Well, we still have a 23% chance lol

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(11-12-2024, 02:22 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Amazing how much easier 10 billion makes things.

So, Mike owns the Bengals, valued at 4 billion, and the rest of the family’s net worth is -.1billion? I’m questioning the math here. Or, the rest of the family is in debt?

How much of the Chiefs net worth is invested in the team? Probably comparable to the Bengals.
Now, I get that they can bring to bear more cash resources when it comes to signing players.

What I don’t get, and what is utterly INEXCUSABLE, is the size of the scouting department, especially considering that we are in a small market, with an emphasis on good drafting.

So what’s the deal? Is it hubris? “We know what we’re doing, don’t need so many scouts”). Jerry Jones has control, plus resources from the energy industry he can use to bolster his team’s finances. Why does he fail? Hubris, again? He won a championship with Arkansas in 1964. Maybe he thinks he’s qualified to micromanage? Do the Browns have a similar mindset (“we’re a football family “).

Or are they just cynically extracting money from their fans, with an emphasis on drafting and signing shiny players?