Possible Seahawks sale portends scary possibilities
Jody Allen could sell the Portland Trail Blazers soon. A potential Seahawks sale conjures up some frightening possibilities. San Antonio Seahawks, anyone?
That’s right, 12s, our beloved Seahawks could be in peril. It’s been reported that Jody Allen, executor of the Paul Allen Trust and defacto owner of the Seahawks, will sell the Portland Trail Blazers within the year. Yes, three years ago I wrote that the Hawks weren’t for sale. But it isn’t exactly a surprise that rumors of a possible Seahawks sale are in the air now.
Now me, I’m an optimist. I’m not just a glass half full guy; I say the glass just isn’t big enough. So typically I wouldn’t worry about things like this too much. But when you look around the NFL and see what some of these owners are like…well, it puts more shivers down my spine than a Kam Chancellor hit.
Seahawks sale could be a nightmare
Again, I really am an optimist. Maybe we’ll get lucky and Bill or Melinda Gates will want a new toy. Perhaps Jeff Bezos will splurge a little and buy the Seahawks for the sweet owner’s box. Or who knows? Maybe the 12s can scrape up a few billion dollars and buy the team themselves. Sadly, there are just too many nightmarish examples of owners in the league for me to be completely positive about this.
Imagine an owner like Stephen Ross of the Dolphins. Under his “leadership”, Miami has had six head coaches since 2008. The Phins have made the playoffs just twice with Ross in the owner’s box. Add the tanking for pay allegations, toss in a little alleged tampering with players and coaches, and you have a great recipe for disaster.
Does anybody want someone like Stan Kroenke? Just six years after taking full ownership of the St. Louis Rams, he yanked the team to the West Coast. This was despite multiple assurances from the Rams organization and Kroenke himself. St. Louis sued and won a massive judgment, and now it’s reported that every team in the league will pay $7.5 million to help cover that award. How fun would it be to root for the San Antonio Seahawks?
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As for Daniel Snyder – let’s just say I’ll save all you loyal 12s from turning this into a 73-page dissertation of disaster. The Seahawks – and truly, the 12s – were incredibly lucky when the late Paul Allen bought the team and saved it from a move to California. If only we can be so lucky again.