Greg Bedard on Roger Goodell, the NFL, and the Patriots
Felger & Massarotti
Beasley Media Group
4.1 • 977 Ratings
🗓️ 22 August 2017
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Greg Bedard of the Boston Sports Journal talked about the latest with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and the Patriots to start Tuesday's Felger & Mazz program. He still believes Goodell is bad for the NFL, despite league owners disagreeing by giving him an extension, and that the Patriots have little cause for concern entering the 2017 season.
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| 0:00.0 | You want to start? |
| 0:00.7 | Goodell or Patriots? |
| 0:01.6 | It's up to you. |
| 0:02.2 | We might as well start with Goodell, I guess. |
| 0:04.7 | Why do the owners like him so much? |
| 0:07.6 | It's interesting, and I just got off the phone with a person who's a pretty good source who knows Roger well, because I asked him the question, because I had my own thoughts, but I wanted his thoughts. |
| 0:18.0 | The major things that he said were, number one, we all know, it's the money. Okay? |
| 0:24.7 | I mean, just about every franchise has at least doubled in value since he's been commissioner. |
| 0:30.1 | I mean, you know, and I can already see it on your face. But do they think he's responsible for it? |
| 0:35.2 | I don't really think they think that hard about it. |
| 0:38.3 | They just look at the bottom line. |
| 0:40.3 | You know, I think, and I do think Roger has done some things as far as expansion on the internet, how they've gone about their TV deals. |
| 0:51.3 | I do think that he's... |
| 0:52.7 | That he has a legitimate hand in. |
| 0:54.1 | Yes, a little bit. I think it's a's... That he has a legitimate hand in. Yes. |
| 0:54.8 | A little bit. |
| 0:55.8 | I think it's a little overblown, but yes. |
| 0:57.7 | Creatively, leadership-wise, he does. |
| 1:00.2 | Yes. |
| 1:01.3 | Okay, keep going. |
| 1:02.7 | Number two, he's the shield. |
| 1:05.9 | He's the guy that takes all the blows for the owners. |
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