[CBFF] Owner rankings

[Tom Shannon]

The thing is, Chris, that of the reasons listed, only a is probably really
valid and the bottom line is that the Bears did get a deal done even on that
one.

There's no doubt that when an owner like McCaskey tries to take a direct
hand in football decisions, it's a disaster.  But I'll guarantee you that b
and c were initiated by Angelo and/or the people below him.  And, while we
all may not agree with the decisions made, each one at least makes sense
when put in context.  Bottom line, the guy's an idiot.

Have I mentioned before that national writers should be ignored - or at
least heavily filtered - because they can't possibly follow and understand
the moves of every individual team?  Well, consider this to be another
repetition.

Tom S.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com [mailto:cbff-
> bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of mactbone
> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 10:29 PM
> To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
> Subject: Re: [CBFF] Owner rankings
> 
> Ummmm, you remember the 90s, don't you? Two years doesn't wipe out
> Wanny and Jauron. Rooney's Steelers have five Super Bowl wins - and
> have to have a better winning percentage from the 70s to now.
> 
> I'm seeing a lot of people willing to forget a lot because of two
> years.
> -Chris
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Jason Cetina <jason at cetinas.org>
> To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
> Sent: Wednesday, July 4, 2007 5:08:18 PM
> Subject: [CBFF] Owner rankings
> 
> 
> http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/michael_silver/06/27/owne
> rrankings/index.html
> 
> Apparently, Mike McCaskey owns the Bears, which is why they are ranked
> 26th.
> 
> I actually think that Virginia and Ed's decision to give Michael the
> boot
> upstairs after the McGinnis fiasco has helped turn the franchise
> around. If
> they continue on course, they are on par with Art Rooney.
> 
> Quote:
> 
> 26. Michael McCaskey, Bears
> 
> Just as the Yorks don't seem capable of parlaying the nearby Silicon
> Valley
> wealth into big-picture endeavors that buoy the franchise, McCaskey is
> a
> massive marketing underachiever. He has a storied team in the nation's
> second-most-populated market where pro football is played; a team, mind
> you,
> coming off its first Super Bowl appearance in 21 years. Yet the biggest
> buzz
> coming out of Chi-town over the offseason has been:
> 
> a) The team's cheap stance toward underpaid coach *Lovie Smith*, who
> finally
> signed a contract extension after his agent announced it wasn't likely
> to
> happen?
> 
> b) Smith's curious decision to cut loose highly regarded defensive
> coordinator *Ron Rivera* -- and, a cynic would note, remove a potential
> candidate to replace Smith as his own contract situation played out?
> 
> c) The organization's hard-line stance toward franchised playmaking
> linebacker *Lance Briggs*, to whom they have no intention of offering a
> long-term contract, and apparently aren't open to trading, likely
> ensuring
> he'll miss more than half of the season?
> 
> d) Troubled defensive tackle *Tank Johnson*'s jail stint, traffic stop
> in
> Arizona and subsequent release, with Smith and general manager *Jerry
> Angelo
> * acting utterly stunned by his misbehavior?
> 
> The answer is, Who cares? It's McCaskey's world; the rest of us just
> laugh
> at it. Chicago fans should be less stressed about *Rex Grossman* and
> more
> appalled at the performance of *this* signal-caller.
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