Stance on Goodell

[jarbronco]

Exactly! This is what the 49ers do and some people called tham the best tackling defence in the last 15 years. They rarely gave up extra yards because when they went to tackle you they made sure to take you to the ground not go for the highlight reel hit!

Right on the money. It's like when Champ gets one on one in the open field. He always uses textbook technique and gets a lot of great tackles.

[KnoMo#27]

i want 2 extra games. that would be great. or a better pro bowl if they change it to be competitive would work for me.

Adding 2 games would suck big time. The players have publicly said they don't want it and most fans are against it.

I would hate to see QBs throw for 6000 yards every season, and rushing for 2000 to become a norm in the NFL.

[Murph2432]

Adding 2 games would suck big time. The players have publicly said they don't want it and most fans are against it.

I would hate to see QBs throw for 6000 yards every season, and rushing for 2000 to become a norm in the NFL.

I dont think the fans would be opposed from seeing two more games. I personally would love to see the Broncos play two more games. Records are meant to be broken. As times changes, so does the games.

[THEdraftnik]

I would not mind 2 weeks being added on to the end of the season... but if you do that you need to add on another bye week. It's only fair.

[broncolee]

Goodell has the right idea about safety but some things probably need to be tweaked to be fair and maintain the integrity of the game.

[captainbronco]

Oh please I'd take a ray Lewis blind side hit for 1 million stop feeling sorry for guys who get paid
For doing something they love

As for godell he is ruining the game.might as well stick flags on them And call.it the national flag football
League

The game has benefited the offense so much lately its ridiculous these guys get paid top dollar tell them
To.stop.being friggin pansies

[jcdavey]

i love goodell, have from the beginning, he's the best commish since rozelle IMO!

[JW7]

I don't like one thing about him. I disagree with his vision, and just think he looks and talks like a tool.

[InsaneBlaze23]

I like Roger, I always have.
I find it funny how much hate he gets from fans, when really he's just doing his job.

Majority of the things that happen involving him in the NFL comes from his bosses, aka the 32 owners of the NFL.

He does what they tell him to do, but he gets the blame for it. Sure the NFL is starting to be "soft", but he is doing what's best for the league, the fans, and it's players.

Some fines are warranted, others questionable.

[BigDaddyBronco]

Nope, it's not about safety

They aren't in business to protect the players... but protecting the players has become good for business.

Not for the reasons you think. It's because of all the lawsuits. We are at over 21 combined cases and including some 125 to 300 players with estimates in the billions... Goodell is doing his job in protecting the business of football.

http://articles.philly.com/2012-02-12/sports/31052356_1_concussions-mike-schad-brain-trauma

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ycn-10344613

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7505620/nfl-questions-validity-concussion-lawsuits

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/14/playerinjury-com-nfl-concussion_n_1276586.html

[BigDaddyBronco]

For those Grantland readers... This is another good article...you start see the risks that the NFL have been seeing for quite some time and now forced to deal with it...

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7443714/jonah-lehrer-concussions-adolescents-future-football

[Holger_Danske]

Awful commissioner. Mainly because he is dishonest. He claims to "care" about the players safety yet lobbies for two extra regular season games. His motives are clear. He is thinking like a business man not some compassionate person who cares about the health of the players.

He has recently been quoted saying that he hears the fans cries for two extra reg season games. I know a lot of fans who love the way it is set up now. Preseason is needed for young, unproven players. Goodell is a snake who is only looking to expand profits. I don't buy for a minute that he cares about making the game safer.

What? They are playing the damned games anyway, except that the "starters" are given the game off on the last one and play a quarter of the third pre-season game. These guys are making boatloads of cash, and I agree with the two more games that mean something instead of taking the day off.
Years ago players came into camp unfit and sloppy. They used that time to tighten up and get in shape. These days that mentality is unforgiveable considering the remuneration and the investment that the league and teams are putting into these players. Either you are a professional and behave like one (Tebow) or you are not (Haynesworth among others).
You think Tebow will need a few more games to get in shape?
As long as everybody is playing by the same rules, there is no unfair advantage. If you're installing new systems, then you are at a disadvantage, yes. Oh well. That's life.
Let's be honest here; pre-season games are boring as all get out and there is no benefit for the results. We're talking about adults and professionals, not college kids that are wet behind the ears.

[JW7]

What? They are playing the damned games anyway, except that the "starters" are given the game off on the last one and play a quarter of the third pre-season game. These guys are making boatloads of cash, and I agree with the two more games that mean something instead of taking the day off.
Years ago players came into camp unfit and sloppy. They used that time to tighten up and get in shape. These days that mentality is unforgiveable considering the remuneration and the investment that the league and teams are putting into these players. Either you are a professional and behave like one (Tebow) or you are not (Haynesworth among others).
You think Tebow will need a few more games to get in shape?
As long as everybody is playing by the same rules, there is no unfair advantage. If you're installing new systems, then you are at a disadvantage, yes. Oh well. That's life.
Let's be honest here; pre-season games are boring as all get out and there is no benefit for the results. We're talking about adults and professionals, not college kids that are wet behind the ears.

Terrell Davis was on the bubble of getting cut before he made a huge special teams play in a preseason game. Preseason is needed to evaluate players. They may be boring but they serve a purpose.

I just find it ridiculous that the man advocating safety first is also pushing for two extra games. Also, I hated the fact that people thought he was heroic during the lockout making his salary $1. He is a multimillionaire who knew he had to make a deal and that it would get done. It was just a publicity stunt to try and make him not look like one of the greedy players. He just seems like a very insincere person to me.

[broncolee]

I just find it ridiculous that the man advocating safety first is also pushing for two extra games. Also, I hated the fact that people thought he was heroic during the lockout making his salary $1. He is a multimillionaire who knew he had to make a deal and that it would get done. It was just a publicity stunt to try and make him not look like one of the greedy players. He just seems like a very insincere person to me.

Didn't Demaurice Smith fore go his salary as well? Isn't he just as insincere?

Goodell is just trying to do what he thinks will keep the NFL at the top of the food chain.

An 18 game schedule is only going to happen if the owners want it. It's his job to find out if it's feasible.

The NFL has become more profitable since Goodell took over as commissioner so he must be doing something right.

The safety kick is about reducing liability and that's not a bad thing. That's good business.

[Syvari]

he just isnt a very good commissioner. all h cares about is the financial side of the nfl.