Beane was never a candidate

[ladypanther]

_{Mr. Scot.....you have busted the bubble of those strange people who call themselves Panther fans but like to trash the owner as cheap and incompetent. They see themselves as the victims of a plan for mediocracy. Why they are here baffles me.}

_{I thank you.}

[TheRed]

Mediocracy?

[Frizzy350]

SMMMMOOOKKKKEEEESCREEN.

JR GOT US GOOD!

[KendrickPanther]

Hershey is a nice place to relax. close enough to the big cities but also near the Poconos.

[dpanther69]

Lady Panther thank you for the PC version the non PC version reads as follows: Thank you for squashing the arguments of the many dumbasses that call themselves Panthers fans.

[Mr. Scot]

To be honest, it wasn't aimed so much at fans. I know some guys ran with it, but fans are fans.

Paid journalists going with it though? That's something else.

[Marguide]

I still think someone in the organization, for whatever reason, put the writers on to the idea that Beane was a legit candidate. Maybe not JR or someone close to the actual search, but still someone within the organization. I don't think any writer would come up with that notion (that a totally unqualified guy was a legit candidate) on their own. Someone steered them that way.

As to Ladypanther's comments about JR...Jerry has been his own worst enemy when it comes to PR. He's the guy that let the world know he gave orders to gut the roster in prep for the lockout. He's the guy that admitted keeping keeping Fox longer than he wanted to because he didn't want to pay 2 staffs. He was one of the hardline guys in both the player lockout and the lockout of officials. It wasn't writers or fans that invented the notion that JR was cheap, it was the words out of his very mouth that created that impression.

I am just glad JR did the right thing and hired Accorsi and had the good judgement to trust his recommendations.

[carolina-chuck]

I loss respect for Pat Yas!

[rayzor]

why such big letters?

[Growl]

Sheesh Yasinskas has lost it.

[rayzor]

Hershey is a nice place to relax. close enough to the big cities but also near the Poconos.

best smelling town I've ever been.

[ladypanther]

I still think someone in the organization, for whatever reason, put the writers on to the idea that Beane was a legit candidate. Maybe not JR or someone close to the actual search, but still someone within the organization. I don't think any writer would come up with that notion (that a totally unqualified guy was a legit candidate) on their own. Someone steered them that way.

As to Ladypanther's comments about JR...Jerry has been his own worst enemy when it comes to PR. He's the guy that let the world know he gave orders to gut the roster in prep for the lockout. He's the guy that admitted keeping keeping Fox longer than he wanted to because he didn't want to pay 2 staffs. He was one of the hardline guys in both the player lockout and the lockout of officials. It wasn't writers or fans that invented the notion that JR was cheap, it was the words out of his very mouth that created that impression.

I am just glad JR did the right thing and hired Accorsi and had the good judgement to trust his recommendations.

I belive that JR really thought he was positioning the team for success. I like the GM hire now. Agree Accorsi was a very good decision. Both positive signs. Maybe JR islearning from his mistakes too.

[top dawg]

I just don't see what the point is here. Was it to point out the ignorance of reporters and fans who think they know it all?

Anyway, I don't see the relevance in regards to J.R. being cheap. I don't think J-Rich is cheap, per se, but by his own admission he is beholden to the stockholders, so there must be an element of frugality, or at least a measure of prudence or shrewdness in the manner that he carries out his business dealings. This doesn't make him cheap or evil, but, where the problem comes in is a matter of philosophy on what makes a successful NFL franchise. As some analysts as I have listened to have stated, you basically have to be an idiot to screw up an NFL franchise when it comes to making money. It is a cash cow. At the root of an NFL franchise's success, IMO, is putting out a good product on the field no matter what the initial costs are, because once it is evident that there is caring, concern and energy coming from the field and the FO, the same will emanate into the fan-base; hence, sales will multiply exponentially.

IMO, J-Rich got a little too cute with the money, taking fans for granted, when he basically gutted the team of veteran leadership before the impending NFL lockout (walkout or whatever you want to call it) that set the initial tone for the last CBA. In my mind, J-Rich let the fans know then (in so many words) that he was more beholden to the stockholders than the fan-base, right or wrong. To me, the two aren't really mutually exclusive, and well-run teams are evidence of that fact. Now, like I said, I don't believe J-Rich is cheap or evil, but I would like him to always be cognizant of the fact that it would take a dunderhead to fug up an NFL franchise, so always strive to put a first class product on the field, every year, regardless of the situation, and regardless if you have to spend a little more than you wanted because, in the end, the money will always come.

In regards to the dollars, I don't believe J-Rich has ever hired a GM, coach, or anybody in the FO with money being the top priority.

[ladypanther]

why such big letters?

Is that about my post? Asking becasue I do not see any post with latge letters but ther eis some weird separation on my firrst post here. Not sure what happened there.