SI's Best & Worst Owners

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by irish

Snyder isnt a very good owner and I agree with what they say about him, but to have Rooney at 15 is just plain crazy. Rooney is the best owner in the NFL. The Skins will never go anywhere as long as DS is running the show.

From the article you mentioned here are the reasons why the Rooneys are at 15th. Not that I'm justifying the ranking but here are the reasons:

For one thing, Rooney owns just 16 percent of the Steelers, while the NFL requires the primary owner to have at least a 30-percent share. In addition, the Rooney family runs race tracks in New York and Florida that now offer video slot machines and other forms of gambling that violate the league’s requirements for owners. With four younger brothers who each own 16 percent of the franchise having retained an investment firm to weigh offers and billionaire Steelers fan Stanley Druckenmiller showing interest, Dan is in danger of no longer being The Man. It doesn’t help that he fired one of the brothers who may control his fate, personnel guru Art Rooney II, 21 years ago. “I think the commissioner will try to figure out a way to let Dan remain in charge,” one owner says. “It wouldn’t bother me so much that he’s breaking the rules, except that he’s so self-righteous about everything else.” With all of that said, Rooney’s departure would not be a good thing for Pittsburgh or for the league.

Funny that in the SI article no ones mention the Colts as being snubbed in the top 5. Also, they could have easily replaced Snyder with the Browns, but I guess the article is not as interested to the mindless masses. Oh and the next time someone says that Snyder is a bad owner, I'm going to repeatedly post that the sky is blue.

[Missin21]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Oh and the next time someone says that Snyder is a bad owner, I'm going to repeatedly post that the sky is blue.

You might not have time to type, write, print, or say anything else for a long time. I like Snyder, personally. I think he's a decent owner. He just has a lot to learn & unfortunately, too much time to learn it. Unlike Al Davis who is already dead, but no one's told him yet, Dan will probably be the owner of the Redskins for a long time to come. That's not such a bad thing, as I think he DOES try to put a winning team on the field. He just doesn't really know how to do that just yet...& he's impatient. I wouldn't put him in the top 5, but definitely should be a top 10.