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  • KvoetheK Kvoethe wrote on
    #1

    http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/lists/the-15-worst-owners-in-sports-20141125/jimmy-haslam-cleveland-browns-20141125

    Uncle Jimmy on the list.

    15. Charles Wang, New York Islanders

    14. The Wilpons, New York Mets

    13. The Ricketts Family, Chicago Cubs

    12. Woody Johnson, New York Jets

    11. Jerry Richardson, Carolina Panthers

    10. David Glass, Kansas City Royals

    9. Mike Brown, Cincinnati Bengals

    8. Jimmy Haslam, Cleveland Browns

    7. Dan Gilbert, Cleveland Cavaliers

    6. Clay Bennett and Aubrey McClendon, Oklahoma City Thunder

    5. The DeVos Family, Orlando Magic

    4. Jerry Jones, Dallas Cowboys

    3. James Dolan, New York Knicks/Rangers

    2. Jeffrey Loria, Miami Marlins

    1. Daniel Snyder, Washington Redskins

    hish747H 1 Reply
  • Billy CoolB Billy Cool wrote on
    #2

    The worst of Cleveland's ownership isn't even on the list.

  • W Westside Steve wrote on
    #3

    Lol

    I smell some politically correct jerk offery here.

    Dan Snider @ #1.

    I wonder what criteria comes to play here...

    WSS

    www.westsidesteve.com www.myspace.com/westsidestevemusic www.cdbaby.com/artist/westsidestevesimmons
    gftChrisG hoortaH 2 Replies
  • W Westside Steve wrote on
    #4

    (and I assume you mean Dolan by the worst)

    WSS

    www.westsidesteve.com www.myspace.com/westsidestevemusic www.cdbaby.com/artist/westsidestevesimmons
  • W Westside Steve

    Lol

    I smell some politically correct jerk offery here.

    Dan Snider @ #1.

    I wonder what criteria comes to play here...

    WSS

    gftChrisG gftChris wrote on
    #5

    @westside-steve said:

    Lol

    I smell some politically correct jerk offery here.

    Dan Snider @ #1.

    I wonder what criteria comes to play here...

    WSS

    Well, he's also basically fucked his franchise by trading everything for RG3, disrupting the balance between GM/HC and QB, and now the team is in an utter state. But yeah, I'm sure it's mostly the political correctness thing...

    W 1 Reply
  • OsirisO Osiris wrote on
    #6

    I think Jimmy Haslam being on there is a stretch. He's 10x better than Randy Lerner. Where is the credit for firing Banner and Lombardi? For Hiring Pettine and promoting Farmer?

    "I said, 'I need someone who's going to want to get on the roller coaster with me knowing that it's not always going to be fun,'" -Paul DePodesta
    W 1 Reply
  • LogicIsForSquaresL LogicIsForSquares wrote on
    #7

    Not really sure why Haslam is on there because it appears that his idea to wipe the slate has worked out for the team.

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  • LogicIsForSquaresL LogicIsForSquares

    Not really sure why Haslam is on there because it appears that his idea to wipe the slate has worked out for the team.

    tml1138T tml1138 wrote on
    #8

    @logicisforsquares said:

    Not really sure why Haslam is on there because it appears that his idea to wipe the slate has worked out for the team.

    This list is weighted on politics. More than what they actually do as a sports team owner. Because you're right, Jimmy had a rough rookie year as an owner, but he made it right quickly.

  • jim_brownJ jim_brown wrote on
    #9

    i got to agree that dan snyder is the worst....but to baltimore fans it will always be jim irsay, for sure.....hands down.....the cocksucking thief in the night.....

    The GipperT 1 Reply
  • DieHardBrownsFanD DieHardBrownsFan wrote on
    #10

    Who gives a fuck what the Rolling Stone thinks?

    "You planning on having a long relationship with that glass or are you going to drink it? Drink up, man. Maybe we can get another.” - Janis Joplin, 1970.
  • DieHardBrownsFanD DieHardBrownsFan

    Who gives a fuck what the Rolling Stone thinks?

    gftChrisG gftChris wrote on
    #11

    @diehardbrownsfan said:

    Who gives a fuck what the Rolling Stone thinks?

    Unfortunately 'TopRightNews' and 'TheBlaze' have yet to come out with the definitive list, so until then, we're stuck with this.

    DieHardBrownsFanD 1 Reply
  • ColumbusKingC ColumbusKing wrote on
    #12

    I gotta say fArt Modell, He was such a terrible business man that he ran out of money and HAD to move the Browns. I met his wife once after a Browns game a loooooong time ago, she was a very nice lady.

  • OsirisO Osiris

    I think Jimmy Haslam being on there is a stretch. He's 10x better than Randy Lerner. Where is the credit for firing Banner and Lombardi? For Hiring Pettine and promoting Farmer?

    W Westside Steve wrote on
    #13

    @osiris said:

    I think Jimmy Haslam being on there is a stretch. He's 10x better than Randy Lerner. Where is the credit for firing Banner and Lombardi? For Hiring Pettine and promoting Farmer?

    For that matter what exactly was the problem with Randy Lerner? He spent whatever he was asked to spend.

    Actually did what the fans wanted by hiring real football people and keeping his nose out of it.

    What is the bitch with Jimmy Haslam? Cleaned up his mess didn'the?

    WSS

    www.westsidesteve.com www.myspace.com/westsidestevemusic www.cdbaby.com/artist/westsidestevesimmons
    OsirisO 1 Reply
  • gftChrisG gftChris

    @westside-steve said:

    Lol

    I smell some politically correct jerk offery here.

    Dan Snider @ #1.

    I wonder what criteria comes to play here...

    WSS

    Well, he's also basically fucked his franchise by trading everything for RG3, disrupting the balance between GM/HC and QB, and now the team is in an utter state. But yeah, I'm sure it's mostly the political correctness thing...

    W Westside Steve wrote on
    #14

    @gftchris said:

    Well, he's also basically fucked his franchise by trading everything for RG3, disrupting the balance between GM/HC and QB, and now the team is in an utter state. But yeah, I'm sure it's mostly the political correctness thing...

    Snark aside I'm sure it is too.

    When the president asks the Department of Justice (or Treasury or whoever) to fuck with a professional football team, and the periodical writing the list [wholeheartedly support that President], I'd say politics has a great deal to do with it.

    Not to mention all the idiot Browns fans squealing for us to make that deal....

    WSS

    -edit

    www.westsidesteve.com www.myspace.com/westsidestevemusic www.cdbaby.com/artist/westsidestevesimmons
  • P Pumpkin Eater wrote on
    #15

    Really? The Richardsons from Carolina are on there? Why? Idiotic list.

    :neutral_face:
  • gftChrisG gftChris

    @diehardbrownsfan said:

    Who gives a fuck what the Rolling Stone thinks?

    Unfortunately 'TopRightNews' and 'TheBlaze' have yet to come out with the definitive list, so until then, we're stuck with this.

    DieHardBrownsFanD DieHardBrownsFan wrote on
    #16

    @gftchris said:

    Unfortunately 'TopRightNews' and 'TheBlaze' have yet to come out with the definitive list, so until then, we're stuck with this.

    Little smart ass brit!

    "You planning on having a long relationship with that glass or are you going to drink it? Drink up, man. Maybe we can get another.” - Janis Joplin, 1970.
  • bbedwardB bbedward wrote on
    #17

    I can't imagine this has anything to do with football.I can see haslam if you're talking about the truck stop rebates.

  • W Westside Steve

    Lol

    I smell some politically correct jerk offery here.

    Dan Snider @ #1.

    I wonder what criteria comes to play here...

    WSS

    hoortaH hoorta wrote on
    #18

    @westside-steve said:

    Lol

    I smell some politically correct jerk offery here.

    Dan Snider @ #1.

    I wonder what criteria comes to play here...

    WSS

    LOL, the Rolling Stone's political bent comes into play in that list. For those who never pick up an issue, it makes Barak Obama look like a conservative.

    @tml1138 said:

    This list is weighted on politics. More than what they actually do as a sports team owner. Because you're right, Jimmy had a rough rookie year as an owner, but he made it right quickly.

    Rolling Stone figures those owners are so rich, they should give everyone free tickets to the games.

  • jim_brownJ jim_brown

    i got to agree that dan snyder is the worst....but to baltimore fans it will always be jim irsay, for sure.....hands down.....the cocksucking thief in the night.....

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #19

    @jim_brown said:

    i got to agree that dan snyder is the worst....but to baltimore fans it will always be jim irsay, for sure.....hands down.....the cocksucking thief in the night.....

    You mean Robert Irsay, not Jim.

    jim_brownJ 1 Reply
  • W Westside Steve

    @osiris said:

    I think Jimmy Haslam being on there is a stretch. He's 10x better than Randy Lerner. Where is the credit for firing Banner and Lombardi? For Hiring Pettine and promoting Farmer?

    For that matter what exactly was the problem with Randy Lerner? He spent whatever he was asked to spend.

    Actually did what the fans wanted by hiring real football people and keeping his nose out of it.

    What is the bitch with Jimmy Haslam? Cleaned up his mess didn'the?

    WSS

    OsirisO Osiris wrote on
    #20

    @westside-steve said:

    For that matter what exactly was the problem with Randy Lerner? He spent whatever he was asked to spend.

    Actually did what the fans wanted by hiring real football people and keeping his nose out of it.

    What is the bitch with Jimmy Haslam? Cleaned up his mess didn'the?

    WSS

    I thought Lerner was disengaged, not interested in the franchise all that much. Disengaged people don't make the best hiring decisions, IMO.

    And I wasn't bitching about Haslam, I was praising him. 🙂

    "I said, 'I need someone who's going to want to get on the roller coaster with me knowing that it's not always going to be fun,'" -Paul DePodesta
    W 1 Reply
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