An old superintendent of mine had a good saying "we all have our axes to grind". It's true.

I liked this too:

.......Football’s a traditional game, and whenever you change a rule that sounds revolutionary, the reaction’s going to be extreme. Football’s a game that is really entrenched in tradition. All sports are. Look at baseball now, with people going nuts over the idea of a pitch clock to speed up the game. When a player hears you can’t lower your head to hit anybody, his first thought is, I’m gonna have to play differently. But really, is he? If you’re trying to look out for the long-term health of the players, wouldn’t you want to eliminate hits with the crown of the helmet. I think players will adjust.......

the big sissy commish didn't hammer down on leading hits with the crown of helmets some years ago.

He was more interested in his tenure and paychecks, I think.