DavidSeven":ul4ha3vr said:
Shouldn't your real beef be with the league's owners, though? Roger is just a figure-head for them and an easy scapegoat for when stuff hits the fan. Ultimately, the owners run the league. Goodell is basically a mouthpiece. If he's pushing for expansion to London, it's because the owners think that's a profitable move. If he's pushing for an 18 game season, it's because the owners see money there. Nothing more, nothing less. If they thought he was doing a poor job, then he'd be out.
Goodell is like the CEO that stretches his company to the MAX to gain revenue and stock value. The kind of CEO that achieves great results on paper in the short term, but undermines his company's long term health. The kind that leaves just before the company collapses into a pile of burning rubble with his golden parachute, while his employees are without their pensions or even their jobs. Goodell reminds me of that guy.
Everything he does is about the bottom line ($$$). He will never do anything to make the game better if it comes at financial expense, but will jump off the couch to do the opposite.
You make a solid point about Goodell making owners happy, but not every commissioner is so deeply in their pockets. IMO, the NFL Commisioner needs to be a steward of the game, rather than someone who acts completely with a CEO type of mentality.