Posted by AlCheez on 1/24/2012 11:42:00 AM (view original):
This whole thing is skewed because JT is comparing it to what he sees his favorite baseball team doing. The NFL isn't MLB - the option to spend nothing and make a profit off a base of attendance and revenue sharing isn't there. Teams have to spent most of the cap. Sure, you can save a few bucks by spending the absolute minimum, but the only real option to bringing in more money in the NFL is increasing interest in the product.
No, Angelos is just a very good example of the point I'm trying to make. There are owners in every sport who view it strictly as a business and have no passion for the sport itself. All they care about is making money, and if they can do that without overspending and putting a fantastic product on the field/ice/court, they'll do it. I'm not saying it's a rampant problem, but there are probably at last 2-3 owners in each of the four major sports who fit that description.