CapsSkins Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, SoCalSkins said: If that’s correct then why did he try to buy 40% of this team 2 years ago and didn’t even kick the tires on the Broncos? Lauren Sanchez wants him to buy it. He’s gonna buy it. This is the home stretch regardless so we should know soon. 1) People change their minds 2) The situation with the Seahawks sale could've changed materially since then 3) Nominal price point could make a difference, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballZombie Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Its almost time 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSkins Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Just now, CapsSkins said: 1) People change their minds 2) The situation with the Seahawks sale could've changed materially since then 3) Nominal price point could make a difference, too There is no indication any of this has transpired whatsoever. He has behaved exactly as would be expected if he was completely all-in on acquiring the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodpecker Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 7 minutes ago, SoCalSkins said: Dan had right of first refusal and was unwilling to open up any of the books to any new minority investors. It ended up in arbitration between Fred Smith, Dwight Schar and Dan and the NFL sided with Dan. The NFL gave Dan a debt waiver and buried the Wilkerson report. Well, I guess that’s a good thing then. Because if Bezos had succeeded in buying 40%, Snyder would still be in charge and would not be forced to sell right now. Personally, I hope Bezos steps away from the whole situation. Him entering the bidding at this point would just prolong things and put more money in Snyder‘s pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSkins Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Just now, woodpecker said: Well, I guess that’s a good thing then. Because if Bezos had succeeded in buying 40%, Snyder would still be in charge and would not be forced to sell right now. Personally, I hope Bezos steps away from the whole situation. Him entering the bidding at this point would just prolong things and put more money in Snyder‘s pocket. He would not have entered the bidding any sooner. This will end far faster once Bezos makes his bid. It’s a rubber stamp approval. Harris counting his pennies to make a bid will have a lot more scrutiny and due diligence by the NFL which will take time. You were the guy saying if Bezos was interested he would have directly called Dan and offered 8 billion. None of that is how it works. Bezos hired the firm that does these deals more than anyone else. They will close it for him like the pros they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bird_1972 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, SoCalSkins said: He would not have entered the bidding any sooner. This will end far faster once Bezos makes his bid. It’s a rubber stamp approval. Harris counting his pennies to make a bid will have a lot more scrutiny and due diligence by the NFL which will take time. You were the guy saying if Bezos was interested he would have directly called Dan and offered 8 billion. None of that is how it works. Bezos hired the firm that does these deals more than anyone else. They will close it for him like the pros they are. So ... since you are so convinced he will make a bid, when do you assume he does it? Sounds like all (or almost all) other bids are in. What is he waiting for? Edited March 31, 2023 by bird_1972 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapsSkins Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 25 minutes ago, SoCalSkins said: There is no indication any of this has transpired whatsoever. He has behaved exactly as would be expected if he was completely all-in on acquiring the team. I agree that were he all-in on buying the team, he would've behaved exactly as has transpired. That does not mean that his behavior to this point means necessarily that he is all-in on buying the team. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bird_1972 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Just now, CapsSkins said: I agree that were he all-in on buying the team, he would've behaved exactly as has transpired. That does not mean that his behavior to this point means necessarily that he is all-in on buying the team. I would go one step further. Given that we basically have bids from all serious known parties, the longer we wait, the less likely it is that Bezos is likely to try and seriously buy the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actorguy1 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 4 minutes ago, bird_1972 said: I would go one step further. Given that we basically have bids from all serious known parties, the longer we wait, the less likely it is that Bezos is likely to try and seriously buy the team. Don't forget the mystery bidder!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballZombie Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 minute ago, bird_1972 said: I would go one step further. Given that we basically have bids from all serious known parties, the longer we wait, the less likely it is that Bezos is likely to try and seriously buy the team. My delusional headcannon: That payment date on the new player contracts is likely the timeframe Snyder wants to be out the door (new owner selected and ratified by the NFL) Unless Bezos has a deal along the lines of "meet-this-number-and-its-over" Snyder can technically try to lure other bidders to up their bids after a Bezos bid, even if there likely is no desire to get in a bidding war w/ someone that rich. By waiting, Bezos reduces the time Snyder has to accept his bid and reduces the window he has to continue to shop around if he wants to "get out" on schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSkins Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 10 minutes ago, bird_1972 said: So ... since you are so convinced he will make a bid, when do you assume he does it? Sounds like all (or almost all) other bids are in. What is he waiting for? In a 14 day span it went from a sale to Josh Harris is inevitable to there is a new Canadian bidder to there is a bidder who played college basketball willing to pay 9 billion to Jeff Bezos will be allowed to bid to Cuban is interested to Snyder will not reject a Bezos bid. We are almost there. When Allen and Company tells Jeff it’s go time that when he will bid. I assume that’s fairly soon but could take a month. 2 minutes ago, FootballZombie said: My delusional headcannon: That payment date on the new player contracts is likely the timeframe Snyder wants to be out the door (new owner selected and ratified by the NFL) Unless Bezos has a deal along the lines of "meet-this-number-and-its-over" Snyder can technically try to lure other bidders to up their bids after a Bezos bid, even if there likely is no desire to get in a bidding war w/ someone that rich. By waiting, Bezos reduces the time Snyder has to accept his bid and reduces the window he has to continue to shop around if he wants to "get out" on schedule. He can’t be out the door before May 12 if a bidder came in all cash today. The draft is coming up and there are scheduled meetings for end of May already on the calendar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodpecker Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 21 minutes ago, SoCalSkins said: He would not have entered the bidding any sooner. This will end far faster once Bezos makes his bid. It’s a rubber stamp approval. Harris counting his pennies to make a bid will have a lot more scrutiny and due diligence by the NFL which will take time. You were the guy saying if Bezos was interested he would have directly called Dan and offered 8 billion. None of that is how it works. Bezos hired the firm that does these deals more than anyone else. They will close it for him like the pros they are. Harris has already been vetted by the NFL so I don’t think that part would take very long at all. Agree Bezos is a lock to be approved, but so is Harris. Once a deal is done with either one of them we are in the clear. umm no, I never said anything like that?? You must be confusing me with one of your many hecklers on this topic 😁 Great, I hope they hurry up then. You still haven’t addressed why it is that Bezos was willing to be a minority partner to Snyder. You don’t think that’s a red flag? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSkins Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 6 minutes ago, woodpecker said: Harris has already been vetted by the NFL so I don’t think that part would take very long at all. Agree Bezos is a lock to be approved, but so is Harris. Once a deal is done with either one of them we are in the clear. umm no, I never said anything like that?? You must be confusing me with one of your many hecklers on this topic 😁 Great, I hope they hurry up then. You still haven’t addressed why it is that Bezos was willing to be a minority partner to Snyder. You don’t think that’s a red flag? I was confusing you with Wildbunny. It was user name that started with a W and had an animal name! 😂 Harris has been screened by the NFL to be permitted to bid on the Broncos. Following JKC’s estate picking the Milstein group, the NFL changed rules when an executor of an estate is selling the team. That initial vetting is not comprehensive with respect to the financials. They will have to vet the other minority partners and validate that the 30% cash and max $1B in financing thresholds are actually met. That will take time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDawn Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, SoCalSkins said: He would not have entered the bidding any sooner. This will end far faster once Bezos makes his bid. It’s a rubber stamp approval. Harris counting his pennies to make a bid will have a lot more scrutiny and due diligence by the NFL which will take time. You were the guy saying if Bezos was interested he would have directly called Dan and offered 8 billion. None of that is how it works. Bezos hired the firm that does these deals more than anyone else. They will close it for him like the pros they are. You're completely ignoring the big blinking light here: that Harris is bidding at a level that is chasing him off. In that case it's irrelevant how much more money Bezos has. He's a successful businessperson who didn't get there by making bad deals. Why would he try to buy 40% of the team to step aside now? 1) See above. The valuation indicated by Snyder's buyout of minority partners was 2.4 billion. So knowing Bezos was interested in 40% tells us N O T H I N G about what he thinks about the value in this transaction 2) Minority ownership, as we're seeing with Harris and his Steelers stake, is advantageous towards future ownership. In other words the fact that the stake was in the Commanders is irrelevant, it was a foot in the NFL door Edited March 31, 2023 by RedDawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor_Nutter_Butter Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 I worry about you, @SoCalSkins 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 31 minutes ago, Professor_Nutter_Butter said: I worry about you, @SoCalSkins "Many elderly Americans are all too familiar with keyboard diarrhea, but now there is a way to still enjoy your website discussions. The TK program of Read More and Post Less is available to anyone, and for free. Good news for many of us and our loved ones." 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anselmheifer Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Am I the only one that thinks the, “overbidding” bit is nonsense? NFL team values are going to continue going up. Is some other league going to overtake the NFL? And we are just beginning to see the gambling money. If someone buys Washington for 7 billion, they’ll make a **** ton of money if they want to sell in 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderInTheRye Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 (edited) Breaking News: Adam Schifter just tweeted that Snyder and the Davis Group have come to terms on an agreement in principle to buy the team! It looks like the joke was on us after all! Reports popping up all over the net. I guess the Junkies were right all along about Brian Davis and his $7 billion dollar offer. Here's footage of an elated Brian Davis in his war room celebrating his new acquisition... j/k Edited March 31, 2023 by CommanderInTheRye 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsinparadise Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor_Nutter_Butter Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Everyone, brace yourselves for the April Fool's Day Commanders sale "news." 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderInTheRye Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 11 minutes ago, Professor_Nutter_Butter said: Everyone, brace yourselves for the April Fool's Day Commanders sale "news." Got news for ya. It's already April 1st somewhere...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor_Nutter_Butter Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, CommanderInTheRye said: Got news for ya. It's already April 1st somewhere...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srtman04 Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 9 minutes ago, CommanderInTheRye said: Got news for ya. It's already April 1st somewhere...lol Oh Lord, here we go..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsinparadise Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Short but interesting about the stadium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profusion Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 13 minutes ago, Skinsinparadise said: Short but interesting about the stadium "Calibrate the strategic vision". This guy dials up the empty corporate jargon all the way to 10. Wow. 2 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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