JoeSixPat
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As the season starts consider your own perspective on the evolution of the NFL with the Commissioner himself polarizing the sport to unimagined levels of public and judicial attention
Basically from this year to last Goodell's gone from incompetent, to national hero, to now both incompetent AND corrupt. And the facts out there that prove this are indisputable. Just amazing to me that only a handful of reporters have figured this out. Maybe that changes if/when Berman issues his decision.
But just consider, this time last year we simply knew that Goodell was incompetent on the Ray Rice matter. Then we learned that Goodell was a liar, saying he didn't know Rice hit his wife in the elevator. A Judge effectively called him a liar
Then we have DeflateGate - a scandal that was indisputably initiated by the League - at the very least encouraged when it could have easily put out the flames with the actual truth, rather than fan them. Roger Goodell goes from 28% approval among NFL fans (80% of women NFL fans wanted him gone) to near universal approval in 31 NFL markets for going hard after Brady and presenting himself to the public of the champion of fairness - quite ironically.
Throughout this process we learn that Goodell is both incompetent and corrupt. Leaking, lying, providing misinformation - even failing to correctly operate a sting - however that blame may fall to Kensil, which of course brings up his role in this and perhaps other scandals (did he play a role in turning Spygate from a camera placement dispute to one in which the Patriots were presented as the only team that cheats by filming signals?
We have also learned the depths to which the NFL's funding stream to ESPN continues to reflect their journalistic integrity. Executives and reporters there are clearly cognizant who pays their salary, even if they are not acting on direct orders from the NFL fed through editors.
There's much more of this scandal that can be reflected upon. But despite the fact that some will always question Brady, thus far only one participant in this drama has been shown to be an outright liar - and that's Goodell and his minions.
As more credible reporters recognize this story for what it is - at a time of unparalleled success, Goodell flaunts his dictatorial powers gained by the CBA, is caught in a scandal of corruption and incompetence, all of which itself undermines the integrity of the game, and they are primed to lose the powers they gained in the last CBA given how power-crazy Goodell/Kensil et al have become
But let's not forget who is really pulling the strings here - the owners. The SHOULD fire Goodell under their own Article 8, yet they clearly don't WANT a commissioner of unquestioned integrity
As long as Goodell is the lightning rod for the owners he likely stays - but Goodell could not do what he has done and continues to do without the blessing of the owners.
Meanwhile the reputation of a man who is "more likely than not" innocent has been slandered throughout this fabricated scandal
Yes - we've come a long way - from the NFL being incompetent, to national heroes, now back to corrupt and incompetent - and now distracting Football Nation with this ridiculous drama at a time when we should be focused solely on football (gee, thanks Roger)
Honestly, we don't need a new commissioner - we need new owners. That much is clear.
Basically from this year to last Goodell's gone from incompetent, to national hero, to now both incompetent AND corrupt. And the facts out there that prove this are indisputable. Just amazing to me that only a handful of reporters have figured this out. Maybe that changes if/when Berman issues his decision.
But just consider, this time last year we simply knew that Goodell was incompetent on the Ray Rice matter. Then we learned that Goodell was a liar, saying he didn't know Rice hit his wife in the elevator. A Judge effectively called him a liar
Then we have DeflateGate - a scandal that was indisputably initiated by the League - at the very least encouraged when it could have easily put out the flames with the actual truth, rather than fan them. Roger Goodell goes from 28% approval among NFL fans (80% of women NFL fans wanted him gone) to near universal approval in 31 NFL markets for going hard after Brady and presenting himself to the public of the champion of fairness - quite ironically.
Throughout this process we learn that Goodell is both incompetent and corrupt. Leaking, lying, providing misinformation - even failing to correctly operate a sting - however that blame may fall to Kensil, which of course brings up his role in this and perhaps other scandals (did he play a role in turning Spygate from a camera placement dispute to one in which the Patriots were presented as the only team that cheats by filming signals?
We have also learned the depths to which the NFL's funding stream to ESPN continues to reflect their journalistic integrity. Executives and reporters there are clearly cognizant who pays their salary, even if they are not acting on direct orders from the NFL fed through editors.
There's much more of this scandal that can be reflected upon. But despite the fact that some will always question Brady, thus far only one participant in this drama has been shown to be an outright liar - and that's Goodell and his minions.
As more credible reporters recognize this story for what it is - at a time of unparalleled success, Goodell flaunts his dictatorial powers gained by the CBA, is caught in a scandal of corruption and incompetence, all of which itself undermines the integrity of the game, and they are primed to lose the powers they gained in the last CBA given how power-crazy Goodell/Kensil et al have become
But let's not forget who is really pulling the strings here - the owners. The SHOULD fire Goodell under their own Article 8, yet they clearly don't WANT a commissioner of unquestioned integrity
As long as Goodell is the lightning rod for the owners he likely stays - but Goodell could not do what he has done and continues to do without the blessing of the owners.
Meanwhile the reputation of a man who is "more likely than not" innocent has been slandered throughout this fabricated scandal
Yes - we've come a long way - from the NFL being incompetent, to national heroes, now back to corrupt and incompetent - and now distracting Football Nation with this ridiculous drama at a time when we should be focused solely on football (gee, thanks Roger)
Honestly, we don't need a new commissioner - we need new owners. That much is clear.
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