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No disrespect to him personally but sad day for the Lions? He's the worst owner in the history of professional sports. He makes Jerry Jones and Al Davis look great. Some teams haven't won a championship, the Lions have one playoff win in the last 57 years. He wasted Barry Sander's career.
Sorry to say I have to agree with this post. It's sad anytime anyone dies but Mr. Ford really was clueless on how to run a football team. Way too loyal to incompetent people (like Matt Millen) that shouldn't have even been hired in the first place.
How would you feel if people talked in harsh tones about your mother and father they day they died?
While fans of a team may dislike his ownership practices, he did a great deal for the city of Detroit. For those who do not understand then they need to do their research. He was more than an owner for the Lions. When a person who has helped many passes on you show respect.
Most people here don't live in Detroit, as well a not being Lions fans. On a football related board, he should be judged according to the team's success as an owner. If nobody respected Ford as one alive, then it's hypocritical to all of the sudden show him respect in passing.
Some people either have a short memory or have no idea what Al Davis accomplished.
Respect for a good mans passing is universal and on any board, if you have class. The bolded is classless to say the least.
Maybe you should use some logic when you post. If he was great for the city, than post about how that. I wouldn't argue, I don't live in Detroit and have no idea. I don't know a thing about the the guy personally and not saying he was a bad guy. But yeah, he was a really horrible owner and he wasted Barry Sanders career and he's wasted half of Calvin Johnson's career. It's amazing that people still support the team. I grew up watching them and after the Fontes years, I quit watching.
Again, as an NFL owner, I don't think history will be on his side. All you have to do is look at the Lions' record and see many years of futility to outright horrid seasons. They have never won a playoff game during his tenure as owner. Of course everybody knows of the Lions' plight during those years, and it shows even though you can hire/fire GM's, head coaches, and go through many a player, you still can't fire an owner.
I was gonna post something similar. I also don't have much sympathy for one of the richest/greediest family dynasties in America.
This doesn't change much. His son has been running the Lions on an ownership level for the last 4 or 5 years if I remember correctly.
Clearly some people are heartless and guess they feel being behind a name that they cannot be traced to allows them their entitled hate of others on the internet, even though they don't know the man at all. Greediest families? The Fords? You have no idea what you are talking about. It is OK to have an opinion, but at least have an understanding of what you are talking about. The worst owner in sports? Bet you most of the people who worked for him never thought that. Only people who are speaking bad of him are people hiding on the internet message boards.Rhythmdoctor said:
.You aren't going to win this. For every fluff article you post, other people can post 10 articles about Ford layoffs, pension reductions and so on and so forth.
Not at all. Ford was a decent man from what I have read about him but the truth is Ford was a horrible as an owner owner. The Lions have the worst winning % in the NFL since WCF took over the team. Ford kept people/coaches way too long, made horrible hires. Ford hired Matt Millen because when he heard Millen call the games on TV he thought he knew the game. Millen rejected Ford the first time saying "I have never worked in a front office or been a GM..Ford came back the next year and asked again and offered Millen huge money. Then gave Matt Millen an extension and made him one of the top paid GMs in the NFL in the midst of 3-4 win seasons because he like eating dinner with Millen and hearing Millen's stories.False Start said:
