Batch not surprised by Goodell's decisions

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's decisions regarding discipline and player conduct took another turn over the weekend when he decided not to suspend several players who ran afoul of the law during the lockout.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
By Ray Fittipaldo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Goodell did not suspend Tampa Bay defensive back Aquib Talib, Tennessee receiver Kenny Britt or New England defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth after all three were charged with crimes.

Talib stands accused of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after police say he shot at his sister's boyfriend. Britt has been arrested seven times, including twice during the lockout. Haynesworth plead no contest to misdemeanor assault after a cocktail waitress accused him of groping her at a party.

These decisions come one year after Goodell suspended Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for four games even though Roethlisberger was never arrested or charged with a crime.

Charlie Batch, a reserve quarterback who is on the NFL player's association executive committee, was not surprised that Goodell did not take any action against the players.

"How can he?" Batch said. "They made the rules. They locked us out. I don't think we had to send a message. We made one statement. That statement was you made the rule. You locked us out. How can you enforce your personal conduct policy? There's nothing else that needs to be said off that."

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Wait a second ... if Goodell can't suspend these players because their actions occurred during the lockout, then how can he suspend Terrelle Pryor when his actions took place before he was even an employee of the NFL?

How dare you question the authority of Der Kommish!?

He can utilize his powers when ever he damn well chooses.

But it certainly is time for the fans and players to :mob: against Goodell.

Stupid is as stupid does.


And Truck I"ll hit him with a little of this :poofling: , you can hit him with a dash of this :roasted:, Wally can hammer him with a , Dubs can go Gaga on his ass with a , Farrior can rough him up with one of these , LoS can punish him with a , Mom can infract him with a , VA can fire up the :chainsaw:, steelerdude can hit him gangsta-style with a , mcg with a little :nunchucks:, and supytalpeht can for good measure!

And if all else fails, Jon can bring in these guys to finish him off ... I'm sure there will be a happy ending.

Wallace108 wrote:

And if all else fails, Jon can bring in these guys to finish him off ... I'm sure there will be a happy ending.

Not for his ass there won't!

I bet if those guys were Steelers they'd all be suspended.