Quote Originally Posted by pbmax View Post
I'd classify this as self-inflicted though. Tagliabue was OK with the system the way it was. Goodall came in having either promised, or under marching orders, to eliminate potentially harmful headlines about player arrests. That's a concern over the value of the asset, and there had been no demonstrable loss of value at that point.

He then proceeded to go about it in the most comically inept fashion possible.
I never said they handled anything well. Only that they are under attack. It's indisputable. Probably the NFL needs more commercials with people on the edge of tears, unable to speak for the horror inflicted by the NFL, the players of the NFL - indicate you are sorry, you are surrendering, you are self-flogging. People like that.