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Originally Posted by Mr. Session
It had this vibe all along.
Unfortunately it appears we are fans of a team that is ultimately concerned with making $ without creating a winning product that sells.
Chris Carter has said only 8 teams are really trying to win. The other 24 are just there to make money.
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I don't believe this at all. Irsay hasn't been a cheapskate during his tenure as owner, and I think he's probably gone a little over the top trying to extinguish everyone's memory of his father's reign of terror. Not saying the guy's perfect - far from it - but I generally get the impression that his heart's in the right place in most instances. Kind of a benevolent hippy with the Jack Kerouac/drug things and all.
If anything, I'd say that he's run this LESS like a business than most, and things like his personal attachment/feelings towards coaches and players have sometimes gotten in the way of what's best for the organization and, by extension I suppose, the profitability of his business.