Most people, when given a certain amount of power, will become noticeably more confident, maybe even a little arrogant. This is human nature, and most people will let them get away with it. They allow them to get away with it because most people who have put themselves into a position to be appointed to a position of power are level-headed enough not to get carried away with their power. Roger Goodell, on the other hand, became the Commissioner of the NFL and went completely insane. He's suspended people for multiple game simply because they've been accused of things, then he'll turn around and suspend someone who was actually convicted of a felony and only suspend him for half of the amount of games as someone who hasn't been found guilty in any court of law.
After looking over Roger Goodell's actions as NFL Commissioner, I have determined that he is a combination of the following:
• Insane
• Drunk with power
• Totally illogical
• Living in an alternate universe where what he's doing makes sense
• A person who picks punishments out of a hat to decide how he will handle a situation
As the accuser, I am well aware that the burden of proof falls on my shoulders. With that being said, I will now present to you several pieces of evidence that prove that Roger Goodell is a raving lunatic.
First, lets talk about the suspensions Goodell has handed down. The length of the suspensions handed down by Goodell seem completely arbitrary to me. On April 10, 2007 Goodell suspended Adam "Pacman" Jones of the Titans for the entire 2007 season and Chris Henry of the Bengals for the first 8 games of the 2007 season. That all sound well and good; until, that is, you look and see that they both have multiple offenses, be it with law enforcement or the league.
"Pacman" Jones:
• July 2005- Arrested on charges of assault and felony vandalism--both stemming from a nightclub altercation.
• September 2005- Arrested in Nashville after throwing a tantrum after he was told to wait in line for his vehicle at a valet.
• October 2005- The state of West Virginia claims that Jones had not made regular and sufficient contact with his probation officer and had not reported to his officer concerning the arrest in Nashville in a timely fashion.
• August 2006- Arrested in Tennessee for disorderly conduct and public intoxication.
• October 2006- Cited for misdemeanor assault after allegedly spitting in the face of a female student at a club near Tennessee State University.
• February 2007- Allegedly involved in an altercation that leads to the shooting of a bouncer, who is paralyzed due to his injuries.
Chris Henry:
• December 2005- Pulled over in Kentucky for speeding, marijuana is found in Henry's shoe. Henry was found to be driving without a valid license or auto insurance. Henry later pleads guilty.
• January 2006- Arrested in Orlando on multiple gun charges, including concealment and aggravated assault with a firearm. Henry later pleads guilty.
• October 2006- Suspended two games for violating the NFL's Personal Conduct and Substance Abuse Policy.
• January 2007- Pleads guilty to providing alcohol to minors.
Why is it that Goodell would suspend Jones for the whole season, while he only suspended Henry for 8 games? While it is true that Jones had more incidents at the time, many were misdemeanors, and in the Las Vegas case he was only questioned. Henry, on the other hand, plead guilty in 3 cases. There is no reason that Jones should have been suspended for double the amount of time that Henry was. Henry should have been suspended for the same amount of games as Jones was, there is no logical reason to do otherwise. Roger Goodell has never given a good reason why the suspensions were not similar.
On June 4, 2007 Goodell suspended Terry "Tank"Johnson for the first 8 games of the 2007 season. Goodell said Johnson, who had already served jail time for violating probation and pleading guilty to weapons charges, was only suspended 8 games because he had already been punished by serving jail time. Excuse me?! So a man who has plead guilty to violating probation and breaking the law gets a smaller suspension than Jones, who served no jail time, because he went to jail? How does that make sense? Shouldn't going to jail warrant a longer suspension? I guess going to jail earns you the right to be able to get back to work and make money sooner than someone who hasn't gone to jail.
The way he has handled Spygate is the most recent thing that Roger Goodell has done that makes me want to punch myself in the face. First, he destroyed all of the tapes of the Patriots taping signals and gave no real explanation as to why. Then he did nothing more than slap the team on the wrist with a fine and took away a first round draft pick, but they have two this year so it's no big deal anyhow.
Goodell recently told Senator Arlen Specter that Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has been illegally taping opponents defensive signals since 2000. Then Goodell said the dumbest thing I've heard in quite sometime. He said that Belichick didn't know what he was doing was against the rules.
As long as Roger Goodell is the commissioner of the NFL, we will continue to have to put up with all of these jokes. I, for one, hope it doesn't last too long, because I don't want to see the NFL ruined.
On June 4, 2007 Goodell suspended Terry "Tank"Johnson for the first 8 games of the 2007 season. Goodell said Johnson, who had already served jail time for violating probation and pleading guilty to weapons charges, was only suspended 8 games because he had already been punished by serving jail time. Excuse me?! So a man who has plead guilty to violating probation and breaking the law gets a smaller suspension than Jones, who served no jail time, because he went to jail? How does that make sense? Shouldn't going to jail warrant a longer suspension? I guess going to jail earns you the right to be able to get back to work and make money sooner than someone who hasn't gone to jail.
The way he has handled Spygate is the most recent thing that Roger Goodell has done that makes me want to punch myself in the face. First, he destroyed all of the tapes of the Patriots taping signals and gave no real explanation as to why. Then he did nothing more than slap the team on the wrist with a fine and took away a first round draft pick, but they have two this year so it's no big deal anyhow.
Goodell recently told Senator Arlen Specter that Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has been illegally taping opponents defensive signals since 2000. Then Goodell said the dumbest thing I've heard in quite sometime. He said that Belichick didn't know what he was doing was against the rules.
"He said that's always been his interpretation since he's been the head coach. We are going to agree to disagree on the facts."WHAT?! You're going to AGREE TO DISAGREE on the fact that he broke the rules? Well in that case, teams should just start playing with 15 guys on the field and just tell the referees they didn't know that wasn't allowed and they won't get penalized--you know, they can agree to disagree on the rule. How about, rather than "agreeing to disagree", you actually punish Belichick? How does that sound Roger? I know, I know, punishing a guy who has been cheating for 7 years sounds crazy, but trust me, it isn't. The fact that Bill Belichick is still even allowed to coach in the NFL in a disgrace, but I wouldn't expect much more than that from Roger Goodell.
As long as Roger Goodell is the commissioner of the NFL, we will continue to have to put up with all of these jokes. I, for one, hope it doesn't last too long, because I don't want to see the NFL ruined.
16 comments:
great post.
I agree with what your saying but your post has some flaws. I think he went over board henry, while pacman got what he diserved. One could say pacman got off light.
What henry did was nothing. I mean shit he got drunk, smoked weed and pulled a gun in defence becuase someone pulled on on him. Since he didnt pay the government to be able to have it leagley, he loses his second amendment right?.... Uncle sam always wants his pay.
People act like his actions led to someone almost dieing, o wait that was pacmans gangster self.
you're saying someone giving alcohol to minors, doing illegal substances, driving a car without a valid license, and Having a gun involved in a violent act is on the same ground/equal as pac man who got out of hand at a club/strip club 3 times , spitting in a woman's face, didn't see his parole officer enough, and was at a club with a friend who had shot a person... notice... pacman, thou always in stupid shit, never did anything serious. Nothing beside felony vandalism. No waving guns, driving illegally, giving , i assume high schoolers, alcohol. i wont go into stats. but i think guns and alcohol kill many more people than do vandalism and making it rain.
"you're saying someone giving alcohol to minors, doing illegal substances, driving a car without a valid license, and Having a gun involved in a violent act is on the same ground/equal as pac man"
Please read my original post again, How you think im saying there the same is beyond me.... I think that peice of shit pacman shoud be locked up for a long time......I guess if you think him and Henry are equal you must be all about hitting woman and shooting people for no reason other then your a thug. I guess thats on you, but I dont see too many others agreeing with you there.
As I was saying with Henry, what did he do that was so bad? He smoked some weed (should be leagle anyway but thats another argument) He drank some beers with a girl 3years younger then him and her friends. (who hasnt done that?) And he got pulled over for driving with no Ls holy shit driving with no Ls omg the worlds gonna end. The only thing he did that was bad was pulling his gun (90% of athletes have them because they know there targets in todays world.) Plus he pulled it in self defnce cuz he had one pulled on him.
You dont understand the law, do you?
Reread what you have said.
Henry Broke LAWS.
Big deal, you know, doing illegal acts. illegal acts,which you condone, like getting minors drunk and driving without legal means, having a gun out during a fight.
Pacman, outside of felony vandalism... BROKE no laws. He shot no man. If you know someone who got pulled over for speeding, do you as a passenger, too, get a ticket for speeding? No. you dont. you are not held liable for the actions of other adults.
I understand WEED is an iffy subject, but the fact is a law is a law. Henry was a member of the NFL.. broke many laws... got 8 games. Pacman, broke one law, suspected in others, out for a season. Facts lead to the idea the NFL has a skewed system for punishing its members.
Adam Jones didn't shoot anyone, and has never been accused of shooting anyone. His friend shot someone, should Jones be accountable for everything his friends do because he's more well known than they are?
No one ever pulled a gun on Chris Henry, he pulled the gun first. Only then did a police office draw his weapon. Marijuana is illegal, I don't care if you think it shouldn't be, it is. The second amendment was written before the days of 9-mm guns (the gun Henry was carrying). Henry had 9 rounds in the gun, one of which produces a spry shot, not dissimilar to that of a shot gun pellet.
Sorry, your only arguments in Henry's defense have been that what he did wasn't that bad. He broke the law, he admitted to it, he was punished accordingly by the legal system. Roger Goodell, on the other hand, did not punish Henry as severely as he should have. Law is the law, he broke multiple laws.
I stand by my opinion. Adam Jones had run ins with the law, but Chris Henry plead guilty to multiple crimes and was not punished nearly as harshly as Jones.
Why should Jones be locked up for a long time? He has one felony on his record, and that's a vandalism. All of his violent crimes are only accusations, and all those charges were dropped.
Roller ur just being a bengals homer. i would lay out my argument for why ur wrong, but those two said everything i was gonna say, so im just gonna go ahead and agree with them
Gargasz, you say I dont know the law and that Henry broke it yet pacman didnt? aparently you dont know what an acessery to a crime (atempted murder) is. Also Your main point is he broke the law regardelss of what it is? That is just retarded. You shouldnt be prevented from YET ANOTHER constitutional right of making a living for drinking beer, smoking weed, and driving without a lisence.
I am not sure if your hating on henry becuase your a browns fan, or if your just too far up Max's ass too see you make no sense
When henry gets arested beating down a striper, taking a swing on another recentlty and haveing his body guards shoot people leaving them paralized, then I will say lock them both up.... OUT
O ya josh how is that me being a homer? I saying that what he did is stuff we do every week ha. think about it.
personally I dont see how roller can say "we all have done it" when referring to drinking with girls, driving in general, or pulling a gun.
I really don't appreciate the disrespect you're showing in your posts. I can live with you disagreeing with me, but don't show a blatant lack of disrespect toward me or anyone else please.
And, if you notice, I didn't include any recent crimes, I want only talking about what any of the players did previous to being suspended.
Also, just being with someone the night they shoot someone doesn't make you an accessory. You have to have prior knowledge of what they intend to do. There is no proof one way or the other that Jones knew.
Making a living isn't a Constitutional right either.
anoymous, Im willing to bet that your not 21 and Im also willing to bet that you have consumed a beer or two your self so aparently these guys think you should be kept from making a pay check.....
Max, I didnt mean any disrespect to, I was just trying to prove my points and your boy came at me like a dickhead. Ask Josh I am not one to talk shit on people, BUT at the same time I wont be shit on eaither.
As far as pacman being an accessery goes, how can you say he didnt know what was going on? He threw a striper down by her hair then threatend everyone before leaving and COMMING BACK before his boys left someone in a wheelchair. You dont leave to come back and shoot someone on coencidence.
One last thing. It defenitly states in the constitution that you can not prevent a legel adult from making a living.....read up man
Oh? What amendment states that? You have to follow the law first and foremost, than you are allowed to make a fair living.
I never said he wasn't an accessory, I just said it hasn't been proven otherwise yet, so I don't think it's fair to make that statement.
I have no problem with Henry drinking, but he provided alcohol to minors, which is a crime, like it or not. Not only did he do that, he broke multiple other laws. You can't go around breaking law after law and then get upset that you get punished by your employer. If Chris Henry worked as a sales rep. at Best Buy and plead guilty to all these crimes you know he would be fired.
Ok i can see were not getting anywhere so Ill just say fuck lol. Like i said in my original post I like the article as a whole I just disagree with the pacman part and this was blown outta proportion by that other dude.
I just cant see how henry who hurt no one can be considerd the same level as a low life woman beater who had his friend leave a man crippled....
"who had his friend leave a man crippled...."
every hear of free will? if pacmans friends read the constitution you would see you cant deny people free will, aka, make them DO anything.
Just to state the definition.
An accessory to a crime is any individual who knowingly and voluntarily participates in the commission of a crime. An accessory is not typically present at the scene of the crime, but contributes to the success of the crime before or after the fact. A person charged as an accessory to a crime before the fact is one who incites, abets, or aids a person in the commission of a criminal act.
So you are saying, due to your superb legal knowledge you can KNOW beyond a benefit of a doubt, as needed in criminal trials, that pacman aided this crime and had a criminal mind to do so?
You can't.
You can't even properly argue your side.
I know I am become immature, but when in Rome, eh?
Juice i don't like the fact that you're referring to me as someone's "boy" because i simply point out, due to me stating the fact that Henry was judged on broken laws and pacman had yet, at the time, to be charged with anything besides one count of felony vandalism. Its as simple as facts.
Also. Don't make claims like the constitution guarantees you a right to a job. You show me where it is. I would, but it doesn't exist.
Fact is the NFL can deny him his job. It is a private entity and is allowed to make any decisions on personal as it will see fit if the person can hurt the image or overall business of the company. The only way the constitution plays is if you're playing the race card and denying him a job, which clearly does not play.
perhaps you are saying that FDR offered the idea of "everyone having a job?" :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Bill_of_Rights
but i doubt that.
and it never happened anyway.
Im done.
(good guess on me bring a browns fan, by the way)
Legalize dat shit...
420 bawlz to the wallz weed quest 9000
wootles
Roller.. my god.. are you listening to yourself? Say im hanging with jeris we are at a night club, i get pissed off and jersi shoots some one. Well that must mean that I am on trial for attempted murder even though he pulled the trigger because I was there. Unless i had jeris shoot him, which hasnt been proven, then i did nothing wrong but maybe disturb the peace by being upset and causing a ruckess.
Roller i hate you and stop pulling for the Bengals you ass twat dong licker!
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