McCaskey Ranks 29

by Adam T on Jul 7, 2006 11:28 AM CDT in News

Mike Silver on the front of SI/NFL has an article ranking all 32 owners in the NFL based on their commitment to winning. Understandable Robert Kraft and Jerry Jones ranked 1 and 2 respectively. It took a few pages before I finally found Michael McCaskey listed at 29. Here is the blurb they had about him.

McCaskey, who once did so miserably as a manager that his mother banished him to lawn duty, has the distinction of serving as chairman of the board of what one owner called "the most undermanaged outfit in the league."

I have never held the Bears owners in very high regard as I didn't think they were hands on enough when we needed it, but I never would call them bad management, so I liked the word they used here, undermanaged.

The three owners that fell below were Mike Brown of the Bengals, Bill Bidwill of the Cardinals and Tom Benson of the Saints.

I don't know exactly what criteria was used here, but my one gripe is that the Lions' owners finsihed at 22. I don't now how passionate or hands on Ford and Clay are with the Lions, but I refuse to belive that a team that has never accomplished anything in the entire existence of their team is ranked higher. Even when they had the best running back in the entire game they rarely managed to get to the playoffs. What kind of ownership is that?

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I'm sorry

I'm sorry, but what qualifies as a "committment to winning?" Spending money? If this were baseball or hockey, sure. This is football, where GMs actually have to THINK before the dump loads of money into a player's lap. So, scratch Jerry Jones off the top 10 list (ranked number 2 is just plain laughable). The guy hasn't fielded a competetive team in 10 years. The last playoff game they won was the Super Bowl in 1995. Jones tries to buy his teams, and as a result often fields inept squads. The smartest move he made was to get out of the way and let Parcells run the show.

That's what makes a good owner: hire good football people, sign the f-ing checks, and get out of the way.

In this resepct, guys like Kraft and Rooney and even Irsay are the best.

Guys like Jones: please.

Also, this is Mike Silver, who is a complete idiot when it comes to writing about the NFL.

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by BigBlueShoe @ Windy City Gridiron on Jul 10, 2006 11:03 AM CDT reply actions

Completely agree

about the Lions owners. They should at least be after us towards the bottom. They have done so little with so much it's unreal. How about the Viking forgetting to draft two years in a row. To be grouped with the Bungles, Aints, and Cards sucks.
We should be nowhere towards the top however. I recall Wanny staying to long. The Dave McGinnis monkey business and hiring a group to find a coach. Taking what was leftover for coaches in Juron and letting him keep crappy coaches. How about all the QB pickups for the last how many years?!
We shall win this year despite ownership.

hit him in his earhole

by draftday on Jul 10, 2006 7:24 PM CDT reply actions

29?

I'm sorry but the Browns have had a change of heart and have gone out and turned their franchise around. Same with the Cards. The only owner worse than McCasky is Benson. I hope he sells his team and they move to Los Angeles.

by Chad @ Windy City Gridiron on Jul 10, 2006 8:19 PM CDT reply actions