They are practicing clearing snow at MetLife Stadium in preparation for the big game. Workers have erected tents to protect the crews that are painting the end zones. But the commissioner of the NFL is not worried about the weather.
What a brave guy Roger Goodell is, and for only $82,000 a day. That’s what he makes, really. But Sir Roger is unconcerned about how the weather will be when he attends Super Bowl XLVIII. He will be sitting outside in the elements, what a guy.
Forecasters are predicting snow, sleet, ice, wind and below freezing temperatures for game time of February 2nd at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. But Goodell claims that he is not worried about the weather and hasn’t even looked at any of the forecasts floating about. Come on Rog. Does he really expect anyone to believe that statement?
When asked about the forecasts Goodell persisted, “One is, I’m not sure how reliable forecasts are this far out. And two is, we have a whole group of people that are getting the best information, have the right team together, to make sure that we have appropriate information at the right time. There’s nothing I can do about that. Our team has been working to be prepared for all alternatives and I’m confident they will be.”
The commish sort of contradicts himself there a bit saying that his ‘team’ is on top of the situation but he does not check on it himself. What?
What they are not talking about is why the game is being played in such a frigid environment in the first place. It all has to do with a deal the NFL made with the builders of MetLife Stadium which allowed them to host a Super Bowl as part of the pact.
So now we have it. Super Bowl XLVIII will be played in the cold and Roger Goodell is trying to down play the weather as much as possible even to the point of denying the obvious. But, of course he is right, even Roger Goodell can’t control the weather.
He even admitted that in public, “I can’t control the weather. We don’t control weather. We made the decision that football is played in the elements and so we recognize that and we made a decision to do that. Championship games are often played in inclement weather. We had several games that were played in inclement weather, including playoff games this year. That’s football.”
