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Originally Posted by Mr. Session
First of all, what fucking club are you talking about? How would anyone here know the nature of the intimate relationships between the 32+++ owners in this league? In addition, it's not like the owners are negotiating trades amongst themselves, They hire General Managers and Team Presidents to handle that.
Second. When has Indianapolis ever came out ahead on a trade? Corey Simon?
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There are plenty of stories available about previous owner meetings and interactions between owners to lead any reasonable person to believe there is a private club like atmosphere among the owners, but you're right, I have no inside info on that, just stating my opinion for what it is worth. We have seen owners in the NBA and the MLB forced out because of damage they have done to their reputations, no reason to believe the NFL is any different, so being honest and having the respect of the other owners is very important.
I realize that the owners themselves, in most cases, do not get personally involved in every trade a team makes, in fact I almost added that in my comment to head off comments like yours, but regardless of an owners level of involvement, just saying "that was my GM not me", would be a pretty lame thing for an owner to say. Maybe someone should ask Ballard or Irsay about their plans to sit Wentz in case of a losing season to protect their first round pick....at least that way they would have them on record!