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Originally Posted by hiaspire
More suitable for who?? You?? It certainly isn't more suitable for the people with the money, or else they'd be doing it.
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HiAspire, this isn't about me or what's "suitable for me".
Your assumption that if it was the right strategy, i.e. "suitable" for the owners, then they'd be doing it assumes that A) they have the brains and insight to know that, and B) they have the means. WHY do you presume that Monfort would make the right business decisions anyway? You assume that whatever the most "suitable" or best decision that exists for his business would be the decision he'd choose? He's shown little evidence he can do that, and I don't trust him to do so nearly as much as you do. The ability to OWN a franchise does not equate to the ability to run it correctly.....so I don't subscribe to the notion that if it was the most suitable financial strategy, they'd be doing it.
Monfort & Co. are not suitable for this market. They don't seem to know, or care that Denver has proven to be a lucrative market for sports owners who are commited to spending on a winner. We support sports unlike very few sports towns in America.
It's suitable for the franchise value if they build a winner, which ideally includes developing talent internally AND spending on veterans externally (or on the right internal veterans who command $$$$). In case you haven't noticed, this ownership group has not delivered us a winner in a long, LONG time.
Owners with a more aggressive financial spending plan would make it more possible for us to have a sustainable contender here. Notice I didn't say "guarantee", nor did I say it can't be done the A's way. It is pure common sense that developing PLUS spending on talent increases your odds.
That strategy is employed by Kroenke and Bowlen, with good success. Why not by Monfort? We have a market, and a venue, that would financially support a league MEDIAN payroll, if not more. Notice I didn't say they need to spend like the Yankees, or like drunken sailors, which is what they did when they wasted all that money on Hampton and Neagle while giving Helton an unnecessary 10-year extension.
So when you ask who it's suitable for, the answer is all around you. It's suitable for the fans since we'd have a better shot at rooting for a contender every season. AND, it's suitable for ownership because success breeds more success, and enhances franchise value.
I'm sorry you can't, or don't, wish to understand this concept. You are in good company, though, as Charlie Monfort shares your thinking exactly.