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This was always about Goodell blowing/botching other Big Big Deal NFL stories. Elevatorgate, Spankinggate........Goodell botched them. In many ways he was punishing Brady for other guys errors (because Goodell played his cards badly in those cases).
Interestingly, Goodell bothces all the high profile things except the most high profile thing: The cash on the barrellhead thing. The NFL is awash in oodles of dough.....and the owners know it. The NFL's bottom line is sky high. In discretionary things Goodell is a dweeb. In the profitability sector he is at the helm of a ginormous sea liner, this one really unsikable. In that respect it is unlikely the owners relieve him of command.
But they should....