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Raiders in a pickle

stillwright said:
Meh.....all the Rooney's care about is the $$$$$. I don't begrudge them for that. Just don't act like they are different than any other owner.
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Oh but this franchise’s owner(s) past and present, ARE definitely different than other owners. The Chief and Dan and now Art2 are nothing like the egomaniacs Jones and Snyder are, or think more of themselves than the league like Kronke, Kraft, Davis and I suspect Tepper if Charlotte doesn’t build him a new stadium. The common denominator in all things strife with the league is Goodell. Sure he’s the figurehead of the monetary growth of the League, but Tags would have come down hard on Kraft and Jones with their shenanigans. Pete Rozzelle would have eventually frustrated Jones to sell. He wasn’t hesitant to go to court with Al, he definitely would have put The death penalty on Belichick and Kraft. Rozzelle took it personally when the newer owners deviated from the Old Guard’s sacrifice for a stronger product.
 
bkwheat28 said:
What the hell has happened with the Rooney’s?! Dan was instrumental in working with the commissioners over the years to ensure labor peace and league growth. Art II seems to have ZERO league pull or working relationship.
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Art II is soft and has minimal football acumen. Of course he has zero pull, people in the power positions don’t need him.

The Packers owners are smarter AND have as much pull as Art Nutting.
 
Fiji Mariner said:
Art II is soft and has minimal football acumen. Of course he has zero pull, people in the power positions don’t need him.

The Packers owners are smarter AND have as much pull as Art Nutting.
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Yeah, but Dan was still alive and well when all the Patriots crap was going on. If he had "pull" it didn't do the Steelers any good.

I think "pull" is actually the wrong word for the Dan Rooney. I think he was best at fostering cooperation for the benefit of the league. And I think overall that was great. Except for the Patriots nonsense.
 
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