Is Roger Goodell The Wrong Man At The Wrong Time?

February 15, 2011   ·   cleavie wonder   ·   Jump to comments

Since Roger Goodell took over as commissioner of the NFL, he has promised to restore the integrity of the game, demonstrate his appreciation for the fans and hammer out a new collective bargaining agreement to prevent any work stoppages in the future. 
It appears his third promise was hollow. 
With 16 days left before the collective bargaining agreement expires, the two sides are oceans apart. 
It is a foregone conclusion that a deal will not get done in that time frame.
NFL teams continue to place franchise tags on players and prepare for the draft, but these moves are irrelevant considering the current state of affairs. 
What went wrong?
Roger Goodell has been naive in his approach to the situation. He assumed that with a superior product at the apex of its popularity and $9,000,000,000 of revenue to share, there would be reasonable and rational conversation about the future of the game. 
Instead, he finds himself in the mid...

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