Comments on: Mr. Ford Speaks Out http://michigan-blogger.com/mr-ford-speaks-out/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:26:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/ hourly 1 By: MI.J.Blogger http://michigan-blogger.com/mr-ford-speaks-out/comment-page-1/#comment-806 MI.J.Blogger Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:26:28 +0000 http://michigan-blogger.com/?p=2707#comment-806 Good points, Mike. Winning does equal money in sports but with the NFL and its revenue sharing, a team doesn't have to do anything and still make a profit. You could be right, Mr. Ford could be lousy at running a team. Actually, he hasn't shown he is capable of putting a winner on the field. Good points, Mike.
Winning does equal money in sports but with the NFL and its revenue sharing, a team doesn’t have to do anything and still make a profit.

You could be right, Mr. Ford could be lousy at running a team. Actually, he hasn’t shown he is capable of putting a winner on the field.

]]> By: Mike http://michigan-blogger.com/mr-ford-speaks-out/comment-page-1/#comment-804 Mike Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:50:04 +0000 http://michigan-blogger.com/?p=2707#comment-804 I don't think it's money that motivates Ford. Let me play armchair psychologist for a moment ... Between himself and his Firestone wife, they have so much money that it can't be his motivation, besides, if he really wants to make the big bucks, he's gotta win! Winning in pro sports = $$$! I think his problem is mostly ego. In pro sports, when an owner makes a bad decision, everybody and their brother is on his case about it. Hey, that's the nature of the business, but I think he gets it in his head that "other people" are telling him what to do, so he (defensively) shuts his mind down and (mistakenly) sticks to his guns. It's also my understanding that despite the high-profile position with Ford Motor he enjoyed, he was never that well respected or liked. If true, that's all more reason to believe his ego makes him a poor decision maker. The other thing is ... and no offense to Mr. Ford ... but maybe the real answer is the simplest one: He just plain sucks at his job! Hey, we all suck at something. I don’t think it’s money that motivates Ford. Let me play armchair psychologist for a moment …

Between himself and his Firestone wife, they have so much money that it can’t be his motivation, besides, if he really wants to make the big bucks, he’s gotta win! Winning in pro sports = $$$!

I think his problem is mostly ego. In pro sports, when an owner makes a bad decision, everybody and their brother is on his case about it. Hey, that’s the nature of the business, but I think he gets it in his head that “other people” are telling him what to do, so he (defensively) shuts his mind down and (mistakenly) sticks to his guns.

It’s also my understanding that despite the high-profile position with Ford Motor he enjoyed, he was never that well respected or liked. If true, that’s all more reason to believe his ego makes him a poor decision maker.

The other thing is … and no offense to Mr. Ford … but maybe the real answer is the simplest one: He just plain sucks at his job!

Hey, we all suck at something.

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