Roger Goodell and the NFL

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has been doing a pretty good job up until this season. In the past few years I like that he has made player conduct a major emphasis. Whether you agree that athlete's are role models or not; does not alter the fact that as long as there are kids who look up to  athlete's and want to emulate them-- athlete's are role models. And as role models their behavior away from whatever sport they play should be held to a higher standards.

I personally like how Mr Goodell has handled the Plaxico Burress, Ben Roethlisberger and Michael Vick situations. All three deserved suspensions and that is what they got.  By the way, Vick has literally done his time and is probably still paying for what he did financially; so I think its time for people to stop piling on him.

And I personally think it's a great thing to try to lessen the amount of major injuries as long as the way the game is played is not altered too drastically. Leading with the head and helmet to helmet collisions have got to go. But I have seen some clean hits (which to me is anything below the neck and above the knees) that have been flagged and that is taking things too far.  As for QB'S I think it's getting to the point where they might as well put flags on them like its flag football.  And are there any intentional grounding rules anymore? I think it was Tom Brady last weekend who was obviously just trying to throw the ball away to avoid the sack and there was no flag  AND I could see there referee looking right at the play!

But if the NFL's major focus is to lessen major injuries why do they want to add games? That just does not make sense to me. I don't think it takes a rocket scientist to figure out that more games means more chances for major injuries. I don't think the NFL needs more money that badly.

If I had a chance talk to Roger Goodell there are a couple of things I would say.
So which is really more important  Mr Goodell  the money or player's health? I don't think you can have it both ways. And by the way Mr Goodell,  until you can figure out which one, you might want to say off TV you did a terrible job on Rome is Burning.