PFT article implies that Goodell has pushed out potential replacements

[RobbRiddick]

Is it really that difficult these days? 

 

1. change rules to allow more points

2. send games to be played in foreign countries

3. Sell to streaming services

4. Get booed at NFL draft

5. Attend a few NFL games and kiss the a$s of whichever celebrity or politician is there

 

 

 

 

[dorquemada]

33 minutes ago, klos63 said:

Can I ask why? There seems to me so much to enjoy about sports. It's not like booing the commish is a new thing.  No matter who it is they get booed.  

 

Because it's hilarious?  I don't expect you would understand, but it's possible to enjoy more than one thing

[klos63]

26 minutes ago, dorquemada said:

 

Because it's hilarious?  I don't expect you would understand, but it's possible to enjoy more than one thing

It happens every year,  to every commissioner.  It's hardly funny.  

 

[RoscoeParrish]

1 hour ago, Mr. WEO said:

66 isn't old fellas.  More of his bosses are over 80 than are under 65.

 

Why would a younger guy take less money?  Didn't Goodell "set the market"?

His bosses are the owners, they can do whatever they want. Their age is irrelevant.

 

He works for them. They want some younger version waiting in the wings.

 

Are you trying to argue that a new commissioner would make as much as Goodell? Do you think Silver made as much as Stern did when he took over in the NBA?

More importantly, do you think Deputy Commissioners make even close to a 10th that the commissioners make? They would take less because it would still be a considerable pay raise from their current offer. Goodells successor isn’t holding out because they are only gonna pay them $30M

[DrDawkinstein]

Just now, Mr. WEO said:

Why would they even look for his successor--he's the most successful Commish in modern sports history.  Look at MLB, the NBA and NHL.  

 

A lot of owners' total net worth is essentially the worth of their franchise.  This happened with Goodell taking all the face shots for the Jerrys and Terrys.  

 

66. Father time is undefeated.

Just now, Mr. WEO said:

66 isn't old fellas.  More of his bosses are over 80 than are under 65.

 

 

It is for this job. And his bosses arent working real jobs. The best owners are the least involved. Theyre more investors than anything. They want someone younger and able to keep innovating into the future to be doing all the work.

[WotAGuy]

1 hour ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

by whom?

Any lunatic of your choice. 

[Augie]

1 hour ago, DabillsDaBillsDaBills said:

 

66 is old for a CEO type position like this. Tagliabue was younger than Goodell is now when he retired. 

 

How many team owners older than Goodell don't have a succession plan in place? 

 

I bet he’s adopted the TB12 routine. It worked for Brady.  🤷‍♂️

 

The more he dragged his feet to identify a successor, the harder I would be pushing to get rid of him. But maybe that’s just me. It is your JOB to have a plan. 

[Búfalo Blanco]

I won't even charge you for the replacement referral, Roger... You're welcome...

[Augie]

3 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

Why would they even look for his successor--he's the most successful Commish in modern sports history.  Look at MLB, the NBA and NHL.  

 

A lot of owners' total net worth is essentially the worth of their franchise.  This happened with Goodell taking all the face shots for the Jerrys and Terrys.  

 

Because he, and all of us, are just one lightning bolt or heart attack away from not being here any more. Not having a solid plan for succession would be stupid. Period. 

[SoonerBillsFan]

I dont doubt that he has done this, he wants to keep his power.

[boater]

4 hours ago, DabillsDaBillsDaBills said:

 

I agree with how successful he's been, but he's 66 years old. He only has so many good years left and should really have an heir apparent by this point. 

In Executive years... he's just a baby. That's the age senior executives hit their stride. He has another 10 years left in him.

[ControllerOfPlanetX]

6 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

'Pushed out'...

🤔

More likely they sleep with the fishes.

😁

[GunnerBill]

The only point at which Goodell needs to worry about his bosses looking for fresh blood is when he stops increasing their revenues. 

 

Obviously at some point age becomes a factor. But it isn't yet. He could easily do another 4 or 5 years as long as his health remains good. 

[GunnerBill]

12 hours ago, RoscoeParrish said:

Because he’s 66 and they can play a younger guy likely less. 

 

But unless that younger guy is as effective as Goodell at increasing revenues it's a false economy.

 

In the last fifteen years the league has gone from an annual revenue of $8bn to an annual revenue of $23bn. No other sports league anywhere in the world is even close. The owners are not risking that kind of growth profile to save a few million a year on a commissioner's salary. 

[muppy]

this surprises me zero. I see him doing that behind the scenes. Happens all the time in corporate America. Kick the guy in the face trying to climb the ladder up

 

its a tale as old as time

[RoscoeParrish]

5 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

But unless that younger guy is as effective as Goodell at increasing revenues it's a false economy

That’s why they want someone younger learning from Goodell now.

 

This isn’t unusual in any industry. The whole reason Goodell keeps forcing out “heir apparents” is to make himself indispensable. It’s why Favre didn’t want to teach Rodgers. Why train your eventual replacement?

 

 

[BearNorth]

Have to wonder if Jim Irsay's passing has increased the focus on this.  Irsay is actually a couple of months younger than Goodell.

[GunnerBill]

58 minutes ago, RoscoeParrish said:

That’s why they want someone younger learning from Goodell now.

 

This isn’t unusual in any industry. The whole reason Goodell keeps forcing out “heir apparents” is to make himself indispensable. It’s why Favre didn’t want to teach Rodgers. Why train your eventual replacement?

 

 

 

If they wanted that they'd have it. Wheyher Goodell wants it or not.

[RoscoeParrish]

3 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

If they wanted that they'd have it. Wheyher Goodell wants it or not.

Um that’s what the reporting is in the OP.

 

Are we saying the reporting is false that the owners want a succession plan? Or that the reporting is false that heir apparents get pushed out?

 

 

[GunnerBill]

1 minute ago, RoscoeParrish said:

Um that’s what the reporting is in the OP.

 

Are we saying the reporting is false that the owners want a succession plan? Or that the reporting is false that heir apparents get pushed out?

 

 

 

I am saying if the guys being "pushed out" were guys the owners genuinely saw as the heir apparent they wouldn't be getting pushed out.