Posts tagged Roger Goodell
Concussions To Blame For Big Ben’s Slimy Behavior?
Apr 26th
I nearly spit out my coffee this morning when I read this article from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, questioning whether Ben Roethlisberger’s recent asinine behavior could have stemmed from too many knocks to the head. People who suffer repeated head injuries often exhibit signs of aggression, childishness, impaired self-control, inappropriate sexual activity and alcohol abuse, according [...]
Week 17 Will Feature Only Divisional Games
Apr 20th
The full NFL schedule will be released later today, but ESPN has already reported one significant development – week 17 will feature only divisional games. As we’ve discussed before, the move will hopefully eliminate some meaningless late-season contests where teams play their B team, something which takes away from both the integrity of the playoffs [...]
Roethlisberger Deserves A Suspension
Apr 13th
This has nothing to do with the Green Bay Packers, but Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is the talk of the NFL this week after a district attorney in Georgia decided not to file sexual assault charges against the two-time Super Bowl champion. A 20-year-old college student had accused Big Ben of sexually assaulting her [...]
Brett Favre Nightmare Scenario About to Come True?
Aug 5th
In what has become a regular theme over the past month, we are again getting jerked around by one of the following: the media, the Green Bay Packers brass, or the Brett Favre camp. As the media falls all over themselves to report on the latest development in the Brett Favre comeback story (read: Florio, [...]
Nothing To See Here Folks
Jul 24th
Looks like the NFL and Roger Goodell grabbed their broom and are ready to start sweeping this Brett Favre tampering mess under the rug. Yep, the Packers-issued cell phone Brett used to make calls to the Minnesota Vikings? According to NFL sources (read: Roger Goodell’s office) the Packers never actually gave Favre a phone. In [...]
I Have A Bad Feeling About This….
Jul 23rd
I don’t trust Roger Goodell. I never believed he was committed to properly punishing the New England Patriots for spying last year and I think he’s a guy who’s more interested in the perceived image of the league than actual integrity. And while he has thrown the book at criminal players and substance abusers, he [...]