Originally Posted by
suitanim
I'd do it for 5 million, and do a better job. Goodell is a stooge and a twit.
In fact, I'll give you a few ideas on how to fix many of the current league problems. These are not fantastical impossible scenarios, either, but practical common sense fixes that could be implemented rather quickly.
-As I stated before, get out in front of this concussion thing. ADMIT that there was a problem, set up an annuity that all teams pay into via a small percentage of revenue generated set aside, and pay it into a huge medical pool to cover ALL medical expenses that aren't covered by insurance for any NFL player who is vested. The league and the union can negotiate the definition of vested. (Bear in mind that there are lots of research opportunities here as well...advances in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's research, advances in orthopedics, brain damage studies, etc, etc...)
-Put in place one set of rules to address the issue (again, negotiated between league and union) and be done with it. Stop tinkering with the rules. Just address it and move on.
-Be consistent. DUI accusation? Penalty A. DUI conviction? Penalty B. Accusation? Penalty A. Accusation substantiated? Penalty B. Conviction? Penalty C. Stop this inconsistent case-by-case sliding scale apparently based by throwing darts at a board, or race-based, or team based.
-Same for on-field incidents. No flag? No fine. Set up a review board for flagged hits, and a separate appeals board, with 9 members each both with voted upon respected representatives from all aspects of the league, including former players and coaches, former refs, etc, etc...
-STOP with this arbitrary and capricious system where massive power rests with few or even just one.
-Ticket prices are too high. I'd set-up a league sponsored charity where each player sponsors at least family for one game a season. Some more, bit every player sponsors at least one family per year. 53 players per team X family of 4 (on average) plus a match from ownership = 400+ fans who could NEVER afford to go to a game getting the white glove treatment.
-Eliminate Pro Bowl. It's a jokey mess. Just elect an all-Pro team every year. It's so watered down now that after all the people who fake injuries to avoid the dumb game are filtered out, we have tools like Derek Anderson making the Pro Bowl. Really? REALLY? fan votes count for 15%, players and coaches the other 85%. Read these boards. Most fans are idiots.
-Pro-rate fines. Millionaires and guys making league minimum should NOT be paying the same fine. If your contract is for 100 million, and you actually commit some infraction worth of being fines, the fine should be HUGE. Like $150,000. If you make $350k, same infraction is 25k.
-If you get caught cheating, for Christs sake, you vacate all your wins and are kicked out of the league forever. No more cover-ups.
That's just a few off the top of my head.