Tell us what you think about the proposal to eliminate kickoffs … Raymond T. Rivard photograph

Today I made a quick post on the Lombardiave.com’s Facebook page asking for response to the idea floated by the NFL Commissioner that kickoffs be eliminated.

To say the response was quick and decisive would be a gross understatement. Within a matter of minutes, the outpouring was unanimous … NO! NO! NO!

But I couldn’t simply put their response into a single exclamation. Therefore, read below for yourself and if you’ve got your own opinion, go to the page or leave your comments here. Clearly, the commish is way out of bounds on this one and I’m sure if we could use this as a measuring stick of public opinion, the proposal would be shot down without discussion.

Enjoy the posts:

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  Sue Merritt Speidel I disagree!
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  Roberta Rae Snyder Zais Bullshit….THey need to leave the rules alone…they have way too many rules as it is….Lets go back to real football….
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  Serena Vann Stupid! Part of the game to get excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  Jay Nyhart stupid rule if they pass it JUST STUPID
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  Josh Ruggirello yeah fuck that its football the players get paid to take the hits they do if they take away the kick off they mite as well play sarcastaball
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  Jan Holzner As long as they also provide pink tutus for the players.
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  Henri M. Primeaux It has been a long standing tradition, why now? What’s the reason? I vote to leave it as it.
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  Scot Sticha Why not just take football away from us then to. Its a mans sport so its about time we let them play like men. They know what they are signing up for when they get drafted. Stop turning it into a sissy sport. Time to man up n grow a set

  

  Thomas Tom Tom Schaefer stupid… i would personally kick goodell ass out of here
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  Braden Whitmire Coming from the same man who allowed the NFLRA strike to happen, thus giving us 3 miserable weeks of backup refs who don’t know what an interception is like the one at the end of the Seahawks game. Seriously, who wants to listen to this guy? Here’s my idea: let’s get a new commissioner.
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  Monica Hughes That is the most ridiculous thing!
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  Joe Kullmann That is such a joke. I am all for safety but that is just plain stupid!
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  Dennis Towle Jr Special Teams is one-third of the game. Eliminating the touchback, the onside kick, the kick return for significant yards or a touchdown is wrong, in every way!
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  Jay Lamm That guys a DUMBA__! He has no idea what he’s doing.
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  Kyle Stephens lol, what is he thinking?? HELLO!!
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  John Berg Its funny what they were saying, if ur offense elected to go for it on the ’4th n 15′ play and u were successful, and kept scoring and kept being succesfull of the ‘new kickoff’ the other team would never touch the ball. In other words, horrible idea.
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  Lombardiave.com great responses folks. I take it you’re all against it? ahahahhaha. Me, too!

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (right) shares a moment with Packer defensive coordinator Dom Capers before a game at Lambeau Field. Raymond T. Rivard photograph

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell signed a five-year contract extension today that will keep him in the seat for the next five years.

Though he only made $1 through the lockout last spring and summer, it’s safe to assume that he has received an increase in the $10 million per year he was making up until that time.

Profootball.com reported this morning that the deal extended his current contract that was set to expire in March 2014. Goodell took over the position in 2006 and by the time the new deal expires he will have spent a total of 16 years in the job. Paul Tagliabue was commissioner for 17 years.

“I speak on behalf of 32 NFL club owners in saying we are fortunate to have Roger Goodell as our commissioner,” Falcons owner Arthur Blank said in published reports this morning.

Not only did Goodell serve watch over and help complete the most recent collective bargaining agreement between league owners and the players association, but he also just helped complete the next television contract which will bring billions to the league’s coffers.

The deal was originally reported this morning by Daniel Kaplan of the SportsBusiness Journal, and was confirmed this morning by league officials, according to pro football.com