Owner rankings

yupchagee · Post by **yupchagee** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 12:57 pm

Would you believe....
Yahoo sports ranks Snyder as the 8th best owner in the league?

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=m ... &type=lgns

riggofan · Post by **riggofan** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:18 pm

I guess this was written before they read that Snyder was bankrupting little old ladies.

langleyparkjoe · Post by **langleyparkjoe** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:20 pm

Wow, #8? Must be PROFIT of owners I guess? Well no, I think we're the 2nd most valuable organization behind dullass

SnyderSucks · Post by **SnyderSucks** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:31 pm

Silver says that the rankings are based upon how a fan would feel about their owner. Then he refers multiple times to how much money the owner is making or bringing in for the league. In the intro he talks about Kraft and how much revenue he brings in for the league. These rankings are about revenue generation, not winning....I couldn't care less if the team lost money every season, winning is how they should be judged. As for where I would rank Snyder, that's pretty obvious. Silver has Snyder ranked above owners that have been to or won super bowls recently...

VetSkinsFan · Post by **VetSkinsFan** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:55 pm

SnyderSucks wrote:Silver says that the rankings are based upon how a fan would feel about their owner. Then he refers multiple times to how much money the owner is making or bringing in for the league. In the intro he talks about Kraft and how much revenue he brings in for the league. These rankings are about revenue generation, not winning....I couldn't care less if the team lost money every season, winning is how they should be judged. As for where I would rank Snyder, that's pretty obvious. Silver has Snyder ranked above owners that have been to or won super bowls recently...

I guess that's why he wrote it and you're just reading it. It's based on his criteria.

SnyderSucks · Post by **SnyderSucks** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:28 pm

VetSkinsFan wrote:
SnyderSucks wrote:Silver says that the rankings are based upon how a fan would feel about their owner. Then he refers multiple times to how much money the owner is making or bringing in for the league. In the intro he talks about Kraft and how much revenue he brings in for the league. These rankings are about revenue generation, not winning....I couldn't care less if the team lost money every season, winning is how they should be judged. As for where I would rank Snyder, that's pretty obvious. Silver has Snyder ranked above owners that have been to or won super bowls recently...

I guess that's why he wrote it and you're just reading it. It's based on his criteria.

And I'm saying he's using the wrong criteria. Sports teams aren't judged on financial performance, they are judged on winning. Some owners, like Kroenke in Denver with the Nuggets, routinely lose money on their teams and support them with money from their other business ventures. To the extent that earning lots of money allows an owner to spend money on the team, then that is part of being a good owner, but Silver seems to have made it a primary criteria. I don't mind the occasional $8 hot dog if it contributes to a winning team, but paying $8 and getting back a mediocre team and a $1.00 hot dog just feels like getting screwed.

VetSkinsFan · Post by **VetSkinsFan** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:50 pm

He's got an agenda, and his criteria are service his purpose.

bwdjr · Post by **bwdjr** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:51 pm

riggofan wrote:I guess this was written before they read that Snyder was bankrupting little old ladies.

Snyder just castraded Grandad for not having his ticket money.

TincoSkin · Post by **TincoSkin** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:47 pm

VetSkinsFan wrote:He's got an agenda, and his criteria are service his purpose.

yup. hmmm owners that bring money to the league.. suspicious