Why do you give Stephen Ross a pass?

djphinfan · Oct 25, 2011

ckparrothead said:

Nobody seems to be giving Steve Ross a pass. I see as much vitriol spewed at him as I do Sparano and Ireland. So I don't see the original poster's point.

I think Ross continues to look new to the ownership game. There are just some awkward things he's done like the Harbaugh meeting and the Gator Appreciation Day. Those are awkwardly bad decisions.

But he had the right instincts in investigating Jim Harbaugh, who is an excellent football coach. He didn't get Harbaugh because of Jeff Ireland. Michael Lombardi is real close with Harbaugh and flat out said that is the ultimate reason Harbaugh did not have interest in Miami...Ross brought the wrong man with him on the plane.

Ross inherited an organization put together by Bill Parcells. Parcells has this inexplicably sterling reputation around the league. The only way Ross could have been more unpopular with the fan base right now would have been if he came in and screwed with what Parcells wrought. He was screwed either way.

My complaint has been that he's been TOO laissez-faire with these guys and how they spend his money. I saw a step in the RIGHT direction when he nixed the Orton deal and said I'm not giving this guy $9 million a year long term money if he's not really a franchise guy which I think everyone knows he's not. He finally stood up to his football people and I don't account that a bad thing at all. This team has had no VALID oversight on their football people for a long time. And you know what? Even smart football people can be pretty ****ing dumb at times, especially when they're desperate, and they ALWAYS seem to be desperate.

We will have to see how Ross sets up this organization this winter. I'd like to see him pull in a czar like a Russ Ball who has been around forever and worked at just about every level in every role and been part of good organizations, with good coaches, and good personnel staff.
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I think Peterson is fully on board here helping him make some decisions, the nixed orton deal screams to me that someone like Peterson is helping him make these football decisions..also not firing the head coach and being patient?

DeDolfan · Oct 25, 2011

Vinny Fins said:

Nice Assumption.

Wrong, but nice.
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Wrong answer.

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