dieharddude Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 He made some hires that didn't work out, but the he wants to win & tried to correct his mistakes. Still the guy dealt in good faith with people who misrepresented themselves and betrayed his trust, stole his money & embarrassed his franchise. I give him credit for not giving in to the shakedown Parcells attepted; thinking the poor guy was desperate enought to get into a bidding war with the Dolphins for a fine coach- but an undistinguished executive. Blank never claimed to be a football man, but who can say he's not putting his heart into this team? He's been criticized for being too hands on, but this franchise doesn't have a great history & he invested a lot to bring a winner to town. He's showing a lot of humility by making "housecalls" to interview for the current vacancies. Humility is VERY DIFFERENT from Desperation. Dont confuse them.The Irsay family before Peyton & Dungy (Colts), the Bidwells (Cardinals) & the Umbrella twirling Mr. Benson in New Orleans were at some point regarded as poster children for inept ownership. Blank has a lot farther to fall before he gets to that level.He's no AL DAVIS. HE's NO JERRY JONES. BUT....HE'S NO RANKIN SMITH!!!!!(at least be glad for that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siconik Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Maybe because the owner is judged by the results, not intentions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonfalcon Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 siconik (1/4/2008)Maybe because the owner is judged by the results, not intentions.In that case, how many times under the Smiths did we make the playoffs in 38 years, and so far how many times under Blank?Here's a clue - the answers are "6" and "2". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlfalcon78 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 To answer your question......most of the people who are on this board didn't know Atlanta had any other owner than Blank. Everyone started to follow the Falcons only when Blank bought the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconfanjason Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 It took 12 years for the Smith-owned Falcons to reach the playoffs. Blank did it in one.As far as I'm concerned he's light years better as an owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Freddie Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Because a large percentage of posters on this board are trolls / whiny idiots.That's not meant as a joke, but as a candid observation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsstomp Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 just out or curiousity, what was the name of the last owner the falcons had?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlfalcon78 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 falconsstomp (1/4/2008)just out or curiousity, what was the name of the last owner the falcons had??Rankin Smith Jr (the Smith family owned and operated it from the time they entered the league until Blank bought it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconfanjason Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Taylor Smith took over the team after Rankin Smith Jr. died in 1997. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGA Homers LOVE Van Gomer Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 The Smiths were the previous owners and as their "last" move as owners they hired Dan Reeves and drafted Vick.You could say some of the success we had under Blank was because of Vick.Blank has done some good things but he's made mistakes and unfortunately they've been very high profile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nordy02 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Rankin Smith.Smith's intentions were good, but his efforts at building a winning franchise are far surpassed by the efforts being made now by Blank.Blank reminds me of Ted Turner when Turner first bought the Braves. Turner was buried in all the minutia associated with operating the Braves. He desperately wanted to build a winning team. He even became manager for a game. His efforts were finally rewarded when he realized that he was not a "baseball" man. He hired capable "baseball" people to run the team, and 14 consecutive division titles later, the rest became history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vafalcfan Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 I dislike Blank because of the way he raises the ticket prices, except for the upcomming year, every year but the quality of the team does not improve. he raised the prices until I could no longer afford to go to games. I had season tickets since the dome opened until I did not renew last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlfalcon78 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 nordy02 (1/4/2008)Rankin Smith.Smith's intentions were good, but his efforts at building a winning franchise are far surpassed by the efforts being made now by Blank.Blank reminds me of Ted Turner when Turner first bought the Braves. Turner was buried in all the minutia associated with operating the Braves. He desperately wanted to build a winning team. He even became manager for a game. His efforts were finally rewarded when he realized that he was not a "baseball" man. He hired capable "baseball" people to run the team, and 14 consecutive division titles later, the rest became history.My hope is that Blank has finally gotten to the point where he knows he has to left football people run his football organization. With the names being looked at, I think he is on the right path. Maybe McKenzie is the Falcon's John Schuerholz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nordy02 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 atlfalcon78 (1/4/2008)My hope is that Blank has finally gotten to the point where he knows he has to left football people run his football organization. With the names being looked at, I think he is on the right path. Maybe McKenzie is the Falcon's John SchuerholzI hope you are right. It took Turner, an astute and successful business man in his own right, well over a decade to realize that he needed someone else to call the shots with the Braves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty_durty Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 he is a good owner. a good businessman. his only flaw was hiring mckay.besides, if he is a bad owner who is a good owner with nothing but success right from the start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statick Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 atlfalcon78 (1/4/2008)To answer your question......most of the people who are on this board didn't know Atlanta had any other owner than Blank. Everyone started to follow the Falcons only when Blank bought the team. Good point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
living404 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Overall he's a good owner and a better man. He does a lot for the city and he's doing all he can to bring a trophy here.My only complaint is that he is too high profile. I prefer someone signing the checks and staying in the luxury box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celtiksage Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 My hope is that Blank has finally gotten to the point where he knows he has to left football people run his football organization. With the names being looked at, I think he is on the right path. Maybe McKenzie is the Falcon's John SchuerholzYou know, he tried doing this already and it resulted in Mora and Petrino. McKay was advising him and pretty much calling the shots and we saw how that worked out. Now, even though McKay is still with the team (and everyone is griping about the extensions he is getting), McKay no longer has say so. He was promoted to a position in which he will be making decisions about stadium renovations and such, perhaps admin staff too. But, for all intents and purposes, McKay has been kicked to the curb (and we're still grumblin' and moanin' about it).Now with what has taken place with Petrino (who was McKay's man), Blank is doing the right thing and taking a very hands on approach in hiring the next GM and HC. If he's smart, he'll go with his own gut instinct if the right HC candidate comes to light in these meetings and interviews he is holding now. He can hire the next GM and make him give the new HC ample time to succeed or get canned (3-4 years). If that HC candidate doesn't appear or he finds who he wants for GM during the search for a new HC, the new GM can then have input on the hire. That doesn't mean Blank will hire that HC. He might in turn decide after listening to bad advice previously from McKay, he could trump the GM and hire who he wants. In all likelihood, he and the GM will come to an agreement on that new HC.I think he's doing the right thing in light of what has happened over the past year and he certainly seems to be combing the brush for a very good GM. The HC interviews might only be a half-hearted effort in case we don't get a GM in a timely manner. If it takes us a few months or a year to find a GM, he will have wished he was diligent in interviewing HCs during this bye week of the playoffs. And now he can say he has done that much at least.I trust Blank to do what is best for this franchise. He wants to be successful as much or more than any of us do.celtik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uup115 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 HE'S NO RANKIN SMITH!!!!!our last owner was Taylor Smith...and he was a much better owner than Blank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loozianafalcon Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 falcon_freddie (1/4/2008)Because a large percentage of posters on this board are trolls / whiny idiots.That's not meant as a joke, but as a candid observation.Agreed! AND....McKay and Blank are "easy targets" because they are in the spotlight as the hierarchy.IMHO, Blank has done wonders for this team compared to the Smiths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uup115 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 IMHO, Blank has done wonders for this team compared to the Smiths.Like what? Raising ticket prices of long-term ticket-holders just to "claim" to lower prices of other seats is not a improvement. That just proves how easily he can manipulate people like you. You should be horrified with the decisions he has made regarding people that represent our team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_falcon_fly Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 our last owner was Taylor Smith...and he was a much better owner than Blank. How? Please explain your assertion. How was Smith better than Blank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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