06-05-2020, 12:19 PM
Am I the only one that is wondering why in the hell Katie and Troy Blackburn are making decisions like this?
Yes, I know they both are high up in the organization and hold important titles. But I always just kind of assumed they more worked the numbers and did more financial stuff. It sure sounds like they're making actual football decisions.
It's one thing to work out contract details to retain a player, at the advice of a GM. It's another thing entirely to decide when a player is "done" and to place an exact value and then the amount of years on a new deal. Deciding how many years Whitworth has left in the tank, and offering a contract that is well below market value isn't something that strikes me as Troy Blackburn being qualified to determine.
The more I hear about Troy Blackburn the more I dislike him. That statement he put out about Bobby Hart was an absolute embarrassment. Not only can you easily argue against the logic behind it, it's just a PR disaster. His statement made about Kwon Alexander also seemed completely short-sided and unnecessary. Not to mention those words and thoughts completely contradict the team's approach with AJ Green now.
I'm sorry, but this dude absolutely sucks. He has absolutely no business whatsoever making any football decision related to this team. None. The guy's only background is marrying into a football family. Put him in charge of marketing or promotions. Have work the legal aspects of the Front Office. Have him dot the i's and cross the t's of contracts offered. But DO NOT have him have input how much a player may have in the tank. DO NOT have him decide whether a player is worth keeping or matching market value.
I'm not trying to ignore Katie in this either, as I'm not sure she's at all qualified to be making these decisions either. But at least she grew up around the business and is actually a blood relative to Paul Brown. But Troy Blackburn? GTFOH!!!!
Troy Blackburn can go kick rocks. Go get a real job that you're actually qualified for you f'n loser. We don't need this Ivy League lawyer dork meddling in situations like these.
Yes, I know they both are high up in the organization and hold important titles. But I always just kind of assumed they more worked the numbers and did more financial stuff. It sure sounds like they're making actual football decisions.
It's one thing to work out contract details to retain a player, at the advice of a GM. It's another thing entirely to decide when a player is "done" and to place an exact value and then the amount of years on a new deal. Deciding how many years Whitworth has left in the tank, and offering a contract that is well below market value isn't something that strikes me as Troy Blackburn being qualified to determine.
The more I hear about Troy Blackburn the more I dislike him. That statement he put out about Bobby Hart was an absolute embarrassment. Not only can you easily argue against the logic behind it, it's just a PR disaster. His statement made about Kwon Alexander also seemed completely short-sided and unnecessary. Not to mention those words and thoughts completely contradict the team's approach with AJ Green now.
I'm sorry, but this dude absolutely sucks. He has absolutely no business whatsoever making any football decision related to this team. None. The guy's only background is marrying into a football family. Put him in charge of marketing or promotions. Have work the legal aspects of the Front Office. Have him dot the i's and cross the t's of contracts offered. But DO NOT have him have input how much a player may have in the tank. DO NOT have him decide whether a player is worth keeping or matching market value.
I'm not trying to ignore Katie in this either, as I'm not sure she's at all qualified to be making these decisions either. But at least she grew up around the business and is actually a blood relative to Paul Brown. But Troy Blackburn? GTFOH!!!!
Troy Blackburn can go kick rocks. Go get a real job that you're actually qualified for you f'n loser. We don't need this Ivy League lawyer dork meddling in situations like these.
