I would not be opposed to the league's farming out its enforcement to an independent investigator. Do you think such a service could do a better job?
Originally Posted by: Nonstopdrivel
Certainly, I think there needs to be some sort of panel in place for both player discipline as well as franchise/coach discipline. Independent or a broad range of backgrounds from within the football community.
I firmly believe that SpyGate had way more meat to it and that the NFL had a serious integrity issue on its hands, basically that the games we decided fairly without undue and unfair advantages through ignoring the rules set forth. Instead of exposing the issue and having to deal with years of questionable results upon the field, they chose to bury it and write it off as minor.
Hence, some of Goodell's words of protecting the integrity of the game mean zero to me. He chose not to disclose what was upon the spygate tapes.. for really not reason what so ever.
Just to properly frame my comments, I do not feel it is apples to apples in terms of the offenses of the Saints and the Patriots, clearly they are not. Health of players verses integrity of the game are completely different contexts.. but the underlying problem is not.
Part of the earning of integrity by the NFL of the fan base is to know that it is a equal playing field and that discipline is being doled out fairly. At this point, I think that is in question at best.
"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"