NFL commish on Jim Rome show

[icehole3]

Said they have till March 3rd, then all bets are off

Said they wanna go 2 pre-season and 18 regular

Said that Vets are OK with that but want more things done to prevent injuries

Said theyre biggest change is rookie pay scale, says 2 of the top 5 paid athletes in sports are NFL rookies, they wanna give that money to the vets

Said the players are saying we're giving you guys concessions but what are we gonna get

Said they wanna do something about the pre game trash talk, says all that emotion needs to stay on the field

he didnt sound to optimistic that a deal was gonna get done, he looked like he was a little bit nervous

[COB]

he looked like he was a little bit nervous

He should be nervous.

He got handed the keys to a new cadillac, and so far all he's had to do is drive it down a straight road. Sort of the proverbial 'born on third base' situation.

Now that he's faced with a challenge, we'll see what kind of commissioner he can be.

Honestly, I think of a commissioner as a person who's paramount interest is the good of the game. That should be the driving principle behind every decision he makes. Instead, I get the feeling Roger Goodell is more concerned with the owners' interests than anything else.

The impression I get is it's Smith representing the players, and Goodell representing the owners. I think they should let an owner negotiate with Smith, and let Goodell be the voice of reason, sort of a mediator that both sides can complain to and appeal to during negotiations. Goodell should be the one bartering an agreement, encouraging each side to concede this in exchange for that, bend on this and the other side will bend on that.

So far in his tenure, all Goodell's done is impress me with how fast he can destroy the evidence of cheating by one of his pet franchises.