A.8Manning

Goodell isn't doing ****. He takes orders from the people fixing it. He's a puppet.

burningmetal

He is a puppet when it comes to many things, but not all things. Other owners don't need the Rams in the Super Bowl. Goodell desperately wants to make this L.A. thing work. He wants to wake up the band wagoners who make up such a huge portion of that area. He wants that market to succeed. He learned nothing from the past.

The owners might have approved moving those teams to L.A., but I don't think they're telling Roger to put the Rams in the super bowl.

I think it's lazy when people constantly describe Roger as a puppet, and effectively absolve him of blame. You forget that Tagliabue dealt with the vast majority of the same people Roger does. And it is undeniable the differences between the way Tagliabue governed, and how Roger does. I didn't even like Tagliabue, but he looks like an angel next to Goodell.

If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.