The latest article from SI writer Michael Silver ranks the NFL's current owners. Dan / Art II rank 9th this year, up from 10th last year. Last year's article infuriated me so much I sent an email (thoughtful, not attacking) and received a great reply from Mr. Silver. We've since traded emails on numerous occassions and the information that he gets is rock solid. I still think the Rooney family belongs in the top 5, but that's beside the point in this post. Although he doesn't go into any detail (I've asked for some, though) he reports that it was Dan's call to hire Mike Tomlin over Art II's vehemently disagreeing with him. Art II wanted one of the in-house guys (Grimm, Whiz) to take over. That blows up my theory of Art II sticking it to Bill Cowher by not hiring one of his staff. In the end, I think we're going to be happy with Tomlin and I respect Rooney for making the tough decision and not going with the insider. I think after the bad season they had - they needed to shake up the team and get the edge back. Grimm or Whiz would have been like a substitute teacher taking over for a year. Silver also claims Cowher leaving was all about the cheddar and that he would have stayed if offered market value. That's a tough one to swallow unless he was really more upset with Art II than anyone let on. He never seemed the type to me to leave for money since he's a Yinzer at heart, has money like Fort Knox and job security for life. Is that worth 2 million a year? I think it has more to do with Bill Cowher wanting to run the entire show - which is what he will get at his next stop, unless of course he becomes a NASCAR driver.
1 comment:
Like most sports lists, this one should be taken with a grain of salt.
While I'm sure Silver gave a lot of thought to this article, it sure doesn't read like it.
I almost gave up on the article entirely when Dan Snyder showed up at #5. And I did throw up a little in my trash can at that point as well.
But curiosity drove me to the bottom of the list where Al Davis was rated too high at 20. Yet the Fords and Bidwells were close to the bottom where they and their teams belong. Tom Benson and Ralph Wilson got beat up worse than they deserve. They aren't the best owners but they're sure as hell better than Al Davis and Dan Snyder!
And now you got me started on Georgia "The Blonde Bitch" Frontiere. Here we go off on a tangent telling you how she got away with killing her husband, Carroll Rosenbloom, after he swapped teams with Bob Irsay (Colts for Rams).
OK, for starters, Bitch was a showgirl who had FIVE husbands before Rosenbloom.
Rosenbloom was an accomplished swimmer who drowned under mysterious and unsolved circumstances... hmmmm. Murder She Wrote???
Rosenbloom had appointed his son to run the Rams after he died. Of course this never happened.
Don Rickles did a stand-up comedy routine at Rosenbloom's funeral!
Within a few months of his death, The Bitch had hooked up with Frontiere who quickly became husband #7.
She stole a Colts NFL Championship trophy from Baltimore which the league ended up replacing.
Why do you think the LA fans don't support NFL football anymore? Georgia Frontiere and Al Davis.
It sickens me to even see her face. She's got to be the worst NFL owner, bar none.
Otherwise, it's just a list.
Post a Comment