Packers, (CEO) Mark Murphy strictly worrying about wins, not money

[woodbuck27]

http://www.foxsportswisconsin.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/story/Packers-Murphy-strictly-worrying-about-w?blockID=902405&feedID=5063

Packers, Murphy strictly worrying about wins, not money

PAUL IMIG | Published: Tuesday, May 14, 2013

" Setting the franchise's all-time record for profit in 2012 of $43 million -- in addition to $64 million raised in the recent stock sale -- has allowed Murphy and the Packers to be able to accomplish all of their goals. The most important of those was having the money to afford to make quarterback Aaron Rodgers the highest-paid player in NFL history, while also signing outside linebacker Clay Matthews to a $66 million extension this offseason.

"We want all decisions to be football decisions, not financial decisions," Murphy told FOXSportsWisconsin.com. "I think making sure we have the resources available (is important) so they can make decisions based strictly on football reasons. That was really big for the organization." Fr. LINK

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GO PACKERS !

[smuggler]

Holy shit. The stock sale makes a lot more sense now. lol

[Fritz]

Well, you'd think it would be obvious that every NFL team would make decisions based on wins and not bottom line profit, being that most folks believe the two are intricately tied together, but given that the NFL seems to want to become more entertainment than sports, there do seem to be teams that make decisions based more on what they perceive as bringing in dollars than wins.

For example, if you sign Timmy Tebow, are you really signing a guy who will help your team, or are you trying to draw attention to your team? I don't think the former is possible - he's a terrible QB and doesn't play ST.

Dan Snyder operated in this fashion for years, until Shanahan came to town.

[pbmax]

If the Packers needed the stock sale to afford Matthews and Rodgers, then Murphy should be fired. They had after-tax profits (record setting I believe), a rainy day fund in excess of $100 million dollars, new TV deals coming AND a very franchise friendly CBA.

[3irty1]

For such a fancy business shark it sure seems the Murphy Packers suck at marketing compared to the other teams with monster national fanbases.