ESPN.com ranks the 10+ best owners in the league

[cdandi1]

its funny that jerry jones and arthur blank are on that list. Cowboys have been over spenders and under acheivers for a decade now and the falcons were considered one of the worst ran franchises for a long time.

The forbes list is a more accurate ranking. Considering the effect of large markets on their teams and the fact, after only 16 years, the panthers are 12th in value means he has been a hell of a owner.

[Sam Mills Fan]

All the Panthers players seem to think JR is a good owner, and that's what really matters.

Frank and Moose have been calling him out all year long...

[Sam Mills Fan]

Panther players all seem to like JR. I'm pretty sure the BoA and Panthers staff think JR is a good owner, after he assured them that they would still get their normal salaries during the lockout, when most other teams are forcing their staffs to take pay cuts and involuntary furloughs during the lockout.

JR was kind of a dick this year with how he handled vets and resigning older players. He had a plan but it backfired. I have never had a doubt in my mind that JR's #1 priority is bringing a Super Bowl to the Panthers. Thats all I can ask for in an owner honestly.

Richardson was smart about that. He went ahead and just fired 20 employees during the 2009 offseason when nobody was talking about the CBA yet: http://www.wsoctv.com/sports/18734507/detail.html

[Sam Mills Fan]

its funny that jerry jones and arthur blank are on that list. Cowboys have been over spenders and under acheivers for a decade now and the falcons were considered one of the worst ran franchises for a long time.

The forbes list is a more accurate ranking. Considering the effect of large markets on their teams and the fact, after only 16 years, the panthers are 12th in value means he has been a hell of a owner.

lol

I guess you didn't check to see who was #1 on the Forbes list then.

[Stroupe-a-loop]

I know I've lost King Taharaqa on this, but I'm going to say that he's totally racist.

[KBRed]

Frank and Moose have been calling him out all year long...

Moose is all for the Player's Association and that might be where you are thinking 'they are calling him out'. They have stated that players love the ownership, so try again.

[Brooklyn Bully]

[people in this thread]whaaaaaaa whaaaaaaaa, JR's not listed! whaaaaaa whaaaaaa[/people in this thread]

Four winning seasons in 16 tries. Sorry, but until he hires the right people and until a coach here can coach players to back to back winning seasons, Richardson isn't a top owner.

A homeless man could sell tickets for NFL football in the Carolinas. JR isn't the reason the Panthers make money, the letters NFL do that for him. I will give him props for not calling the team the Charlotte Panthers though. But that brilliant move doesn't make him top 10.

[KBRed]

[people in this thread]whaaaaaaa whaaaaaaaa, JR's not listed! whaaaaaa whaaaaaa[/people in this thread]

Four winning seasons in 16 tries. Sorry, but until he hires the right people and until a coach here can coach players to back to back winning seasons, Richardson isn't a top owner.

A homeless man could sell tickets for NFL football in the Carolinas. JR isn't the reason the Panthers make money, the letters NFL do that for him. I will give him props for not calling the team the Charlotte Panthers though. But that brilliant move doesn't make him top 10.

So, what do you say about the bottom 20 teams on that list?

[cdandi1]

lol

I guess you didn't check to see who was #1 on the Forbes list then.

Yeah and arthur blank and the falcons are 26th. The only reason the cowgirls are no 1 is becuase of the stadium that he got tax payers to pay for.

[Majestic87]

This would suck if I actually gave a damn.

:biggrin:

[Panthercougar68]

So baically to compile this list they put the owners from 2 of the largest markets and filled the rest with teams that were in the playoffs. If this isn't the biggest example to show that the NFL is a "what have you done for me latley" then I don't know what is.

I bet if this was 2008 JR would be on the list...

[Panthercougar68]

Frank and Moose have been calling him out all year long...

I have yet to see any retired player side with any owner.

[mav1234]

brought to you by many of the same people who don't think Beason is a top 10 LB.

[SCP]

I would put more stock in rankings that were put together by my sons kindergarten class.