Every year we see various fanbases complain about the ownership of their favorite NFL team and wishing they would do better/sell, ect. Many dislike their ownership for perceived incompententcies in running the organization (Mark Davis, David Tepper), others dislike their owner based on personal dislike (Dan Snyder before he sold). So my question for you: what makes a good NFL owner? Should they be highly involved in team decision making ala Jerry Jones? Be way hands off like Kroenke? Does their participation in the community matter as much as winning championships? Or do you just want success?
Edit: I guess I should say, this is an excellent opportunity for Packers shareholders to pat themselves on the back
Gotta be able to circumcise a mosquito
Don’t meddle in the running of the team in a way that causes your team to lose draft picks! This is really my only complaint about Ross, but it’s a pretty big one.
I think patience is the number one, you want to see either progress or regression before making a decision. Let the coach make mistakes and see if he learns and corrects them. I feel they can set a direction for the team, but should leave personnel and coaching decisions to their football people.
I like our owner, he’s a good person who wants to win a Super Bowl. It shows in how he spends money on the team. I feel like he has meddled in the past behind the scenes though.
basically… win.
regardless of what you do, if your team loses long enough, its going to be blamed on you.
Humility
Don’t be Virginia McCaskey
Hire smart people and get out of the way. Only get involved when an ownership level decision is needed.
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Cares about the team
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Willing to spend
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Highly invested in making the right hires, but then largely hands off as far as letting them run the ship, and only really stepping in to mediate disputes, or to make the Texans take Stroud instead of punting on QB to take a linebacker at #2.
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Views winning as the best way to make money
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Leaving the ppl who are good at their jobs to do their jobs. So many team owners aren’t football guys and want to pick the players, coaches and schemes based off of no football knowledge. Let the people who do this for a living do it and get out the way.
As one of the top 5 million NFL owners of all time, I credit my overwhelming success to staying in school and always saying thank you.
Hire good people, trust them to do their jobs, give them time to implement a plan, and be willing to spend money.
Edit: I guess I should say, this is an excellent opportunity for Packers shareholders to pat themselves on the back
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I like Irsay. He says stupid shit to take off of the on field product
Trust in your employees. Why hire a GM and head coach if you don’t trust their assessment of the best way to run a team?
Know when to give the medium Pepsi and more importantly know when not to give the medium Pepsi.