Dave_in-NC;3839000 said:
Yeah, in a normal world. When your CEO is also your GM not so much. Hence Jerry world. Building the marketing of the franchise, his vision of the franchise he's a great CEO. Building and setting the culture, not so much.
CEO Jerry has the franchise making money hand over fist, GM Jerry can't build a consistent contender.
As a GM, we all have different opinions. My opinion is a competent CEO wouldn't keep our GM. But this is Jerry world. Doesn't the CEO set the tone for the whole company? In this world CEO and GM is a slim,slim difference.
Unless Jerry spends allot of time arguing his points to himself.
But in your world he just might.
I actually think your off a little bit. I am fine with all the blame jerry gets, alot I think he deserves.
I am just starting to believe that he may only be the face of alot of the things that go on. And by that I mean I think he has his kids doing almost all of the work and he is like the spokesperson. It seems from listening and watching that Charlotte anderson plays a large part in the marketing and promotion end along with Jerry jr.
then stephen jones plays a large role in personell, he is the team vice president and handles the contracts and the cap.
I actually believe at this point that the other jones are deserving in some of the blame and some of the credit and probably alot more than most of us think on all this stuff.
I have mixed emotions on jerry. Some things I like, Some things I dont like and some things I flat out do not understand. But recently I have to wonder if things would be any different had he said I am stepping down and stephen, charlotte and Jr. took over.
For instance I have liked some things I hear about stephen jones, but at the same time He is listed as having over seen every element of the construction of stadium, that includes working with the city and the government meanwhile being the guy who is responsible for all 400 employees of the team........and also being a large role player in scouting and player personnel.
so my question is how is that different from Jerry? And I honestly mean this. Everyone griped that jerry didnt have time to be gm, owner, ceo, stadium builder and personnel guy but that is exactly what stephen is doing too.
And in that offseason heading into 09 everything was about the stadium and we end up with an absolutely horrible draft. Was this because the front office portion of the family was tied up in stadium and city issues?
Dont kill me I am just asking. And I am asking because it seems to me the three kids who run this organization are actually the ones doing everything while jerry is kind of the face and the spokesperson.
Makes me nervous about the future. Like I said I am just wondering aloud and have always thought highly of stephen, but when you connect the dots I am not so sure the apple is much different than the tree it fell from.