QuarterCenturyLegend
Stoopid Life
A couple of things... (Doing this on the phone so I'm just responding to everything I read in the thread)
We sold for a billion because our fanbase is one of the few that expands around the country. Not as big as say Pittsburgh or Dallas but we travel well as one of the original teams of the NFL.
Haslem, being our new owner gave Holmgreen an option to take a revised role w/ the team which he rejected so he will retire at end of season while giving Joe from the Eagles the ins & outs of the team once he's gone. I don't blame Holmgreen & I think he did a hell of a job but the owner developed a great relationship with Joe. (Last name escapes me)
With him coming from the Eagles, it's conceivable that the GM stays in place and our HC will probably save or lose his job from how we play out the rest of the year. We could really be 3-3 right now if we had Haden for those four games but I don't deal w/ what ifs.
Another thing with Holmgreen... I think he got lied to by Lerner (same way he did the fans) on his commitment to the team. His love was the soccer team he owned in Europe. I don't think Holmgreen was forced to take a lower position or retire, or be fired if that's how he wanted to play it... Just the new owner felt comfortable bringing in someone he trusted & had ties with the staff on the team already. I don't blame Mike for not wanting to take a lower position either because I believe he was given a promise of some ownership verbally as well.
Joe will be introduced tomorrow & Mike will speak later in the week.
We sold for a billion because our fanbase is one of the few that expands around the country. Not as big as say Pittsburgh or Dallas but we travel well as one of the original teams of the NFL.
Haslem, being our new owner gave Holmgreen an option to take a revised role w/ the team which he rejected so he will retire at end of season while giving Joe from the Eagles the ins & outs of the team once he's gone. I don't blame Holmgreen & I think he did a hell of a job but the owner developed a great relationship with Joe. (Last name escapes me)
With him coming from the Eagles, it's conceivable that the GM stays in place and our HC will probably save or lose his job from how we play out the rest of the year. We could really be 3-3 right now if we had Haden for those four games but I don't deal w/ what ifs.
Another thing with Holmgreen... I think he got lied to by Lerner (same way he did the fans) on his commitment to the team. His love was the soccer team he owned in Europe. I don't think Holmgreen was forced to take a lower position or retire, or be fired if that's how he wanted to play it... Just the new owner felt comfortable bringing in someone he trusted & had ties with the staff on the team already. I don't blame Mike for not wanting to take a lower position either because I believe he was given a promise of some ownership verbally as well.
Joe will be introduced tomorrow & Mike will speak later in the week.
