May 3, 2024 6:02 am
Josh Harris, Washington owner, is showing more involvement than initially anticipated

Last year, Josh Harris added the Commanders to his sports portfolio, which already included the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and the NHL’s New Jersey Devils. At that time, it was unclear how involved he would be in the management of the team. However, according to a source with knowledge of the situation, Harris has been more involved than people expected him to be. The truth is that most owners are more involved than media and fans realize. They typically like to be able to blame bad decisions on others, in the same way that the owners collectively use Commissioner Roger Goodell as a highly-compensated pin cushion. This dynamic creates a significant potential problem because when you are a multi-billionaire and run the team, anyone who wants to remain employed by you will search for any clues as to what will make you happy. It is what we call “the calzone effect,” as Constanza learned while working for the Yankees. The owner wants what he wants, and employees will do everything they can to give it to him.

When it comes to choosing between top quarterback prospects, it will undoubtedly be up to Harris who he prefers. Our best explanation for this week’s four-quarterback square dance was that they visited on a day that Harris was available for meetings. Harris met with quarterbacks at the Scouting Combine and understands the importance of this decision his team is about to make. Ultimately, it’s his decision, so he will develop a preference for one player over another. However, it will be impossible for him to keep this quiet once those around him sense which direction he is going in. Unless GMs like Adam Peters are willing to take a risk on someone other than who Harris wants or approves of, then they will follow his lead.

It has happened before with players like Bryce Young in Carolina and Johnny Manziel in Cleveland (if not in Dallas). It remains unclear which quarterback prospect Harris will choose for his new team, but one thing is certain: it will be someone he likes or approves of.

In conclusion, ownership plays an important role in sports teams’ success or failure. Owners have immense power over their teams’ performance by making critical decisions such as hiring coaches and signing players. As journalists reporting on sports teams’ operations and performance must understand how these decisions impact their success or failure.

The fact that owners tend to involve themselves too much in their teams’ operations is not something new; many owners have been accused of being too controlling of their teams’ activities from behind the scenes.

In recent years, there have been instances where owners had made poor decisions affecting their teams’ performance by sidelining talented players from games due to their behavior off-field issues such as substance abuse problems or domestic violence charges.

Owners have also been accused of micromanaging every aspect of their teams’ operations from player selection process all through training camp and game strategy.

As journalists reporting on sports teams must understand these dynamics between owners and coaches/players while covering news related to their team operationally and strategically.

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