated Igor and I'm sure he sleeps at night...so **** him too.