Roger Goddell's "State of the Game" Press Conference Game Thread

[Dr. Gonzo]

This starts at 2:30pm and while Roger doesn't prefer to answer a question with a substantive response, some news should be generated. Hopefully Rachel Nichols is able to ask a question.

 

[Dr. Gonzo]

 

[soxhop411]

This starts at 2:30pm and while Roger doesn't prefer to answer a question with a substantive response, some news should be generated. Hopefully Rachel Nichols is able to ask a question.

Nope

“@Rachel__Nichols: I’m back in LA doing rehearsals for The Jump today - but you know I will have this up on the monitors… https://t.co/CruGxdoJ7C”

 

[Dr. Gonzo]

That sucks

 

[soxhop411]

I'm setting the over/under on non answers by Roger at 5

 

[Dr. Gonzo]

He just sounds so insincere and wooden reading his own opening remarks

 

[Freddy Linn]

He is a brutal public speaker.

 

[djbayko]

Nope

“@Rachel__Nichols: I’m back in LA doing rehearsals for The Jump today - but you know I will have this up on the monitors… https://t.co/CruGxdoJ7C”

Rachel Nichols' employer not doing everything humanly possible to have her at a Goodell press conference is an injustice to humanity.

 

[pedro1918]

He sounds scared. His tripping all over his tongue.

"That's why I love about this job."

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

ESPN Deportes planted question about Mexico game.

 

[johnmd20]

Sweet speech bro.

 

[tims4wins]

learned more about science? questionable

"no sir, we didn't include science"

 

[soxhop411]

2 personal fouls will equal an ejection?

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

Is this for real? A question from a kid, "why should kids play sports".

 

[Morning Woodhead]

re: concussions, how come nobody asked the follow up "if you're rule adjustments are working, why are concussions at an all time high"

 

[RedOctober3829]

I wish Portnoy was in this PC to call this lying scumbag out.

 

[Dr. Gonzo]

This is boring. Is anyone going to ask a challenging question?

 

[Gambler7]

It appears every question to this point has been scripted.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Jeff Howe ‏@jeffphowe 21s21 seconds ago
Same softballs every year at this clown show.

 

[JohnnyK]

How the hell does he get away with this shit? Not that I'm surprised, but what a fluff segment .

 

[Erik Hanson's Hook]

 

[tims4wins]

it's ok he is available to the media almost every day so they can ask the tough questions another time

 

[soxhop411]

This is what a press conference in North Korea would be like

 

[djbayko]

re: concussions, how come nobody asked the follow up "if you're rule adjustments are working, why are concussions at an all time high"

To be fair, I think it's the same reason that autism rates are "up". It's the diagnosis that is getting more refined. In the case of the NFL, that's a good thing, since players are less likely to go back out onto the field.

 

[ifmanis5]

Guy literally is a dictator.

 

[tims4wins]

if the questions aren't scripted, why os everyone reading from a cue card?

 

[tims4wins]

Curran!

 

[bankshot1]

Real Question!

Tom Curran

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

Follow ups not allowed, right?

 

[tims4wins]

independent! LIAR

 

[JohnnyK]

What an unbelievably shitty answer.

 

[djbayko]

I tried to watch this press conference online, but it's only available to those with NFL Network. Shouldn't such a press conference be made widely available?

 

[soxhop411]

The NFL is North Korea

 

[Freddy Linn]

Pretty funny to jump right into transparency.

 

[tims4wins]

when we find out the facts we disclose them

unless we leak them first!

 

[bankshot1]

I tried to watch this press conference online, but it's only available to those with NFL Network. Shouldn't such a press conference be made widely available?

WFAN (the Francesa show) is carrying the pc live, you can hear it online

 

[Grimace-HS]

I'd love a Mike Reiss follow-up, or Florio for that matter. I may have misunderstood, but I did not think the original intent was to be a deterrent; I thought it was to be part of all game-day operations. I could be wrong. But this is just disappointing; expected, but disappointing.

 

[ernieshore]

 

[djbayko]

WFAN (the Francesa show) is carrying the pc live, you can hear it online

Thanks...I'm in!

Can anyone summarize the questions from Curran?

Also, Goodell sounds awful...stammering all over the place as if he's really hung over.

 

[Dr. Gonzo]

 

[soxhop411]

Watch the NFL make 2 facemask fouls equal an ejection

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

Thanks...I'm in!

Can anyone summarize the questions from Curran?

Also, Goodell sounds awful...stammering all over the place as if he's really hung over.

Curren said basically after deflategate, you meaursed the balls and said that no rules were broken. But won't release the numbers. In the effort to be transparent, will you release the numbers and are you saying that no balls all year long were measured and came in under the legal psi

 

[soxhop411]

There are so many plants at this press conference it could be confused for a greenhouse

 

[riboflav]

Curren said basically after deflategate, you meaursed the balls and said that no rules were broken. But won't release the numbers. In the effort to be transparent, will you release the numbers and are you saying that no balls all year long were measured and came in under the legal psi

Cool and RG's reply?

 

[djbayko]

Curren said basically after deflategate, you meaursed the balls and said that no rules were broken. But won't release the numbers. In the effort to be transparent, will you release the numbers and are you saying that no balls all year long were measured and came in under the legal psi

My man! And Goodell said "we're still evaluating the data"?

 

[Steve Dillard]

Tyring to match up the question -- What is a violation, and does that mean you didn't find any balls being under 12.5,

with the answer: we can't tell you that because then our spot checks would not have deterrence value.

 

[djbayko]

Any questions about Manning before I joined in?

 

[tims4wins]

Tyring to match up the question -- What is a violation, and does that mean you didn't find any balls being under 12.5,

with the answer: we can't tell you that because then our spot checks would not have deterrence value.

which wasn't even an answer

 

[soxhop411]

Cool and RG's reply?

"Look a puppy"

 

[djbayko]

Tyring to match up the question -- What is a violation, and does that mean you didn't find any balls being under 12.5,

with the answer: we can't tell you that because then our spot checks would not have deterrence value.

WHAT. THE. FUCK.

That's an answer that makes absolutely no sense, but is too nuanced for the average person to talk about and dispute. I fucking hate Goodell.

Edit: And fuck this "deterrence" shit. Yeah, it's such a HUGE problem.