Comments on: Irsay defends himself against local criticism of Twitter habit

By: homelanddefense

homelanddefense — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:04:23 +0000

Listen, I dont like Irsay at all. But Florio, your obsession with him is embarrassing. We get it, he called you out. MOVE ON

By: daysend564

daysend564 — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:58:24 +0000

Likely got fans more angry that they were all worked up and only came out of it with Vontae Davis. I’m sure they would have rather had it fall through.

By: cmgww

cmgww — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:18:51 +0000

In summation, in case my post gets deleted b/c I dared to talk about MF, he’s crazy like a fox. The media had the Colts pegged at 32 in the league this coming year. Until they saw Luck play and his potential, then came the spinning and now the media have the Colts going 6-10 to 8-8 possibly…a far cry from being the worst team in the league. Other teams have got to be jealous that we went from one HOF QB right to POTENTIALLY another. Time will tell, but everyone that has seen him play (despite being behind that terrible o-line, which will get fixed) knows Luck is the real deal at least so far. That has to piss off fans in Oakland, Cleveland, J-Ville, or any other perennial losing team, to know we having Manning Part Two, but with better mobility (see him moving around in the face of a big rush against the Skins, to toss a bomb to T.Y. Hilton for a TD)…

By: dexterismyhero

dexterismyhero — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:43:35 +0000

Kravitz is the only doosh in this story.

It seems to me that he was teased more so than any of the fans.

@sbt: make sure you push your mullet up under your ball cap before going out today.

By: randomguy9999

randomguy9999 — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:32:45 +0000

it’s his team and he can do what he wishes….

If Isray wants to continue to drop his pants for any team in the league by tweeting everything he’s thinking…. the rest of the NFL teams and their fans thank you…..

By: ddogdaddy

ddogdaddy — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:23:01 +0000

In the words of….. well I’m not quite sure who said it first. ” he may be an ass but he is OUR ass”. I like the dude. He is a very likable and generous person with both his time,money and his late night thoughts. Plus the tweets give MF something to talk about over and over and over…….. again. Keep on keeping on Mr. I.

By: kingpel

kingpel — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:55:58 +0000

I do not believe Irsay is a bad guy or a poor owner, but I am afraid that this guy is driven by some foolish pride. The more people complain about his tweeting, the more he seems to want to defiantly tweet.

Reign in the tweeting, big man.

By: txbossman

txbossman — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:33:32 +0000

I wonder if he’s ever heard about being a professional.

By: phreakin

phreakin — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:56:57 +0000

Irsay is the Cuban of the NFL and I’m fine with it. I’d rather have him that a stuffy old owner who has no idea how to relate to his players let alone the fans

By: pacoltsguy

pacoltsguy — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:34:55 +0000

Really tired of the Irsay bashing. Jim was smart enough to know he wasn’t the GM he needed so he hired Polian. Together they built an incredibly successful franchise from basically nothing.

He also knew when to cut Polian loose. He has put together what looks to be a very good combination of Grigson and Pagano–Oh, and an incredible first round draft pick.

Did he cost himself a higher draft pick with his enthusiasm to involve Colt’s fans? Probably.

Bottom line: the deal got done; the man wants to win; he’s building another championship team for his fans!

By: monty9999

monty9999 — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:39:56 +0000

Ok a few things here. This is Irsay’s team. He can do as he pleases. As a colts fan, it was exciting for a little action. The Polian years were stagnant. Plus he also tweeted that trades fall through and even had a contest for cash and a jersey on whether or not it would happen.
Secondly, if you have ever read any of Bob Kravitz work, you know he’s aways the devils advocate. Also a great writer.
Lastly, who really cares what the Dolphins think. They have cut or traded all talent on the team. A starting QB with only 18 starts. They have more issues than Irsay’s tweets.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:36:52 +0000

This guy just doesn’t know when to shut up.

By: ppdoc13

ppdoc13 — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:28:46 +0000

Jimmy Irsay is a class A dimwit. Buy your own team!!! As if…

This guy earned his money the old fashioned way. Daddy died and he inherited it.

He was born on 3rd thinking he hit a triple.

In one sense, I am thankful that the Irsay’s moved my Colts to Indy, because it alleviated us of the worst ownership family in football. We are so much better off with Steve B. it is almost insane. Steve B earned his money the American way. He worked for it. He built it, unlike Osama Obama said. And what a perfect couple. Jim Irsay and the Potus. It is like Abbot and Costello or Laurel and Hardy. Jimmy is the fat man and Obama is the slickster.

Happy times Indy. You own him. But watch your “6″, because when Jimmy gets the chance he will move your team if he thinks he can make a nickel more.

The acorn does not fall far from the tree. Robert “Bob the redfaced drunk” Irsay was rotten to his core. And his son Jimmy is only a couple steps behind.

By: tannethrill

tannethrill — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:45:48 +0000

Can no one recognize manufactured drama? Chad Johnson was manufactured and so was the drama surrounding this trade.

My money says the terms were agreed to well before it was shown on the show. Ireland danced with the camera and while that went on Irsay gained some followers. My guess is they both knew it would be perceived exactly how it was.

By: chilomane

chilomane — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:40:22 +0000

Can’t he buy some friends?

By: hoosierhawk

hoosierhawk — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:36:55 +0000

Just because Irsay likes to interact with Colts fan on Twitter, quote movies, and have some crazy random tweets doesn’t make him a bad owner.

I don’t understand why people make such a big deal about the littlest of things. This is a non story that.

Let the man keep his tweets.

By: timb12

timb12 — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:26:40 +0000

He looks like an older Kenny Powers.

By: jamesmatthiascox

jamesmatthiascox — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:11:39 +0000

What does having a goatee have to do wit
h anything

By: tfbuckfutter

tfbuckfutter — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:06:17 +0000

1) Irsay is ridiculously immature and his Twittering and interactions with fans and critics exacerbates that.

And

2) Who cares what the Dolphins or, of all people, their ridiculous GM even think?

This is nothing but an episode of South Park (choose one: Cripple Fight or Douche vs Turd Sandwich)

By: mrplow3

mrplow3 — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:03:53 +0000

I’ve always found Isray’s drunken twitter rants quite embarrising.

They wreak of a 16 year old girl who can’t handle her wine coolers.

He should stop, really he should. To call it pathetic for a 60+ year old man to behave this way is putting it kindly.

By: scratchnsniffnblog

scratchnsniffnblog — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:58:32 +0000

Have you seen Jeff Ireland and his track record?? You may be giving the Fins front office too much credit.

By: rexgrossman8

rexgrossman8 — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:58:16 +0000

Irsay’s public behavior is empirical proof that a position of power and wealth don’t correlate with intelligence and dignity. Or professionalism for that matter.

By: 1rockyracoon

1rockyracoon — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:56:30 +0000

Sometimes being rich beyond belief is not enough for some people. Irsay needs the attention his juvenile use of twitter affords him. He reminds me of third rate reality “stars.” I can only imagine the grown up owners must roll their eyes whenever Jimmy Tweets shows up at meetings.

By: gloryfromheaven

gloryfromheaven — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:54:41 +0000

Irsay: “(sigh) I need some friends…”

By: stealthjunk

stealthjunk — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:54:35 +0000

Anyone else having flashbacks of the Charlie Sheen days every time they read Irsay’s bizarre tweets? What a trainwreck, but I can’t turn my eyes away.

By: beardinals

beardinals — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:53:59 +0000

Rich guy, but seems like a real doosh.

By: ufullpj

ufullpj — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:48:27 +0000

I have no problem with him being active on Twitter….

…however, it’s how he conducts himself on Twitter that he should re-examine. He’s a grown, presumably educated, man. Communicate and engage like it. He communicates on Twitter like a 13 year-old girl or the 25 year-old stoned fry cook of your local McDonald’s.

It’s one thing to interact with the fans; it’s another to do so in a way that diminishes or tarnishes the veil of leadership for the organization, which he’s clearly doing.

By: AlanSaysYo

AlanSaysYo — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:47:02 +0000

Jeff Ireland can be heard on the latest episode of Hard Knocks saying the compensation for Davis started as a 5th and a 6th rounder, then went to a 3rd, then to a 2nd. This appears to be on Saturday at some point. That’s almost proof that Irsay’s tweeting drove up the price he paid for Davis. The very best case for Indy is that the tweeting added the conditional 6th rounder.

By: adx321

adx321 — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:46:04 +0000

sbdt says: Aug 29, 2012 10:41 PM

Grown man with a goatee. That is all.

I hope he finds comfort in the BILLION DOLLARS HE HAS IN THE BANK even if you disapprove of his facial hair

You sure owned him at life!

By: revroy78

revroy78 — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:44:43 +0000

It’s sad when you’re a Titans fan and would rather have senile Bud as an owner over Indy’s trust fund baby.