Bud Adams

[Brando]

Originally Posted by Dave

Check out Ed Fowler's "Loser Takes All: Bud Adams, Bad Football and Big Business". Bud Adams was and is a douche. Christmas bonuses were a ham or a turkey. He eventually broke every lease he signed in Houston. Don't get me started on the scoreboard and Home Run spectacular being removed from the 'Dome.

The NFL Networks "Top 10" series included some Oiler suckitude last month. The '71-'72 Oilers (back-to-back 1-13 records) made top 10 "Worst Teams" and Bill Peterson ('72 and 5 games in '73, 1-18 record) made top 10 "Coaches That Should Have Stayed in College". Dan Pastorini and Elvin Bethea both were interviewed and basically said Peterson was a joke. The clips of him while he was miked up by NFL Films bears out their assessments.

That was a good book. I also liked Oiler Blues by John Pirkle. It's a really good book that like Loser Takes All...tells all about Humpty Dumpty(Bud Adams) and the way he ruined the franchise.

[NBT]

Speaking of big jokes - Drayton McClain! He is still doing to the Astros what Bud Adams did to the Oilers, lo those many years.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by NBT

Speaking of big jokes - Drayton McClain! He is still doing to the Astros what Bud Adams did to the Oilers, lo those many years.

C'mon! McLane certainly has his issues, but to compare him to Bud?! That's just mean.

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by Dave

C'mon! McLane certainly has his issues, but to compare him to Bud?! That's just mean.

And pretty dang close. McLane is Adams with better PR. 3 managers and 3 GMs since 2004? Not what you would call a stable work place.

[NBT]

Originally Posted by Dave

C'mon! McLane certainly has his issues, but to compare him to Bud?! That's just mean.

Ok, so I'm mean. I have reason to be with blood suckers like Drayton McClain & Bud Adams. I don't take back a thing!