DP was right about the tyranny and wickedness of Roger Goodell. I won't compare Goodell to Hitler, because I think Hitler was smarter. But let's compare Goodell to the British in the Revolutionary War. I was one of those Americans who didn't care about what Goodell was doing, so long as it didn't affect me. Punish Steelers players for next to nothing? Who cares? Go after the Saints for paying bounties? Good job! I hate the Saints.
And with each victory, especially Goodell's victory over the NFLPA during the lockout, Goodell's power increased. Which actually is similar to Hitler in the late 1930s and early '40s. And similar to Hitler, it's impossible to attack or even criticize Goodell without attacking the League as a whole. And similar to Hitler, they use propaganda and state media (ESPN) to spread false and sensationalized information.
Looking back on BountyGate, I'm not sure what to believe now. What if some of that information was fabricated?
And the punishments were wildly inconsistent. The Ray Rice "investigation" was a joke. The NFL just wanted that story to go away. And they nearly got away with it. If that video hadn't been leaked, Rice would have played in 14 games last year for the Ravens. Think about how close the NFL came to getting away with that story being quiet and forgotten.
How many other stories have also gone quiet and forgotten? How many bounties paid but not looked into? How many balls tampered with, but not punished? How many wives and girlfriends beaten? How many women raped?
Goodell and the NFL are selective with their investigations and punishments. They play favorites with certain clubs and owners. They have no consistent set of principles to support how they enforce justice, on or off the field. As stupid as Goodell is, he's a master manipulator. He isolates teams that make "the shield" look bad, gets the support of the 31 other clubs, and then goes after the offender.
DP saw Goodell for what he was, and so did the Steelers. And had more people listened to him and to them, then this DeflateGate mess doesn't happen.
But we didn't listen. We dismissed them as paranoid or "butt hurt." We thought they were radicals. When it was Goodell who was the radical the whole time.
Sorry, DP.
And with each victory, especially Goodell's victory over the NFLPA during the lockout, Goodell's power increased. Which actually is similar to Hitler in the late 1930s and early '40s. And similar to Hitler, it's impossible to attack or even criticize Goodell without attacking the League as a whole. And similar to Hitler, they use propaganda and state media (ESPN) to spread false and sensationalized information.
Looking back on BountyGate, I'm not sure what to believe now. What if some of that information was fabricated?
And the punishments were wildly inconsistent. The Ray Rice "investigation" was a joke. The NFL just wanted that story to go away. And they nearly got away with it. If that video hadn't been leaked, Rice would have played in 14 games last year for the Ravens. Think about how close the NFL came to getting away with that story being quiet and forgotten.
How many other stories have also gone quiet and forgotten? How many bounties paid but not looked into? How many balls tampered with, but not punished? How many wives and girlfriends beaten? How many women raped?
Goodell and the NFL are selective with their investigations and punishments. They play favorites with certain clubs and owners. They have no consistent set of principles to support how they enforce justice, on or off the field. As stupid as Goodell is, he's a master manipulator. He isolates teams that make "the shield" look bad, gets the support of the 31 other clubs, and then goes after the offender.
DP saw Goodell for what he was, and so did the Steelers. And had more people listened to him and to them, then this DeflateGate mess doesn't happen.
But we didn't listen. We dismissed them as paranoid or "butt hurt." We thought they were radicals. When it was Goodell who was the radical the whole time.
Sorry, DP.
