Roger Goodell Gets A New Five Year Deal

According to ESPN.com, Goddell's contract was expected to expire in September. So what do the NFL owners do, they give him a five year deal.

The man doles out fines like a pedophiliac candy shop owner gives out sweets to little kids and decided to have the Pro Bowl before the Superbowl instead of after.

Sure, the man is no Bud Selig, but still is a really bad commissioner.

In Defense Of Ochocinco

Ochocinco gets a lot of flack from the media and Roger Goodell about the "antics" that he tends to do when he scores a touchdown. In fact, one of his antics was putting "Ochocinco" on the back of his jersey over his then name "Johnson" in honor of the #85 he wears (despite the fact that 85 in Spanish is ochenta y cinco and not ocho cinco). Nevertheless, Ochocinco keeps on doing funny things after TDs and Roger Goodell keeps fining him. Why? What has Ochocinco done so wrong that warrants a 15 yard penalty and a 20K+ fine?

There is nothing Chad has done to offend the other team and very few things he has done to paint the league in a bad light. Sure, bribing the official recently after the official was reviewing a play to see if Ochocinco made a legal catch or not was not the smartest thing in the world, but the vast majority of stunts Ochocinco pulls is light hearted, clearly done for humor purposes, and in no way disrespects anybody. Here's a list of some of the TD celebrations Ochocinco has had:

-Putting on a cape that said "Chad Ochocinco HOF 20??"
-Using the pylon as a golf club, the football as a golf ball and pretending to be Tiger Woods (pre cheating days)
-Resuscitating the football by giving it CPR
-Asking a cheerleader to marry him
-Holding up a sign asking the NFL not to fine him
-Putting on a sombrero and dancing

Which one of these paints the league in a bad light? Which one of these truly pisses off and disrespects the other team? Randy Moss mooning the crowd at Lambeau I can see as disrespectful. Michael Vick flicking off fans I can see as disrespectful. TO slamming the ball on the Dallas Star in midfield I can see as disrespectful. But what Ochocinco does? The NFL has truly become the No Fun League.

I enjoy what Ochocinco does. There are a great many people who enjoy what Ochocinco does. All those who complain about Ochocinco are those who just need something to complain about. They are people that have sticks up their asses and frankly need to get a life.

Ochocinco is also not a distraction to his team. I'd like to see one current or former player come out and say that he isn't focused or that he can't do his job because of what Ochocinco does. These men are professional athletes. They have a job to do and they do that job based upon the talent and preparation they have. They do their job despite what Ochocinco does. The only time I'd pissed at an Ochocinco celebration is if a 15 yard unsportmanlike conduct penalty occurs. But this penalty is so utterly dumb and ridiculous that a TD celebration should never result in this penalty in the first place.

All Ochocinco does is have fun. He oozes having a fun and a good time. He works hard and always shows up to play and win. Sure, he had a public contract a year or so back, but what NFL doesn't want to get paid for the accomplishment he's done and can do. Lance Briggs said he'd never play for the Bears again during his contract dispute. Big deal. Ochocinco should not be getting fined and he should not be getting punished for the things he does.

Goodell Suspends Henry 4 Games For Being Dead

Football players dying while under contract with an NFL team cannot be a positive reflection on the football business. I'm sure Roger Goodell contemplated giving Henry a 4 game suspension for violating the player code of conduct agreement. You know, up until he realized that the dude is currently serving an eternal suspension from life.

I bring this up based on the video of Chris Henry's funeral proceedings featuring family, teammates, friends, and Roger Goodell. I find this overly hypocritical of him to show up. Goodell considered kicking Henry out of the NFL all together, and now he shows up to his funeral as a representative of the league. Clearly he had no relationship with Henry, outside of fining and suspending him out of loads of cash. His appearance is just for show, to give the impression that the NFL cares about it's players, which it does not.

They have manipulated the results of an "independent" study on the effects of football on neuronal degeneration in retired players that has lead to several embarrassing resignations from the committee. They also had that long lasting union fight with veterans of the league where the NFL refused to play pension and medical expenses of their retired athletes suffering from depression, dementia, and probably diarrhea. The 3 D's.

I doubt Henry would have wanted Goodell at his funeral. I can understand paying respect to someone you used to be close with, even if things went sour. But Goodell is a corporate supremacist, who in my opinion has levied unjustified punishments for minor violations. Never forget that rules and law is never right or wrong; they are just standards put in place by old geezers in suits to make their lives easier.

John Madden, The Joe Morgan Of Football

Anyone who has ever watched Monday Night Football or Frank Caliendo's stand-up can tell you just how bad John Madden was at narrating football games. I hate football and know very little about football, and yet even I have the capacity to comprehend this fact.

And yet, quote Roger Goodell:
"He had an incredible talent for explaining the game"

Biggest overstatement ever.