Goodell went for market saturation with the game and I think the suits in NYC lost sight of the common consumer of the game...

They've alienated fans with unaffordable, uncomfortable live game experiences, unless you're in a luxury suite...

Middle America likes to keep its Football separate from its politics; between Rooney Rules and Kaepernick, they've responded...

And they've invested billions in the game overseas to develop those markets and the Europeans and So. Americans just aren't biting...

And then there's the reality of CTE and the sobering reminder that until they develop the uber helmet, this game now has an expiration date...

With the gangster-thug life of the NBA today putting an urban ceiling to the ProGame Market...

I'd expect Baseball to return to the forefront in 10 years, if not sooner, if they ever convince their teams and unions to establish salary caps and revenue sharing to achieve some parity...