Who really runs the NFL?

[Rain Man]

If the NFL was a conspiratorial group, who would be the mastermind behind it? Is it the commissioner, currently a fellow named Roger Goodell? Is it the owners as a group? Some subset of owners that really runs the show? Or someone else?

If it's all the owners, that's 32 people, more or less. In any group that large, 20 percent are probably really running the show. In that case, who are the six most influential and active owners in league affairs?

Poll forthcoming, you might ask? Yes, poll forthcoming.

[Dayze]

Bilderberg

[Deberg_1990]

There can't be any grand conspiracy. The Cowboys have been bad for 20 years. Why would the league allow that to happen?
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[Goldmember]

The Freemasons

[Mama Hip Rockets]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

There can't be any grand conspiracy. The Cowboys have been bad for 20 years. Why would the league allow that to happen?
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This is true. Why would they televise them nationally ten times a year if they were truly America's team and destined to win if they weren't going to win?

[l4z4rd]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

If the NFL was a conspiratorial group, who would be the mastermind behind it? Is it the commissioner, currently a fellow named Roger Goodell? Is it the owners as a group? Some subset of owners that really runs the show? Or someone else?

If it's all the owners, that's 32 people, more or less. In any group that large, 20 percent are probably really running the show. In that case, who are the six most influential and active owners in league affairs?

Poll forthcoming, you might ask? Yes, poll forthcoming.

Everyone knows Vegas runs the NFL.

[chaz]

The Illuminati

[Big Poppa Payne]

Sam "Ace" Rothstein

[Dayze]

'Well, it's a well known fact, Rain Main, that there's a secret society of the five wealthiest people in the world, known as The Pentavirate, who run everything in the world, including the newspapers, and meet tri-annually at a secret room in Radio City Music Hall in New York City, known as The Meadows.'
'The Queen, The Vatican, The Gettys, The Rothschilds, and Pete Rozzelle before he went tits up. Oh, I hated the Commissioner with is wee beady eyes, and that smug look on his face. "Oh, you're gonna buy football! Ohhhhh!"'
He puts an addictive chemical in Bud Light that makes ya crave it fortnightly, smartass!'

[redfan]

The Trilateral Comission

[Pepe Silvia]

Skull and Bones

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

There can't be any grand conspiracy. The Cowboys have been bad for 20 years. Why would the league allow that to happen?
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because of Jerry bucking trends on stadium revenue deals in the 90's, and when he signed his own licensing agreements outside of the NFL??

Plus, he's really a terrible GM, and should fire his damn self.

he's the new Al Davis - relevant 20 years ago. the Cowboys probably won't win another sb as long as JJ is the owner.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by rabblerouser

because of Jerry bucking trends on stadium revenue deals in the 90's, and when he signed his own licensing agreements outside of the NFL??

Plus, he's really a terrible GM, and should fire his damn self.

he's the new Al Davis - relevant 20 years ago. the Cowboys probably won't win another sb as long as JJ is the owner.

I think there is a lot of truth in this post. He removed himself from the inner circle IMO with those moves.

[chaz]

Whomever it is they must despise the Chiefs.

[Garcia Bronco]

Stonecutters