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Originally Posted by Halfcan
When Clark took over it seemed that he was ALL about money and building the worth of the Franchise for his family. We had had a lot of bad years since Lamar's death- and while we were losing games in embarrassing ways- Clark was raising the prices on Everything.
But...
And this is just my opinion- something changed in his attitude. Was it the parking lot suicide and the banners, the complete fan revolt?
After that, he decided to get serious about winning and even personally stalked Andy at the airport before he could visit other teams.
And that excellent move has changed everything- Andy knows how to build a team and win.
Best move Clark could have made. I am sure he is tired of hearing about never winning the trophy with his Pops name on it- I would think this would be a big motivator. Clark knows he will never be considered a great owner until he wins a SB or two. I love the new direction of this team and think they are finally on the right track.
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I get what you are saying, but I have to disagree a little. Yes, Pioli turned out to be a giant ****ing mistake....but at that time of the hire, it was generally accepted that Clark made the best move available--he spent big bucks and went and got what was the #1 target on the board for many NFL teams.
When Pioli turned out to be a **** stick---Clark again went out and got what was considered an excellent hire--someone who was coveted by many teams to be GM. Dorsey was considered another great hire.
Clark has spent big bucks to hire some pretty big names to run the franchise. In retrospect, some of the moves have not been good. But to say Clark has not tried or was just doing it for the money is not right. If he was just doing it for the money, why shell out big bucks to Pioli and Dorsey? He could have just hired someone much cheaper.
Hindsight makes everything look 20/20.