Saints hired former FBI director Louis Freeh to take top-to-bottom look at organization after bounty, wiretap claims
This is a huge blow to Goodell, and his team of investigators. Louis Freeh, will reject all the bounty gate allegations made by the NFL and Goodell, which will hasten his departure, once the firestorm starts brewing. Right now as it stands, the bounty gate investigation is on life support, and an impeccable source whose credibility is beyond question will point that out!
I think Goodell's days in office are numbered....
For what I understand, this is more about the wire-tap then the pay-for-performance issue.
As I wrote earlier, it will be such a waste if there were no changes inside of the organization after the tumultous spring.
Changes have come: Dennis Lauscha is now the strong man in both the saints and hornets organization, and he is now the contact between the saints and the front office. Mickey and Sean also will have to report to Lauscha if anything wrong is happening inside of the organization.
And also, after the string of scandals, internal security has to be reviewed, and here is where I think the Freeh Group will work. I am sure they will review all current and former employees, check what really happened and prepare a solid structure that won't allow these things to happen again.
Now, does this affects Goodell's case? Maybe, but I don't think so.
And does affect Goddell's days at the office. I really doubt it. Right now, the owners need him.
It is incredible how there are no writings about Goodell's performance considering:
- He signed a labour agreement that has almost broken the relations with the players association.
- Is on a current contract fight with current officers.
- With his infinite power has lost all the confidence of objective judgement with the players.
- Has been constantly critize for lack of transparency, by destroying evidence on the patriots' case and for not releasing the one he claims to have in the saints case.
- Gotten into a fight with the owners of the cowboys and redskins.
- Is facing a suit from the NFLPA for imposing cap penalties on an uncapped year.
- Is facing a defamation suit from a current NFL player.
- The league is facing a master complaint combining 86 suits from 2,300 ex-players regarding the league's management of information about brain injuries.
Incredible how bad things are going, and nobody is saying a thing. The office of the Commisioner has not been so devaluated as it is now.
The interesting thing, is that there are so many problems to handle, that I doubt the owners would even consider to make a move.