Good article on Ross and the direction of the franchise. I'm normally fully opposed to these types of public funding initiatives but I support this 100% now.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...-dolphins-are-going-to-stay-in-south-florida/
Regardless of your feelings on the man, you have to give him credit for trying, especially in the face of some unfortunate luck and circumstance after he took over this team in 2009. Namely, Sparano, Henne and Parcells and his easy bailout contract that Wayne masterfully drew up while planning his departure from the team.
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He should use some of his net worth, of $4.4 billion, to get the financing done for the stadium upgrade. Stop freeloading. This team is not going anywhere. Goodell would slap that deal down in a minute and force him to sell.
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A business is only as good the people you hire to run your business.If you hire the wrong people things will not go well.So far neither Wayne or Ross have hired the right people but there is still time for Ross to correct that situation and learn from his mistakes.
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As Ross said, he's the only NFL franchise and only team in the state of Florida to pay full real estate taxes.
I'm not saying Ross isn't trying to get some burden lifted off himself (or that he doesn't already), but there's no cause to accuse him of freeloading.Stringer Bell, maynard, dolfan32323 and 5 others like this. -
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So if he doesn't invest the whole thing, then everyone loses, especially the city of Miami..
San Diego community like he said declined to help finance, they nonos get a Super Bowl anymore..
You also have to the think strongly about world class events, the city of Miami is so multicultural that other countries would love to hold events in a world class stadium..the city will lose more just because of some grandstanding bs by the community. -
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I don't think the economic impact is always positive in a typical stadium, but Miami is a location where you can really make a case for it. Super Bowls really do inject money all around the potential to host a World Cup would be big as well
The Marlins situation is criminal imo (with all parties involved including the lenders. That kind of bond should be illegal.) But Ross is being upfront. I don't think Ross sees the Dolphins as his toy. I think he wants to make a mark on the areaStringer Bell likes this. -
Don't mind unifiedtheory. He`s still smarting over the government cost of upgrading B.C. place. What was it now...$400 million they put in for that upgrade?
Hell here in Hamilton were paying $160 million for what looks like a high school football stadium for the Tiger Cats.
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While I didn't ever think Ross would threaten to move the team for funding even if he did it wouldn't work.
The Phins are one of the safest franchises in the entire league when it comes to stability of location.
The NFL would NEVER want nor allow itself to be out of Miami or the S. FL. market.
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