Roger Goodell has had just about enough of Rachel Nichols

The problem is the myth, which has been perpetrated by the media since 1920, that sports commissioners are some kind of impartial authorities working for "the best interests of the sport." (This delusion also presumes that such "best interests" include the interests of the fans.)

They're not. They are flunkies for the owners.

 

Who believes they're not?

 

So nobody hear notices the hypocrisy that the man in charge only has to speak one time per season, meanwhile Marshawn Lynch has to speak three times this week alone? And look how many people here are quick to spring to Goodell's defense when Goodell gets snippy with media. Strange.

 

Oh, about 80% of the dumb fucks who call in/ comment online on the activities of commissioners: "But they are supposed to be working for the FANS...."

 

Pointing out the obvious flaw in Nichols' question does not equal "springing to Goodell's defense".

And, if there's a bias at work here, I might suggest it actually stems from some being so eager to bash Goodell that they missed the fact that what actually happened here was simply Nichols asking a bad question phrased in a way that not only gave Goodell an easy out, but failed to address the actual conflict issue.

Goodell answered her question correctly. Now, if she'd properly phrased it and he'd given the same response, I'd be bashing him as well.

 

He knew what she meant.

 

"Commissioner, talk about your conflict of interest."

 

For off field punishment purposes, the NFLPA and the COmmissioners Office jointly funds an investigative body. Decisions are made by a representitive chosen by the union, one chosen by the owners and one randomly assigned from a predeternmined list, collectly bargained. A majority decides and non unanimous deicsions are automatically appealled to the COmmissioner after the 3 member review board makes its deicsion public.

The Commissioner has unilateral authority to punish players for on-field infractions, but no suspension of more than 3 or 4 games can be done without approval of a majority of the 3 member panel.

Fund the investigators from union and owners contributions or withhold a certain percentage of TV money and directly fund an Office of Investigations and Discipline

 

I'm sure if you kicked some rocks and looked into all the "people of integrity" Goodell mentioned in the presser, you'd find more than a few things that might not seem so kosher.

 

If the league wants people to think these "investigations" carry any weight at all, then the league has to figure out how to handle these conflicts, which on their face destroy any hope of getting the truth. That isn't Rachel Nichols' problem. That is Roger Goodell's problem.

Of course, if you take the premise that all of the league's investigations are bullshit anyway, it isn't a problem at all. But Goodell and his overlords desperately want to convince us these are really happening.

 

You just killed journalism.

 

If he's only calling Rachel by name -- as in, nobody else got that treatment -- that's BS. Because then it's a scold. Get out of here with that.