Chocolate Lab
Mere Commoner
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Exactly.I'd much rather be a fan of a team like the Chargers. Even though they've never won anything, their ownership is at least pushing buttons and doing everything in their power to put a winner on the field. Sure it hasn't worked out yet but the fact that they're at least inserting new GMs, head coaches, etc., shows me that they're at least fully committed to trying to build a winner. The Cowboys on the other hand have shown ZERO interest in doing everything in their power to put the franchise in the best position to win. Every year you know you're getting the same shit sandwich because the Jones family insists on running things. Meanwhile with teams like the LAC, periodically you can at least legitimately sell yourself on the new GM and front office getting things right.
Posted this before, probably, but I remember several years ago, probably 2013 or so after the 3rd 8-8 in a row, Ben and Skin interviewed these Dallas fans who couldn't take Jerry anymore. So they made a point of giving up the Cowboys and picking another team. They settled on the Chiefs.
Ben asked them why, and they said they were relatively close so they could go to a game if they wanted, they used to be the Dallas Texans back in the day, and they liked the ownership.
Ben: "But the Chiefs are terrible!" (This was before Reid got there.)
Fans: "They are now, but the difference is, we know their ownership won't let it stay that way. They genuinely want to make the team better and win. If the people in place can't get it done, they'll keep trying ones until they get it right."
Look at them now.