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| Strider | Jan 1 2005, 03:18 AM Post #1 |
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I know LFW and Doug will read it but I want all of you to read it, the whole thing. There was a post at giants.com talking about it and its from another Giants site. An all fan thing. Its "Big Blue" something. I can't remember it. I saved it off the site early today and I planned to post it here later. Its a fan talking about Accorsi and its not just a rant, its a whole bunch of good smart sh*t. I have seen many opinions expressed in the Corner on EA - some are harshly critical of him and others argue that he is merely average. The draft history is used as the backdrop to support both sides, which is valid. Another way to consider it is that EA is the CEO of a business. His job is to put together a competitive football team without breaking the bank. A successful execution of this job would result in winning seasons (a sign that the team is good), playoff success (team is both good and lucky) and possibly a championship (team may actually be dominant) - all while turning a profit. The profit part is easy for this franchise. The Giants enjoy perennial sellouts, have a 20- year wait list for tickets that never shrinks, are positioned in the best national media market, and operate in a business that restricts how much you can spend on player personnel. It's almost impossible to mismanage. The Giants average 21% annual growth in overall franchise value, has almost no debt and last year made a profit of over $20,000,000 (26% of total payroll). The Giants currently rank 22nd in franchise value at $571,000,000 which will improve dramatically after the new stadium is built. Without having to worry about running the franchise into the ground financially, all EA must do is manage the salary cap wisely and make correct player evaluation to field a successful team (which is, after all, the goal here). For the period of 2000-2003 the Giants have experienced a 53% increase in total payroll. This ranks them 8th highest in the NFL. They have been ranked 23rd, 9th, 7th and 14th for the 2000-2003 years. The average NFL-wide growth in payroll for the same period was +42%. This suggests that the Giants spend more money on players and coaches per year than most teams in the League, and indicates (with few annual exceptions) that the growth of their payroll exceeds the rate of growth of the average team. Their ranking of 8th on the rate of growth scale puts them in league with the following teams: Cincy, Dallas, Oakland, Minnesota, New England, New Orleans, Seattle, Tampa, and Washington. Between 2000-2003 the Giants record was 33-31(.520). The average record of the teams listed (excluding the Giants) is 32-32 (.500). If the two teams with the worst records - Bengals and Cowboys - are removed from the list the average record improves to 35-30 (.540) suggesting that despite above average payroll growth and despite one of the highest payroll totals in the NFL the Giants perform worse on the field than most of its payroll peers. The Super Bowl winners - Baltimore, Tampa Bay and New England were ranked 13th, 10th, 31st and 9th in total payroll when they became champions so there is not a direct relation between spending and winning (Redskins come to mind). However, between the Giants and the other 9 teams with the highest rate of payroll growth, there have been 13 playoff appearances, 6 division round winners, 5 conference champions and 3 Super Bowl winners between 2000-2003. This suggests that if spending the most does not guarantee a winner, spending a lot of money wisely can help ensure a consistently successful performnace. The Giants have fielded a Wildcard choker and a Super Bowl embarrassment in that time and have followed each successful season with a sub .500 year - the model of inconsistency (remember, average payroll rank is 13th for the period). Notice the on-field performance in relation to team payroll: 2000: $51,000,000 (14-5, Super Bowl loss), 2001: $78,000,000 (7-9), 2002: $78,000,000 (10-7), 2003: $78,000,000 (4-12). The average payroll/win is $3.6mm, $11.1mm, $7.8mm, and $19.5mm. If 2004 payroll holds at $78,000,000 the Giants will have spent about $15mm/win. The overall trend is that the Giants are spending more money to win fewer games, or the more EA spends the worse he does. In 2004 these statistics will all change but the Giants will still be at the top of the financial scale and at the bottom of the standings. Ernie steers a ship that can not sink financially but can't seem to achieve the same level of success as his peers. He has above average money and gets below average results. In the business world this would be regarded as overall failure. It really boils down to his failure to make proper player evaluation, failure to draft properly, failure to acquire effective FA's. Additionally, he has failed to recognize critical timing issues (such as when to fire Fassel), may have put personal interests ahead of team interests (giving away the store for Eli), and has proven unrealistically generous in salary negotiation which crushes available cap room. I don't buy the injury argument when John Fox (how did he get away?) can go from 1-7 to possibly 8-8 with 14 players on IR. You don't have to post this because it is so long but I thought I would share a different spin on the same old EA critique. Happy New Year. |
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Jan 1 2005, 07:30 AM Post #2 |
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Dude, you're so banned
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Yeah, that is definitely a great read with some exciteful remarks, particularly about the Giants' spending and lackluster results. You really think when you watch the Giants, by the way they play, that we are the lowest paid team in the league. It's hard to fathom how they dole out money with the lack of depth and the overall lack of NFL caliber players in our starting lineups. |
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| Njdevils350 | Jan 1 2005, 11:49 AM Post #3 |
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its what we all know with the statistical analysis to back it up. Thats what happend when you add up Kerry Collins Luke Petitgout Shaun Williams Mike Barrow Jason Sehorn Lomas Brown Glen Parker Chad Bratzke Keith Hamilton and when you draft Cedric Jones Ike Hilliard and someone else who I f*ckin forget in the 1st round with slotted salaries |
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| VICTORious | Jan 1 2005, 12:07 PM Post #4 |
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cant argue with him, well said |
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