2018 NFL Draft Day 1 Game Thread WITH SPOILERS

twibnotes

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At the risk of stating the obvious, it’s not his job to be popular with the fans.

If I were an owner, I’d be laying the groundwork to move on from Goodell after the next labor negotiation, but he has made the owners a shit-ton of money and absorbed a lot of hate that should be directed at them.
I disagree that Goodell has made them a bunch of money. He’s a puppet. Bozo the clown could have done what he did. If he were more competent, the hate would be less. I don’t recall prior commissioners attracting such hate.

There is a long list of fuck ups, starting with the ray rice debacle
 

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I disagree that Goodell has made them a bunch of money. He’s a puppet. Bozo the clown could have done what he did. If he were more competent, the hate would be less. I don’t recall prior commissioners attracting such hate.

There is a long list of fuck ups, starting with the ray rice debacle
From a bottom-line standpoint, the concussion settlement, the labor deal, and the TV contracts (though your Bozo the clown comment arguably applies) all matter a lot more than Ray Rice, DFG, or whatever. The Anthem controversy this past season is the first time Goodell’s imperfect PR skills cost the owners serious money, and even a PR wizard wouldn’t have come through that unscathed.
 

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I can't believe they need 10 minutes between picks for these airheads to talk more
 

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From a bottom-line standpoint, the concussion settlement, the labor deal, and the TV contracts (though your Bozo the clown comment arguably applies) all matter a lot more than Ray Rice, DFG, or whatever. The Anthem controversy this past season is the first time Goodell’s imperfect PR skills cost the owners serious money, and even a PR wizard wouldn’t have come through that unscathed.
I don’t want to prolong the debate much given this is a draft thread (though it is a fun one!), but I think a good commissioner would be able to reduce ,not just absorb, the hate. A good commissioner would make the owners agenda seem attractive, not something a guy needs to “absorb hate” to defend.
 

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Moving the Line
I'm watching with a bunch of fans applauding Barkley for the Giants. And these folks like the G-Men. Because they need a running back, which I ripped that they need SO much more help like DL depth and other holes. And that Mayfield is Manziel 2.0. If this is Tindr, sure.

Fuck, I need harder booze.
 

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Does Cleveland pick here, or trade with someone who wants Allen or Rosen?

C’s up 10-6 early.
 

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Interesting choice with Ward.
 

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Wonder if this changes Elway’s plan to trade the pick — he had to figure at least two of Allen/Rosen/Chubb would be fine by now.
 

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Chubb to Denver per Twitter.