You've just been named NFL commissioner

[chiefzilla1501]

What are your sweeping changes? Go!

[Iowanian]

I agree with this list and Hoover's.

IF the Roster is 53, it's ridiculous that they aren't all available to the team.

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

My list:
Cut down on the list of penalties for unsportsmanlike conduct. Take out all the bullshit subjectivity -- don't use props, no orchestrated group celebrations, don't dunk through the uprights. Easy.

Take away Thursday night football. Owners love it, the fans hate it, the players hate it, the coaches hate it.

Take away that ****ing London game. If you want international presence, handle that shit in the preseason. Given how critical homefield advantage is for teams and a short 16-game schedule, every game matters

Scrap Goodell's stupid ass personal conduct policy and start fresh. Lay down hard & fast rules about clear-cut violations, cut out the ability to negotiate down your punishment, and leave some flexibility to deal with behavior that has more gray area

Stop bowing down to fantasy football and bring football back to purity. Loosen up rules on defensive holding. Make clear rules to limit pick plays. Find some way to stop the ridiculous third and long situations turning into first downs because of a 5-yard illegal contact penalty.

Change overtime rules to what they did in the playoffs last year. Sudden death is such a ****ing stupid idea

Make the extra point harder by moving it back. This was a great idea

[cosmo20002]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

When did I say I hate rule changes. I hate rule changes that are horribly enforced and especially changes that do NOTHING to improve the integrity of the game. Keeping players safe is an integrity move. Creating offense friendly rules is clearly a marketing move. Enforcing TD celebrations and player conduct has nothing to do with the game itself. And by the way, I did not say that heavier equipment is a solution. I am pointing out that there are a million ideas out there to make the game safer and all Goodell has done is try to throw a bunch of fines in scattershot fashion.



You are such a deep throater of Goodell it's scary.

In player conduct and reducing injury, Goodell's only solution has been penalizing players. Every time we need a solution, that's all Goodell's got. And none of it has worked. It's not just that the idea is stupid, it's the execution.

That's just dumb. I just think the violent hatred is misplaced, and based on some of he comments from you and others--completely clueless and borderline insane.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

That's just dumb. I just think the violent hatred is misplaced, and based on some of he comments from you and others--completely clueless and borderline insane.

Goodell owns implementation. He botched enforcement of personal conduct and his system for deciding penalties for personal fouls is a laughing stock. He almost failed to secure radio city music Hall for the draft. He completely mucked up the lockout negotiation. He has put on as bad of a crisis management plan as you will ever see following the ray rice incident which includes cover up and months of silence around the issue. His only solution for solving problems is punishing players, and within that system, the enforcement is wildly inconsistent and has been accused of showing favoritism. In issues dealing with strong players Union positions, he almost always seems to get fleeced.

Under his watch, personal conduct and the concussion issue have blown up into full blown crises. The NFL alumni group has fleeced Goodell on the issue of player safety. In both cases, his ideas for solving have been very below average and shown no creativity whatsoever. And for any football purist, almost every move he has made has worsened the game usually because he wanted to make more money.

Yet you continue to defend the guy. What has he done right other than make money on what was already a cash cow?

[Coochie liquor]

Thicker cheerleaders.

[ILChief]

Make everything including penalties (and penalties not called) reviewable

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by Cochise liquor

Thicker cheerleaders.

I am assuming you are doing that I'm am Eric Winston voice. I agree. Hotter cheerleaders would be just sick.

[cosmo20002]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Goodell owns implementation. He botched enforcement of personal conduct and his system for deciding penalties for personal fouls is a laughing stock. He almost failed to secure radio city music Hall for the draft. He completely mucked up the lockout negotiation. He has put on as bad of a crisis management plan as you will ever see following the ray rice incident which includes cover up and months of silence around the issue. His only solution for solving problems is punishing players, and within that system, the enforcement is wildly inconsistent and has been accused of showing favoritism. In issues dealing with strong players Union positions, he almost always seems to get fleeced.

Under his watch, personal conduct and the concussion issue have blown up into full blown crises. The NFL alumni group has fleeced Goodell on the issue of player safety. In both cases, his ideas for solving have been very below average and shown no creativity whatsoever. And for any football purist, almost every move he has made has worsened the game usually because he wanted to make more money.

Yet you continue to defend the guy. What has he done right other than make money on what was already a cash cow?

You've gone into full kook mode.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

You've gone into full kook mode.

Go ahead and dispute any one of those. You won't though because it's hard to criticize a guy when you have a statue of him sitting in your bathroom.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Go ahead and dispute any one of those. You won't though because it's hard to criticize a guy when you have a statue of him sitting in your bathroom.

You're arguing with a person who believes man is God. It's gonna' be a long day, sugar.

[Steron]

Do away with Thursday Night Football

Do away with the London game

No more MNF double header

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Goodell owns implementation. He botched enforcement of personal conduct and his system for deciding penalties for personal fouls is a laughing stock. He almost failed to secure radio city music Hall for the draft. He completely mucked up the lockout negotiation. He has put on as bad of a crisis management plan as you will ever see following the ray rice incident which includes cover up and months of silence around the issue. His only solution for solving problems is punishing players, and within that system, the enforcement is wildly inconsistent and has been accused of showing favoritism. In issues dealing with strong players Union positions, he almost always seems to get fleeced.

I'll do it for Cosmo, since he is too busy bowing to the altar of Goodell.

Personal conduct. Overreached on Bountygate and handed out unprecedented fines and suspensions including in cases where there wasn't much evidence. Swiftly came to a decision and investigated the living hell out of it. Ray Rice and Big Ben -- decides to provide a light suspension in one case, then a reduced suspension in the second case. In Ray Rice incident, either he covered it up or chose not to get even basic evidence that shed perfect light on what happened. Spygate, unlike Bountygate, decides to let the Patriots off with almost no penalty then orders destruction of the evidence rather than let anyone know what was actually done. PEDs, DUIs -- continues to use a ridiculously arbitrary method for deciding level of punishment, penalty, fine. Donald Stephenson gets 4 games, but Wes Welker is allowed to cut his in half. Interesting. Almost didn't book Radio City Music Hall for the draft.

As a PR guy, he botched the referee lockout thinking nobody would notice how bad the replacement refs were creating more leverage for the referees. He tries to play the PR game to gain favorability and takes it to court in the players lockout -- loses repeatedly, presides over the longest lockout in NFL history, and blemishes the NFL brand. Following the Ray Rice incident, went months in silence then weeks in silence after the thing blew up, only to walk to the podium with a list of non-answers.

Should I go on?

Under his watch, personal conduct and the concussion issue have blown up into full blown crises. The NFL alumni group has fleeced Goodell on the issue of player safety. In both cases, his ideas for solving have been very below average and shown no creativity whatsoever. And for any football purist, almost every move he has made has worsened the game usually because he wanted to make more money.

Has tinkered with the idea of getting rid of extra points purely to speed up the game. Has overseen a rules committee that seems to consistently make up rules that will contribute to profitability. But okay... while he should show leadership to avoid shit like that, that's a situation where maybe other forces are at play.

What Goodell owns is the ridiculous overenforcement of TD celebrations. Personal conduct penalty system. These are things that don't make any money for the league and I would bet a new commissioner could and would overhaul these with minimal pushback from the owners.

[Coochie liquor]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

I am assuming you are doing that I'm am Eric Winston voice. I agree. Hotter cheerleaders would be just sick.

Yeah I love football, but I love women like an infinite amount more. Then I'd quit putting the cheerleaders on camera at the same time they have graphics on the screen so it blocks part of the view. I mean why did they do that? I catch myself trying to get a better angle to see over/under/around the graphics. I already know the score, show the women!!

[Dayze]

NFL season to start on Labor Day weekend.



you're all welcome

[Iowanian]

2 games each week for both networks.

NFLN will do something similar to sunday ticket redzone.

[Dave Lane]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

What are your sweeping changes? Go!

Easy.

Step 1 close the 49er franchise and erase all mention or record of the franchise in the HOF or any writings online or in print. I then permanently ban from the NFL any player than played for said franchise. I then send hit squads out to kill any previous fans of the 49ers and with extreme prejudice any infesting other teams sites.

Step 2 I retire.