An NFL Commissioner is responsible for maintaining the game's integrity and oversee the business aspects of the NFL.  Roger was the COO prior to being made NFL Commissioner in 2006.  In his tenure he has made significant changes and penaltys to players & coaches.  If you were not a fan of those moves or his tact in performing them a great deal of hatred could occur.  As far as running the NFL as a business during really bad recession, amidst lawsuits from head injuries of active & former players, Referee ordeal, and players bargain agreement one could say he's done an average job.  I think that Paul Tagliabue was such a great commish that people hate Roger Goodell because they are comparing him to Paul's abilities and charm.  I agree I too have been made at some of the safety changes that have seem to taken a bit of the fun out of the game & turned into a huge passing league but if it can stop one player from being paralysed or dead isnt it worth it?

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