I've seen this case with my Redskins before. The ownership there really does spend a ton of money on their facilities, coaches, players, etc. However, when they go coach shopping they assume that their willingness to spend money papers over all the structural flaws in the organization. That's why they thought two years ago they'd get Bill Cowher, but they ended up with Jim Zorn. To get Shanahan to coach for them, they had to reset the market and give him full control. Eventually, he'll get fired when Snyder feels like sticking his nose in the personnel side of the business again. Paul Allen has become Dan Snyder.
Well if Ferry really doesn't want the job, that sounds like a plausible/likely explanation. This team is literally a piece away from being a contender (IMO and assuming healthly players) . . . at worst a couple pieces away from being a contender. IF PA is willing to spend money then wouldn't this be a GM's dream. Makea move and bring a championship to a small market team . . . that will put you on the map and increase your value for the next 5-10 years.
That's the best owner comp I've seen yet; totally spot on -- a guy who desperately wants to win and will spend almost any amount of money in an effort to do so, but somebody who can't grasp that sometimes the best thing to do is realize you don't know best, but that you can get the best and let them do their job. ps. FWIW, I don't think KP was necessarily the best man for the job moving forward and Allen was totally entitled to sack him and look for better, but handled the whole thing about as gracefully as Butter Bean on roller skates.
Just because I hate conceeding to maxiep, I will add that maybe I overestimate the attractiveness to be the Blazer GM (putting aside management issues). Phx is looking for a GM and they went to the western confrence finals. Denver is looking for a GM and many consider them a superior team to the Blazers. These teams could be considered closer to a championship than the BLazers. Maybe Ferry expressed a desire to check out his options so no offer made. Or maybe I'm overanalyzing a tweet that may or may not have been sent by Ferry . . .whatever it is, maxiep is wrong about all this.
Perhaps Ferry was interviewing the Blazers, and not the other way around? I've gone into interviews where I wasn't wild about the job and needed to be sold on it. Maybe Ferry didn't like what he heard. Maybe he had to fetch Bert Kolde coffee. Who knows? Ferry is a very wealthy guy; he's not like Pritchard, who made peanuts comparatively.
I'm sure you've had to make hard choices on your job interviews. Burger King or McDonald's? that's a tough one.
McDonald's has a better benefit package, plus the food for employees is cheaper than BK. It wasn't really a tough decision at all.
