10-18-2017, 04:09 PM
(10-18-2017, 02:48 PM)RoyleRedlegs Wrote: 1. There's nothing he could do to make fans like him. People are siding with millionaires over billionaires as if it's some sort of big badge of honor like they're fighting for the little guy.
He's a boss. People would naturally hate him. We have too much access to like him.
2. What is he, specifically, doing to make fans mad other than his job?
1. People did not hate Paul Tagliabue like they do Goodell. If you want to blame social media or the internet, then I would respond by saying that people don't hate Rob Manfred or Adam Silver. It's a Goodell thing, and a Goodell thing only. People have legitimate gripes with the man.
2. Specifically, rule changes being far more frequent and drastic under his watch, the witch hunts for New Orleans, Brady, Burfict, etc, how he handled the Ray Rice situation, how he handled Josh Brown, his inconsistencies in player discipline...which seem completely arbitrary, and clown show stuff like this:
Are just some of the long list of reasons people hate Goodell. Sure, he's just "doing his job", but for some reason he runs things in a much more controversial manner than his predecessor.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
