Great post over at PackerGeeks regarding NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sticking his nose into the Favre situation. Seemingly when he’s not busy insulting our intelligence, the Commissioner takes it upon himself to meddle in whatever team’s affairs he sees fit.
Memo to Goodell: If you would like “to accelerate the process”, tell Hamlet down in Mississippi and his bumpkin agent to file for reinstatement. The Packers are under no obligation to do anything whatsoever with a retired player. Until Favre sends that letter, Thompson shouldn’t do a damn thing. Goodell wants this wrapped up by the start of Packers training camp? Really? What if they settle on a second or third round pick and a player now, only to have two starting quarterbacks go down in the second week of the preseason? The return on Favre’s rights would be much higher then. Thompson’s job is to look out for the interests of the Packers, not the league’s reputation.
And that’s another thing. Goodell is worried about the PR hit? Are you freekin’ serious? This from the man who has basically given a free pass to the Patriots for cheating (repeatedly) and let Adam Jones back in the league. To think that speeding up the arc of the Favre story will make all this “go away” is so beyond stupid, I have trouble even typing it. But that’s what Goodell wants - for it all to go away. He’s on the brink of a brand new season, and one retired player is getting all the headlines. Hell, did you know that Peyton Manning might not even start Week One?
Goodell needs to stop worrying about what the Packers are doing and get to the bottom of what Favre and Childress were talking about on repeated calls between the two. Adjudicating the rules of the league - that’s your job Roger. Not telling the Packers how to do theirs.
manolito said in July 23rd, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Andrew said in July 23rd, 2008 at 4:08 pm
