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Mc2guy · 01-26-2008, 01:44 PM

I agree with MattyK's original post, that Synder is probably doing the smart thing for the franchise in the long term given the known structure of this team's FO. That said, I can also understand the frustration with an owner who seems oblivious to the people side of organizational management. Synder is like many other successful businessmen. They have had tremendous success in areas of their life and have a very difficult time giving away operational control of their business holdings. Particularly self-made men like Synder, have gotten to where they are in life trusting their instincts, so it is natural that they want to continue to trust their own judgement, and frankly I don't know if I could blame him.

I think his biggest failure is not recognizing that in football, unlike corporate mergers and acquisitions, interpersonal leadership matter MUCH more. Leveraging capital to buy-out a struggling company requires zero interpersonal skills, whereas football relies much more on trust. Trust from the coaching staff, trust from the players, trust from the fans that the owner cares. Synder doesn't have this skill, and it is unlikely that he ever will, it is not really a learned skill.

We the fans must come to terms with the frank reality of the situation. We have an owner who honestly wants to succeed; he wants to trust people; and he wants to be liked by people and fans by succeeding on the field. He's going to run this franchise his way, that's it, end of story. We could all do ourselves a favor to start thinking in these terms and hope that he and vin have enough sense now to at least find talented coaches. If you are that up in arms about DS you're only course of action is to stop giving him your money...for all the good that will do.

Sorry for the saltiness, I'm just tired of the outrage...it is what it is, best we learn to patiently deal and hope for the best.

01-26-2008, 01:44 PM	#22
Mc2guy Special Teams Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Burke, VA Age: 48 Posts: 287	Re: Theory: Putting together a staff for the future I agree with MattyK's original post, that Synder is probably doing the smart thing for the franchise in the long term given the known structure of this team's FO. That said, I can also understand the frustration with an owner who seems oblivious to the people side of organizational management. Synder is like many other successful businessmen. They have had tremendous success in areas of their life and have a very difficult time giving away operational control of their business holdings. Particularly self-made men like Synder, have gotten to where they are in life trusting their instincts, so it is natural that they want to continue to trust their own judgement, and frankly I don't know if I could blame him. I think his biggest failure is not recognizing that in football, unlike corporate mergers and acquisitions, interpersonal leadership matter MUCH more. Leveraging capital to buy-out a struggling company requires zero interpersonal skills, whereas football relies much more on trust. Trust from the coaching staff, trust from the players, trust from the fans that the owner cares. Synder doesn't have this skill, and it is unlikely that he ever will, it is not really a learned skill. We the fans must come to terms with the frank reality of the situation. We have an owner who honestly wants to succeed; he wants to trust people; and he wants to be liked by people and fans by succeeding on the field. He's going to run this franchise his way, that's it, end of story. We could all do ourselves a favor to start thinking in these terms and hope that he and vin have enough sense now to at least find talented coaches. If you are that up in arms about DS you're only course of action is to stop giving him your money...for all the good that will do. Sorry for the saltiness, I'm just tired of the outrage...it is what it is, best we learn to patiently deal and hope for the best.