11-11-2017, 01:01 AM
(11-10-2017, 05:56 PM)mallorian69 Wrote: According to the article Jones has beeen threatening the lawsuit since May, long before Elliott's suspension was handed down. While I have no doubt that is a factor now, it isn't the main reason why Jones is threatening legal action.
Actually I would say Goodell is at minimum 90% responsible for the drop in viewership.
Two of the biggest reasons for ratings going down are the protests and piss poor officiating (which includes inconsistent punishments by the league), both of which Goodell could do something about if he wanted.
The investigation in itself has been going on for way too long as it is. Pretty sure it is well over a year old. So bogus investigations might have been a better wording for that.
And while I'm sure there is a segment of ex-viewers that are crotchety old timers who don't want to see people demonstrating or yearn for the days where the NFL didn't give a damn for the well being of the players, the NFL's actual issues are harder for Goodell himself to control. It's the same reasons ratings are down for all sports. It's not unique to the NFL.
The one that he or his successor should focus on, is oversaturation. The NFL has gotten in its own way by expanding to 6 time slots.
