On the Roethlisberger Suspension: Goodell is on a maverick style sheriff power trip

His Eminence Roger Goodell has ruled. And he has decided to smite Ben Roethlisberger from up on high! With a Papal act of power, the NFL commissioner has suspended the Steeler quarterback for at least four weeks and possibly six.

Please cue the puff of smoke. Just make sure it isn't from Santonio Holmes.

I’m just surprised Goodell didn’t wear the funny Pope hat when he made the ruling. Then again, knowing what I know about Goodell, maybe his head is too big to fit in it.

Goodell’s suspension of Roethlisberger is capricious, arbitrary, and dangerous. This guy is on a maverick sheriff power trip that needs to be stopped. The problem is the only hope to stop him is the NFL Player’s Association. Frankly, the kid in Tiananmen Square had a better chance of stopping that tank back in 1989.