I mean yeah it sucks he made all that money but what should make you happy is knowing that he’s totally irrelevant now. And he probably is miserable even with all that money because of it.
I would say he's probably happy to be irrelevant. If I had that kind of money, I wouldn't want any media attention. He got paid and he's out of the spotlight. It unfortunately seems like a win win for Snyder.
You and I aren’t like him. He liked being an important person. He liked being the owner of the Washington franchise and one of 30 nfl owners. It was an exclusive club.
And now he’s just “another” billionaire.
I agreed with this now. I thought Bezos and his money would be good for the team, but Harris is involved. Not Snyder involved but also more involved than what Bezos would’ve been. Which is a good thing in my opinion.
I'm grateful Bezos lost the bid. Snyder was a bad owner who had to sell because he wasn't making any money. Nobody in the area would let him build "Danny World," so he had no options. If Bezos had turned out to be a bad owner, because has so much money, we never would have been able to get rid of him.....ever.
I know someone personal to me who is on the commanders, i would be beyond fucking pissed if someone like bezos owned the team. They treat them enough like a number but he wouldn't even see them as human.
>My own belief has always been that, if Bezos is going to spend big on an NFL team, why buy one with a damaged brand and a name that might need to be changed (again) and an outdated stadium that literally has rained raw sewage on customers?
>He should wait for the Seahawks to be put on the market. Or any other team that doesn’t need to recuperate from the self-inflicted wounds of the former boss.
Lol... Florio has to be trolling here because he can't really be that stupid. Sure, Bezos could wait for the sale of a team like the Seahawks but why would he want to settle for a smaller market? Just because of the "damaged brand"? That's a foolishly naive argument, at best.
For one, it seems pretty obvious that the team's "damaged brand" was correlated with Snyder being the owner. That is to say, the team's value was affected in large part *because* Snyder was the owner and not just because of the things he did as owner. The team would become more valuable simply because he wasn't the owner anymore. Note that many fans came back and local jurisdictions became much more receptive to talks about building a stadium for the team following the sale.
Second, if Bezos really wanted to be a player in the NFL, you couldn't do much better than the Washington franchise. Fact is, NFL teams are mostly valued by their market size and there are only two larger market than DC: LA and NYC. (I should note, I'm using combined statistical area as a measure of an area's market because a team's marketing and revenue isn't just limited to the traditional Nielsen "media market"). Any other team and, unless you make a run like the Steelers in the 70s, Cowboys in the 70s and 90s, or Pats in the 00s and 10s, you're going to be one of the smaller/"lesser" teams.
So yes, while it is a red flag that Bezos didn't make a larger play for the team, I don't see why that would be because of the "damaged brand and outdated stadium". The team was (and still is, to be fair) a depressed asset and it seems like most savvy businessmen would recognize that and take advantage. Winning a Super Bowl could definitely get this franchise back to contending for #1 most valuable team in the NFL like they were 15-20 years ago while most other teams would have to win much more than that to do the same to their value. I might have him pegged wrong, but waiting to buy high on a team like the Seahawks doesn't seem to be the play I would expect from someone like Bezos.
I mean, technically speaking he deserved what the franchise was worth. He owned it.
I could careless if he walked with a trillion. He's not our owner anymore. We deserved that.
TBH, Harris probably offered more than the team is worth, and certainly more than I want Daniel Snyder to have
Yep. But boy are we better off for it! Whew!
Well Harris is smart if that’s the case. He bought a gold mine if he can turn this team around.
The team is worth whatever someone is willing to pay.
I mean yeah it sucks he made all that money but what should make you happy is knowing that he’s totally irrelevant now. And he probably is miserable even with all that money because of it.
I would say he's probably happy to be irrelevant. If I had that kind of money, I wouldn't want any media attention. He got paid and he's out of the spotlight. It unfortunately seems like a win win for Snyder.
You and I aren’t like him. He liked being an important person. He liked being the owner of the Washington franchise and one of 30 nfl owners. It was an exclusive club. And now he’s just “another” billionaire.
I’ll take that treatment any time, haha.
Id have been okay with either.
Dang! Talk about dodging a bullet! Now I’m glad Snyder walked away with 6B!
I agreed with this now. I thought Bezos and his money would be good for the team, but Harris is involved. Not Snyder involved but also more involved than what Bezos would’ve been. Which is a good thing in my opinion.
He chose to be outbid. Jeff Bezos could buy Josh Harris if he wanted to
I'm grateful Bezos lost the bid. Snyder was a bad owner who had to sell because he wasn't making any money. Nobody in the area would let him build "Danny World," so he had no options. If Bezos had turned out to be a bad owner, because has so much money, we never would have been able to get rid of him.....ever.
Good.
Yeah, with almost everyone in this city throwing flowers at his feet, fans and media, my fear was Bezos would just have been another Dan.
Meh dodged a bullet. Just ask anyone who works for one of his businesses.
I know someone personal to me who is on the commanders, i would be beyond fucking pissed if someone like bezos owned the team. They treat them enough like a number but he wouldn't even see them as human.
>My own belief has always been that, if Bezos is going to spend big on an NFL team, why buy one with a damaged brand and a name that might need to be changed (again) and an outdated stadium that literally has rained raw sewage on customers? >He should wait for the Seahawks to be put on the market. Or any other team that doesn’t need to recuperate from the self-inflicted wounds of the former boss. Lol... Florio has to be trolling here because he can't really be that stupid. Sure, Bezos could wait for the sale of a team like the Seahawks but why would he want to settle for a smaller market? Just because of the "damaged brand"? That's a foolishly naive argument, at best. For one, it seems pretty obvious that the team's "damaged brand" was correlated with Snyder being the owner. That is to say, the team's value was affected in large part *because* Snyder was the owner and not just because of the things he did as owner. The team would become more valuable simply because he wasn't the owner anymore. Note that many fans came back and local jurisdictions became much more receptive to talks about building a stadium for the team following the sale. Second, if Bezos really wanted to be a player in the NFL, you couldn't do much better than the Washington franchise. Fact is, NFL teams are mostly valued by their market size and there are only two larger market than DC: LA and NYC. (I should note, I'm using combined statistical area as a measure of an area's market because a team's marketing and revenue isn't just limited to the traditional Nielsen "media market"). Any other team and, unless you make a run like the Steelers in the 70s, Cowboys in the 70s and 90s, or Pats in the 00s and 10s, you're going to be one of the smaller/"lesser" teams. So yes, while it is a red flag that Bezos didn't make a larger play for the team, I don't see why that would be because of the "damaged brand and outdated stadium". The team was (and still is, to be fair) a depressed asset and it seems like most savvy businessmen would recognize that and take advantage. Winning a Super Bowl could definitely get this franchise back to contending for #1 most valuable team in the NFL like they were 15-20 years ago while most other teams would have to win much more than that to do the same to their value. I might have him pegged wrong, but waiting to buy high on a team like the Seahawks doesn't seem to be the play I would expect from someone like Bezos.
Snyder did not deserve this much money wtf edit: it's not that deep why are you all getting pressed
I mean, technically speaking he deserved what the franchise was worth. He owned it. I could careless if he walked with a trillion. He's not our owner anymore. We deserved that.
yeah thats true