Florio, you talked about it yourself last week. With the salary cap docks to the Skins and ‘Boys, with the strong-arming of the NFLPA in the CBA negotiations, with all the fines for “rough” hits, there is a widespread perception that the NFL, and that Goodell in particular, has too much power. What naturally results from that perception is a healthy dose of skepticism whenever Goodell proffers his version of the truth regarding any given issue.

Sure, Gregg Williams admitted to the bounty system. But given the aforementioned perceived power that Goodell has, what else did you expect Williams to say once Goodell made so much noise about it? Given all that, once you actually hear the audio, everything changes.