I hope Rachel Nichols has back up transportation for the next commish presser. I suspect she'll have some "car trouble" that day.
#DFG: Canceling the Noise
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ESPN panelist (Jamelle Holieway? not sure): You don't need a special investigator to tell you it's not ok to hit women.
I would ask Goodell why don't the officials measure the footballs with a tape before the game. Well, the RULESSSS have very clear specifications about the maximum and minimum length and circumference of the footbal, and rules are rules, right?
You know the rules, you want time with the Rog, you need to provide some Skyline Chili to grease the skids.theapportioner said:
Ed Hillel said:
I didn't even last through the first "analyst" before I had to shut it off. Back to the SNL Reverse marathon for me.
"It's been a tough year on me personally," he said. "We obviously as an organization have gone through adversity, but more importantly it's been adversity for me. We take that seriously. It's an opportunity to get better."E5 Yaz said:
Pollian -- this is a societal issue, because a portion of the player come from bad environments, and that's the real issue.
I'm embarrassed to be an old white man, because our fucking spokespeople really suck.
I'm embarrassed to be an old white man, because our fucking spokespeople really suck.
Harry Hooper said:
But "I would never question his sincerity".
Hannah is pissed that he refers to "these issues" instead of being afraid to utter the words "sexual assault" or "domestic violence".
Turned over to ESPN after NFL Network went to commercial. They seem to be arguing over not whether or not Goodell sucks, but which of all the reasons he sucks is the reason he sucks the most.
Herm -- do we want to be talking about domestic violence on the Friday before the game?
Hannah and Schefter -- never a bad time to talk about it.
Herm says he "agrees," but then says, "but after the game".
Hannah and Schefter -- never a bad time to talk about it.
Herm says he "agrees," but then says, "but after the game".
I seriously had to check to see if Polian had a stroke recently, I don't remember his speech being so slow and tough to hear.DennyDoyle'sBoil said:
AardsmaToZupcic said:
??? He sounds better today than he ever did on sports radio interviews.
DennyDoyle'sBoil said:
Well, we can spend 10 days before "the game" talking wild conspiracy about slightly deflated footballs, but god forbid we discuss petty issues like domestic violence and take the light off the main event.
theapportioner said:
ESPN now bashing him for the answer.
Other big story, Kraft wasnt in attendance!
For those interested. Here is the Nichols question.
http://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/rachel-nichols-nails-goodell-on-conflict-of-interest-question/
Nichols:
Text doesn't do justice. You need to watch the clip to get the full flavor of his response.
http://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/rachel-nichols-nails-goodell-on-conflict-of-interest-question/
Nichols:
Goodell:
Text doesn't do justice. You need to watch the clip to get the full flavor of his response.
Ed Hillel said:
If I'm a random owner the leak issue is my biggest problem. As a team owner I want ieague investigations and discipline issues and cheating allegations to all be handled in a black box so the PR hit from anything is minimal, but now because Kensil (or whoever) has a hard-on for the Pats and doesn't understand the ideal gas law and feels empowered to leak away you've got a PR disaster and if the Pats millions of people will idiotically think it's a tainted trophy no matter what the truth is.
Since he went all mealy-mouthed on Deflategate -- except for saying the NFL isn't even sure there was a violation -- the trending story out of this could be how badly Goodell conducted himself.
Mass media wants the freshest blood available. A commissioner losing his job is higher up the food chain
Mass media wants the freshest blood available. A commissioner losing his job is higher up the food chain
By my count London reporters got 2 questions and Boston (or more generally New England) reporters got only 1?
It looked like every person on the set hand their hands dug in to the desk, awaiting a thinly veiled racist statement to come flying out.DennyDoyle'sBoil said:
Please tell me this guy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCxk6Si-Gvg) has a job covering law and football with ESPN.DennyDoyle'sBoil said:
Hill, "Kraft took offense that they were being investigated at all." Suuuure, that's exactly what he said.
The NFL is like a microcosm of everything that's wrong with our political system- a bunch of very wealthy people install leaders with zero integrity who will protect their interest at the expense of everyone else.
Ed Hillel said:
People don't care about the leaks that much because neither fans nor sports reporters are generally opposed to NFL employees leaking information. Even here, where leak are generally just slamming my beloved Pats, I'm curious as heck and want more leaks about what's going on and frankly just wish somebody was leaking the Pats' viewpoint a little more.