06.07.07 ROGER GOODELL IS A SWELL GUY
I'm sure we've all enjoyed this NFL offseason, what with Der Komissar Roger Goodell handing out draconian suspensions to players before the court system can even find them innocent or guilty. But ol' Rog is laying the smackdown on the media, too: the websites for local TV stations are now pretty much screwed for video content.
The NFL has issued a new set of rules that severely restricts media sites usage of video shot from NFL press conferences, interviews or practices. The rules stipulate a maximum of 45 seconds of video per day, no use of live footage, a 24-hour window for all content and that content must contain links back to NFL.com and official team sites. Additionally, the video footage cannot be sponsored, and no more than 45 seconds per day of team practice footage.
The Houston Chronicle's John McClain (sadly not John McClane), who relies heavily on video for his blog content, isn't exactly thrilled with the new rules, and his most recent video displays just how little 45 seconds of screen time gives a reporter.
Roger Goodell: pissing off the players, pissing off the media, and putting NFL games in other countries. Is he the NFL's worst commissioner ever, or…? Huh. I was gonna write another option, but nothing else made sense.
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ROGER GOODELL IS A SWELL GUY
Roger Goodell and the Miami Dolphins can suck my ass.
(sorry about ^^^ — recently ex-Dolphin'ed fan here)
Matt - Roger Goodell's dad wants you to take this post down.
I think Roger's taking the "absence makes the heart grow fonder" thing a little too seriously. He'll probably cancel the 2008 season in hopes of driving fan excitement to new levels.
Wow… Roger Goodell makes the RIAA seem like a bunch of socialists
Roger Goodell and the Miami Dolphins can suck… whoa, I thought I was the only one, Mother Fucker.
and the Miami Dolphins can suck
They sure can.
That incorrigible little bastard..
Roger Goodell does not enjoy this joking and tomfoolery. You can laugh but Goodell will bring the heads of other bloggers who have questioned him to your doorstep with threats of slavery and death.
I dont really hate the Dolphins as a whole, but I do hate the ridiculous 72 Dolphins.
Roger Goodell is like the Soup Nazi of Commissioners.
So that means no more Coors Light Commercials with the press conferences?
I've been rebroadcasting NFL games with implied oral consent of the NFL. Oral.
@ TEXAS:
Commercials?!? Don't talk about about commercials! You kiddin me? Commercials?!?
Thank you for linking the Die Hard video. It has made me so very very happy.
I should be careful or Upshaw will come and snap my neck.
That is one catchy tune.
HEIL GOODELL!!! Ich bin ein NFL!!!
As long as I can still watch live streaming dogfighting, I'm okay with it.
45 seconds is a long time…in my bed anyway.
Next thing you know Godell will make us pay for fantasy football.Richie Cunningham IS the worst commissioner EVAR. His new media rules are STOOPID because:
Stop ruining football, bucko! I hope Pete Rozelle's ghost pisses in his coffee.
Ix-nay on the Antasy-fay Ootball-fay.
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