Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Bryan, Joel and Ed Glazer

In the past, the Glazers have been as high as third in my rankings – they’re smart businessmen who have found innovative ways to thrive in a small market without complaint, and they’ve tried very, very hard to field a superior on-the-field product. So what happened? Well, since firing coach Jon Gruden and general manager Bruce Allen following the ’08 season, they’ve nfl jerseys
basically stopped spending, hiring neophyte in-house replacements (Raheem Morris and Mark Dominik, respectively) on the cheap and taking advantage of the uncapped year to assemble one of the league’s least-expensive rosters. Some people believe this is because the Glazers, who own Manchester United (the world’s second-most valuable sports franchise), are cash-strapped. In June, after the BBC reported that the family had amassed debts of nearly $1.5 billion, the Glazers issued a sharp denial that they were financially compromised and rejected the notion that they had borrowed from the Bucs to help cope with their financial situation. Perhaps not, but to other owners, the eye in the sky doesn’t lie. “Anyone who has a lot of nfl jersey sales
debt, be it a company or individual, is heavily leveraged in this economy,” the NFC owner says. “They’re deep into real estate [via the family-owned First Allied Corp.] and it’s killing them, and their market that has been especially brutalized.” Still, Man U is a major cash cow, and the Glazers aren’t stupid. Some owners believe they’re simply laying low in anticipation of a probable work-stoppage and will resume their aggressive spending of years past once there’s a new CBA and the young team is in position to be more competitive. Says the AFC owner, “They might simply be saying, ‘We’re not gonna piss away money cause we’re not very good right now.’ Whether they’re right or wrong, they’re picking their spots.” If that’s the case then the word that comes to mind is weak. It’s easy to question the franchise’s direction on numerous levels: It remains debatable whether Morris was sufficiently ready for this opportunity, and the fans have understandably voiced their displeasure in the form of nfl wholesale jerseys
a shrunken season-ticket waiting list. It’s anticipated that the Bucs will experience their first local TV blackouts in 15 years this season, and according to the recent Forbes rankings Tampa Bay fell out of the top 10 in league revenue last season.