So Goodell and the boys decided to back down today and allow the overhyped BS game between the Giants and New England to be simulcast on both NBC and CBS this Saturday. I love seeing them have to give in to outside pressures and supply the fans with what they want. I’m not on the side of the cable operators, but I do consider the NFL to be bullies and any instances where they have to back down is fine with me (shout out to Travis Henry).

So for an organization that’s slowly building a reputation for carrying a big ass-whipping stick to take an L is good news.

On a small semi related note, the NFL Network is actually a pretty damned good channel, for those of you who don’t have it. Their programming lacked a little diversity at first (remember the six hour blocks of NFL Total Access?, but it’s slowly getting better as time goes on. Chris Collinsworth and Bryant Gumbel may be pretty bad at calling the games, but the pre and post game crew of Rich Eisen, Deion Sanders, Marshall Faulk, and Mooch are very entertaining.

The networks America’s Game series covering the past Super Bowl Champions was great television also. Overall the channel is definitely worth having, lets just hope the league ends up having to give it away for less than they anticipated.