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All humans -- and all human orgnizations -- are fallible. They might bat ,999, but they don't bat 1.000.
It's not just the NFL.
He took "protect the shield" to an absurd level. The intent was probably to bury this so the league doesn't get yet another black eye for employing thugs. The 2 game suspension sends the message that they investigated and it really wasn't that bad. An appropriate suspension would've raised red flags.
Maybe, but Americans have far less tolerance of domestic violence than most people around the world. "He hits you because he loves you" is a much more accepted sentiment throughout the world than it is in the United States.
I would agree with you if all we heard was that there was a story saying "Ray Rice Involved in Domestic Altercation With His Fiance," but everyone knew (at the very least) that he had knocked her unconscious. I don't know how you can really bury that.
It was a gamble that the really bad video would remain under wraps. Goodell has some experience in that arena.
Reading it is funnier than when he actually said it
The interesting thing to me in this is that it was clearly a considered position. I don't have the exact timeline, but I think the first day they sidestepped or didn't comment on the question of whether or not the NFL offices had seen the tape. That means they clearly spent time considering how to respond to the question and weighing the possible outcomes. If this story is correct and they did have the tape in April it means they decided it was better to take the risk that whoever sent the tape (apparently unsolicited) or someone internally wouldn't come forward vs. the risk of just owning up to it. This is really not looking like a good moment for the League.
He did act on it. He felt a two game suspension was sufficient. It doesn't really matter if he saw the video or not. If we are to believe reports, Rice told him enough in detail that the video was not a surprise when he DID see it. He had plenty of information to make the correct decision.
Most corporations aren't built the way the NFL is. Not just one individual is judge, jury and executioner. So most corporations wouldn't be able to attempt to handle it this way.
By comparable scenario I just meant dealing with information that is potentially brand damaging.The Commish said:
@brianhartline: JUST RELEASED: the top rated reality TV shows goes to..... The NFL. Smh
Where I work, the two things that matter are job performance and conduct while on the job. Everything else is irrelevant. I guess you could argue that celebrities are always on the job, but that seems like a stretch. I think the whole topic of sports leagues taking disciplinary action against its employees for off the job conduct would be an interesting discussion.
Well, here's the other deal - the Ray Rice scenario is incredibly common and, IMO, it's really ####### hard to deal with.Henry Ford said:
Conflict of interest because she's Ray's mom.
