Quote:But don't you think this changes Kraft's relationship with Goodell?  Suddenly, Roger doesn't have his champion anymore.  

 

I'm not one of those commissioner haters.  I think he's done a reasonably good job.  But if Kraft becomes his enemy, I don't think he survives for the long term.

 

 

Quote:To be fair, I don't think Kraft could garner enough support to oust Goodell. I wonder how many owners are [BAD WORD REMOVED] knowing that the Pats have had an unfair advantage for who knows how long? Do you think the rest of the AFC East owners are happy about it? How about the Ravens and Colts owners? The Broncos, the Chargers, and a few others have lost meaningful games to the Pats over the years and its very likely that those outcomes may have been different if the playing field was equal. I'm willing to bet Kraft has made more enemies than friends at this point and the owners would probably agree that Goodell made the right decision.

 

Regarding this discussion, I think the other owners are more upset that Kraft has an organization that challenges the viability of the League over whether or not he wins titles. The owners are businessmen and they are in this to make money. If the League loses some shine off of the shield (true shine, the kind that makes fans go away. Not the kind that makes people more interested) then that's going to get the attention of 31 very wealthy men who intend on staying very wealthy.

 

I am in agreement with Knarnn in the fact that the rest of the League supports Goodell in that he passed judgement with the support of the NFLPA. Goodell doesn't really have anything to lose from all of this, Kraft does.

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