Goodell: The Bad and The Ugly

Dear Mr. Goodell,

What the hell are you thinking? And I mean that with all due respect.

Since you’ve been in office you have initiated what is deemed by many to be off-the-wall penalties for players with minor indiscretions. We all were young once. Surely you remember the impetuousness of youth. So what if a player gets arrested 10 times for DUI, illegal weapons and underage drinking? Is that any reason to suspend him from his job for a year? I know I wouldn’t be able to afford to not work for a year. How are these youths going to feed their families? Harsh, Mr. Goodell. Very harsh.

You’ve also facilitated a summit for, of all things, concussions. Come on, Roger. Is this really necessary? I mean, a bunch of owners and players sitting around a table butting heads. There is enough of that during actual games. This is a waste of time. And energy.

Now your latest show of authority displays your berating of Clinton Portis’ statements about Michael Vick’s alleged dogfights. Will you just get off his back? You never liked him. You are just using this as a vehicle for profiling certain players. This is not the Spanish inquisition; this is a free country. Mr. Portis is exercising his right to free speech. For you to take that right away is totally and emphatically UN-AMERICAN.

And speaking of being UN-AMERICAN, why do you insist to deprive AMERICAN fans of seeing their home team by scheduling a game in a foreign land? There are a finite number of games that home team fans can physically attend.. Eight, to be precise. Now you want to take one away? Oh, if only the McCarthy hearings were still going on, I would suggest your name be at the top of the list.

I could go on and on countering your every move since you became sheriff. But Ricky just came back in and told me he fixed the bong, so we’re going to sit around and meditate on the meaning of life. After that we’ll get some chips and Twinkies and watch reruns of last season’s Toronto Argonauts games.

Ah, the CFL. Clearly the better league.

Signed,
Stephen Harper