Smelly McUgly
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I was going to post about this in the Ray Rice thread, but maybe since we have had a few discussions on Goodell in multiple threads, it might be a nice place to have one catch-all discussion about him.
I want to explain a few reasons that I have a major problem with Goodell and see him as a truly awful commissioner so that it doesn't seem like I'm just piling on to do it.
1. My biggest issue with Goodell is the inconsistency with which he approaches crises. Scottemojo put it perfectly in the Ray Rice thread, but I'll re-post what he said here:
2. Speaking of inconsistency, I have a major problem with Goodell doing damage control with concussions and injuries but trying to expand the amount of games in a season at the same time. In fact, they can still increase revenue as a league simply by adding a double-bye to the season. Boom, more recovery time for teams AND a longer league season that will increase the TV package value therein, and it doesn't cost more for the owners (like expanding the main rosters would).
Why doesn't Goodell champion this if he's for player safety, but he still also needs to increase owner revenue (which I get is his #1 job)? It is an obvious middle-ground solution to give players the recovery time they need in-season.
3. London is not going to happen, so stop trying, or at least wait until commercial rocket travel becomes viable.
I think he's an awful commissioner. He keeps trying to put his signature on the league like commissioners before him did with the AFL/NFL merger and subsequent successful expansions of the league (and the NFL becoming the king of TV rights deals), but London is not a reasonable attempt at this. He also continues to bungle concussions, being welcoming to female fans, and scheduling in general (why does he mollify East Coast teams that don't want to travel west twice in a row, but keep pitching back-to-back East Coast trips to West Coast teams).
He should thank David Stern for existing because without Stern, he'd be the worst major sports commissioner in modern times.
I want to explain a few reasons that I have a major problem with Goodell and see him as a truly awful commissioner so that it doesn't seem like I'm just piling on to do it.
1. My biggest issue with Goodell is the inconsistency with which he approaches crises. Scottemojo put it perfectly in the Ray Rice thread, but I'll re-post what he said here:
Scottemojo":29ffs426 said:Number two, he just released a policy where the first offense is s max 6 game suspension. Yet, he suspends the guy indefinitely on his own whim. Did Ray deserve an indefinite suspension? Sure. But that doesn't make Goodell breaking his own policies OK.
2. Speaking of inconsistency, I have a major problem with Goodell doing damage control with concussions and injuries but trying to expand the amount of games in a season at the same time. In fact, they can still increase revenue as a league simply by adding a double-bye to the season. Boom, more recovery time for teams AND a longer league season that will increase the TV package value therein, and it doesn't cost more for the owners (like expanding the main rosters would).
Why doesn't Goodell champion this if he's for player safety, but he still also needs to increase owner revenue (which I get is his #1 job)? It is an obvious middle-ground solution to give players the recovery time they need in-season.
3. London is not going to happen, so stop trying, or at least wait until commercial rocket travel becomes viable.
I think he's an awful commissioner. He keeps trying to put his signature on the league like commissioners before him did with the AFL/NFL merger and subsequent successful expansions of the league (and the NFL becoming the king of TV rights deals), but London is not a reasonable attempt at this. He also continues to bungle concussions, being welcoming to female fans, and scheduling in general (why does he mollify East Coast teams that don't want to travel west twice in a row, but keep pitching back-to-back East Coast trips to West Coast teams).
He should thank David Stern for existing because without Stern, he'd be the worst major sports commissioner in modern times.