01-26-2017, 12:05 PM
(01-26-2017, 02:23 AM)Vas Deferens Wrote: Bingo. My buddy, who I will admit is in the scouting dept list, was sniped from an AFCN team because his ability was in demand and the falcons decided to acquire it.
You can't acquire talent via conception. While it's cheap, it's not going to work Mikey/Katie. You have to to spend $ to get results. The players know it.
The only thing keeping our decent vets that resign here is the cost of living. All that shit about rookies not wanting to get drafted by the browns? Mark my words, that will be us soon enough.
Major changes needed at the highest levels. Anyone else want to beat this drum with me if I build it? It will be loud and it will not involve a lumina or Wendy's...
I have felt for a long time now that it comes down to passion for the game and for the team. Take Paul Allen, Arthur Blank, Robert Kraft. Guys like this made their money in other ventures, and then they bought a football team because they had passion for the league and for owning a team. It's not a business to them, or at least it is not a business first. It is about winning, something they are used to doing in most facets of their lives.
I think Mike Brown's passion is in the business side of the league. Making sure that his family is taken care of, that his children and grandchildren are financially stable and can live off the "family business" which just happens to be a football team. I think Paul Brown could have just as easily opened a widget factory or fruit distribution company and Mike's focus would have been the same. And for the record, there is nothing wrong with wanting to take care of your family, in fact it is a noble goal. I just don't know how well it lines up with professional sports.
