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Tortured Soul

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  1. might want to read that wiki again:

    You're right about the president thing. I just saw it under the Panthers heading and got lazy.

     

    But as for the dates, my point was he took a season off. So, while he technically started ten days before 2008, it was after the 2007 season. He sat out the 2007 season. So, something other than a promotion was the reason he left Carolina (which was my original point).

  2. Colts offered him a promotion from just GM, to GM/President of Football Operations. He took it.

     

     

    Jerry Richardson, the owner of the Carolina franchise, didn't want an organizational system in which one person controlled all aspects of the operation. So although Bill Polian was probably the central person in the franchise he didn't have total authority, or at least the amount of control that he preferred. From what I understand he left on good terms and went to a franchise that allowed him to have nearly total authority.

    According to his Wikipedia page, he left the Panthers after the 2006 season and didn't join the Colts until 2008. Also, he did hold the title of team president with the Panthers. So, neither of these explanations seem correct.

  3. As pointed out in the article, I think the Bills would stay in Buffalo. You've got two teams, one that sells lots of tickets and merchandise, and the other hardly ever sells out, and merchandise? What's that? If you know you can move the one lesser team and get a boost to the bottom line, and no one in Jacks would care, wouldn't you?

    The difference is what the respective owners are saying. One has said he is committed to keeping his team where it is and has no plans to sell. The other has said he will auction it to the highest bidder after his death (and he's 91).

     

    Of course, they could both say something else tomorrow.

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