For those who think Arthur Blank is the problem....

[marvinthemartian]

First and foremost, like any business person, Mr Blank has said and done things involving his ownership that I and other fans have disagreed with. No doubt about that. Let’s get that clearly on the record upfront. Have the Falcons had issues during his tenure?  Yes.  But he has always worked to fix them and money has been an object  He wants to win.  This is the same man who has had a winner owning Atlanta United since year one.  The main difference is he made great hires initially for United leadership and he has missed on the Falcons and then waited, usually one year too long, to correct it due to loyalty  

However, it’s his team and his money at risk so he has the right to run it however he sees fit. When he makes a mistake, we get upset because it has a negative impact on the team we love (and in my case have loved since 1966). But when he makes a mistake it can cost him millions of dollars in addition to the hurt we feel multiplied by a very large number. 
 

Let’s examine some truly bad ownership of just the local teams in Atlanta:

The group that brought the Braves to Atlanta....basically one good year (1969) from 1966-1976. Horrendous for all the others. Nobody wanted to come play here or go to the games  

Ted Turner 1976-1981; 1983-1990: Ted was a laughingstock  He even tried to manage the team himself before MLB said “Nope”  Finally figures it out when he brings Cox back in about 1987 and Schuerholz about 1990. Had good people and lets them do what they need to do  I hope Mr Blank follows the latter part of the Turner model after the end of this year  

The group that owned the Atlanta Flames  For a number of reasons ended up selling and moving to Canada.  Under new ownership the Flames own a Stanley Cup  

The group that owned the Thrashers and Hawks.  8-10 people with big egos who couldn’t get along  Now the Thrashers are gone too and the Hawks are rebuilding under their new (and I think very good) ownership  

Liberty Media owns the Braves.  The Braves now have a faceless corporate ownership where they are nothing more than a line on a balance sheet  No ownership face to address their mistakes with. Profit is more important than winning.  I doubt anyone on this board, myself included, could pick one of those people out of a lineup.

The Smith Family.  How many free agents did we let get away because they wouldn’t pay?  These guys made the Bengals ownership look generous, efficient and effective.  Rankin almost never addressed the fans and clearly had no clue how to be a NFL owner.

Is Arthur Blank perfect?  No he isn’t.  But would the fan base of many teams in the NFL take him and his passion as an owner over what they have now?  Absolutely.  The one thing I have seen with Mr Blank is that he is loyal and patient, sometimes to a fault, but he does try to fix mistakes and pay for the best product on the field  and game day experience possible. He may not be perfect, but long suffering Atlanta sports fans have endured MUCH worse.

 

 

[*Old Pappy Falcon*]

10 minutes ago, marvinthemartian said:

First and foremost, like any business person, Mr Blank has said and done things involving his ownership that I and other fans have disagreed with. No doubt about that. Let’s get that clearly on the record upfront. Have the Falcons had issues during his tenure?  Yes.  But he has always worked to fix them and money has been no object  He wants to win.  This is the same man who has had a winner owning Atlanta United since year one.  The main difference is he made great hires initially for United leadership and he has missed on the Falcons and then waited usually one year too long to correct it due to loyalty  

However, it’s his team and his money at risk so he has the right to run it however he sees fit. When he makes a mistake, we get upset because it has a negative impact on the team we love (and in my case have loved since 1966). But when he makes a mistake it can cost him millions of dollars in addition to the hurt we feel multiplied by a very large number. 
 

Let’s examine some truly bad ownership of just the local teams in Atlanta:

The group that brought the Braves to Atlanta....basically one good year (1969) from 1966-1976. Horrendous for all the others. Nobody wanted to come play here or go to the games  

Ted Turner 1976-1981; 1983-1990: Ted was a laughingstock  He even tried to manage the team himself before MLB said “Nope”  Finally figures it out when he brings Cox back in about 1987 and Schuerholz about 1990. Had good people and let’s them do what they need to do  I hope Mr Blank follows the latter part of the Turner model after the end of this year  

The group that owned the Atlanta Flames  For a number of reasons ended up selling and moving to Canada.  Under new ownership the Flames own a Stanley Cup  

The group that owned the Thrashers and Hawks.  8-10 people with big egos who couldn’t get along  Now the Thrashers are gone too and the Hawks are rebuilding under their new (and I think very good) ownership  

Liberty Media owns the Braves.  The Braves now have a faceless corporate ownership where they are nothing more than a line on a balance sheet  No ownership face to address their mistakes with. Profit is more important than winning.  I doubt anyone on this board, myself included, could pick one of those people out of a lineup.

The Smith Family.  How many free agents did we let get away because they wouldn’t pay?  These guys made the Bengals ownership look generous, efficient and effective.  Rankin almost never addressed the fans and clearly had no clue how to be a NFL owner.

Is Arthur Blank perfect?  No he isn’t.  But would the fan base of many teams in the NFL take him and his passion as an owner over that  they have now?  Absolutely.  The one thing I have seen with Mr Blank is that he is loyal and patient sometimes to a fault but he does try to fix mistakes and pay for the best product on the field  and game day experience possible. He may not be perfect, but long suffering Atlanta sports fans have endured MUCH worse.

 

 

No he's not perfect! I want him to be here when we win it all! Love the man and respect him, but I'm starting to worry about the decisions he's made.

We need a G.M. and a head coach with experience, to tell him back off my *** if you want me here in Atlanta.

The Braves.....I couldn't disagree with you more!! The Braves are on the way to winning ways and championships! That Acuna kid is the New Hank Aaron!

Probably gunna be the first ever 50/50 guy in baseball at 22 years old. The guy is a young Legend now.

[marvinthemartian]

I am well aware of the Braves. They are winning despite Liberty Media not because of them. They have a good front office and scouts. But Liberty writes the checks and they have a hard, self imposed budget limit that may very well end up costing the Braves players who could be the difference between a championship and a first round playoff exit. 

[MSalmon]

Here’s short version: he owns team. His to do with as he likes

[marvinthemartian]

Yeah lol I tried to say that in the first and second paragraphs and then offer some supporting, comparative evidence

[marvinthemartian]

Long story short, Atlanta sports fans have had many examples of poor ownership. Mr Blank is not one of them in my humble opinion. 

[Boise Falcon Fan]

39 minutes ago, marvinthemartian said:Agree with the OP. I suffered through the Smiths. AB cares, and I can’t fault him for that. Glad he is our owner!

[Boise Falcon Fan]

Totally agree with the OP. Suffered thru the Smiths! Glad AB is our owner!

[marvinthemartian]

Truth is, none of us really know the inner dynamics of what goes on behind closed doors. All we can do is guess. In the end, that’s all it is....guesswork. 

[shc]

You could apply that same logic to Dan Quinn. He’s a good coach, who’s made some mistakes, but we’ve had worse. 

 

See how how that works?

[FalconFanSince1970]

For those of you bustin on the Smiths you have to realize they had an expansion team. It takes years to get an expansion team off the ground. They did bring us several key players like Bart, Andrews, Tuggle, Nobis, Deion, Jam, Dunn, Riggs, Vick, Mort, Case, Rison, Crump, Van Note, Kenn, Claude, Roddy, Mud Duck, Whitfield, Fralic, White Shoes, Haynes, Kerney, Brooking, Chandler, Heyward, Hinton, Rossum, Mathis, Miller, Jenkins, Mitchell, Big Play Ray and more. If you think they were bad consider this. In their last seven years they:

• Went 49-63 (.438)
• Had two playoff berths
• Had one SB appearance 
• Sold the team for $545M after purchasing it for $12M (45x)

In the last seven years of the Blank regime we have:

• Gone 49-59 (.454)
• Had two playoff berths
• Had one SB appearance
• A $2.6B valuation on a $545M purchase (5x)

[*Old Pappy Falcon*]

1 minute ago, FalconFanSince1970 said:

For those of you bustin on the Smiths you have to realize they had an expansion team. It takes years to get an expansion team off the ground. They did bring us several key players like Bart, Andrews, Tuggle, Nobis, Deion, Jam, Dunn, Riggs, Vick, Mort, Case, Rison, Crump, Van Note, Kenn, Claude, Roddy, Mud Duck, Whitfield, Fralic, White Shoes, Haynes, Kerney, Brooking, Chandler, Heyward, Hinton, Rossum, Mathis, Miller, Jenkins, Mitchell, Big Play Ray and more. If you think they were bad consider this. In their last seven years they:

• Went 49-63 (.438)
• Had two playoff berths
• Had one SB appearance 
• Sold the team for $545M after purchasing it for $12M (45x)

In the last seven years of the Blank regime we have:

• Gone 49-59 (.454)
• Had two playoff berths
• Had one SB appearance
• A $2.6B valuation on a $545M purchase (5x)

That's the only important stats I like.

[Flying Falcon]

1 minute ago, FalconFanSince1970 said:

For those of you bustin on the Smiths you have to realize they had an expansion team. It takes years to get an expansion team off the ground. They did bring us several key players like Bart, Andrews, Tuggle, Nobis, Deion, Jam, Dunn, Riggs, Vick, Mort, Case, Rison, Crump, Van Note, Kenn, Claude, Roddy, Mud Duck, Whitfield, Fralic, White Shoes, Haynes, Kerney, Brooking, Chandler, Heyward, Hinton, Rossum, Mathis, Miller, Jenkins, Mitchell, Big Play Ray and more. If you think they were bad consider this. In their last seven years they:

• Went 49-63 (.438)
• Had two playoff berths
• Had one SB appearance 
• Sold the team for $545M after purchasing it for $12M (45x)

In the last seven years of the Blank regime we have:

• Gone 49-59 (.454)
• Had two playoff berths
• Had one SB appearance
• A $2.6B valuation on a $545M purchase (5x)

Thanks Old Tymer!!!

[*Old Pappy Falcon*]

36 minutes ago, marvinthemartian said:

Truth is, none of us really know the inner dynamics of what goes on behind closed doors. All we can do is guess. In the end, that’s all it is....guesswork. 

Marv, Sometimes we don't have to know.......we see it on the field. Tells the story if you pay close attention.

[ATLSlobberKnockers]

1 hour ago, marvinthemartian said:

I am well aware of the Braves. They are winning despite Liberty Media not because of them. They have a good front office and scouts. But Liberty writes the checks and they have a hard, self imposed budget limit that may very well end up costing the Braves players who could be the difference between a championship and a first round playoff exit. 

Moneyball

[*Old Pappy Falcon*]

1 minute ago, ATLSlobberKnockers said:

Moneyball

Steve Bartkowski lol in the middle. Ferrell

[GeorgiaBoyz]

Y’all love comparing shlt to shlt & debating which is better . Same thing when People say “Matt is the best QB in franchise history.” That wouldn’t be hard to be . Lmfaooo . Arthur “Falcon For Life” Blank is a problem . 

[Vandy]

Behind Ted Turner, Blank is 2nd best owner in Atlanta sports history. 

[marvinthemartian]

1 hour ago, shc said:

You could apply that same logic to Dan Quinn. He’s a good coach, who’s made some mistakes, but we’ve had worse. 

 

See how how that works?

Coaches and owners are apples and oranges. See how how that works??

[marvinthemartian]

22 minutes ago, GeorgiaBoyz said:

Y’all love comparing shlt to shlt & debating which is better . Same thing when People say “Matt is the best QB in franchise history.” That wouldn’t be hard to be . Lmfaooo . Arthur “Falcon For Life” Blank is a problem . 

Then go put several billion of your own money and show us what good looks like. 

[Vandy]

25 minutes ago, GeorgiaBoyz said:

Y’all love comparing shlt to shlt & debating which is better . Same thing when People say “Matt is the best QB in franchise history.” That wouldn’t be hard to be . Lmfaooo . Arthur “Falcon For Life” Blank is a problem . 

And ya’ll love pointing fingers at the wrong folks during a bad season.

[marvinthemartian]

18 minutes ago, Vandy said:

Behind Ted Turner, Blank is 2nd best owner in Atlanta sports history. 

Turner ended up the best owner in Atlanta sports history. But he did not start that way. It took him awhile to figure it out. Once he hired Cox and Schuerholz and let them run things he was great. I hope Mr Blank learns from that. 

[1989Fan]

32 minutes ago, GeorgiaBoyz said:

Y’all love comparing shlt to shlt & debating which is better . Same thing when People say “Matt is the best QB in franchise history.” That wouldn’t be hard to be . Lmfaooo . Arthur “Falcon For Life” Blank is a problem . 

Matt would arguably be the best QB in quite a few franchises.

HOU, CAR, JAX, PHI, ATL, TB, BAL, CLE, DET, CHI, CIN, WAS (I am at risk of forgetting some old timer QBs but did consider Esiason, Rypien, Cunningham, Jaworski, McMahon) i May be off on a Bobby Layne of DET, not sure exactly how good he was, but know he is an old time HOF QB In the 50s.

[GeorgiaBoyz]

16 minutes ago, marvinthemartian said:

Then go put several billion of your own money and show us what good looks like. 

You sound like a fuvkin idiot . Lol . Just because I don’t agree with a billionaire I should put up my own . Cheap Reply , No substance , etc . 

[vafalconfan]

A lot of younger fans don't remember the Smith family..those were dark days. Hopeless and amateurish bad decisions by people who knew nothing about pro football. Blank is not perfect, but he's a smart dude who will eventually get the right people.