The NFL's 5 most trusted teams

Interesting!

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JnC4GB wrote:Interesting!

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Great stuff.  First I've seen of an article on this topic...

I’m mad at a few teams right now and perhaps have been for a while. Anytime I feel a team has lied to, mistreated or mislead my client, I get mad. I stay professional of course, but I don’t forget and I don’t trust that team on the next go-round. If they draft my player or offer the most in free agency, I will do business with them again if that’s in the best interest of my client. However, I may hold them to a higher standard and watch their moves more closely.
While venting on a situation with another respected agent, who has a nice size clientele and has been in business a long time, we started comparing notes on teams we felt we could trust and those we can’t. So I decided to expand the conversation throughout the agent community to see if there was an overriding consensus on which teams are class acts to do business with and which ones we can't trust while working for our respective clients.
I informally polled, via text, over twelve agents and received quick answers from ten of them. I asked each agent which teams they trust the most doing business with using the following categories:
Fairness in contract negotiations
Open, honest and direct communication about clients
Injury settlements
Medical care and the business decisions that go along with it
The development of young players
Now keep in mind that not every agent has dealt with every team in the last few years. In addition, there may be new regimes in place with new faces in power. Also, it is human nature for there to be bias. For example, if an agent lands a big deal for his client, he may think that team is the best. On the contrary, if his player is cut due to an injury the team denied responsibility for, the agent may hold a grudge against that team. That’s why I felt it’s important to select a wide verity of agents to ask this question. Collectively the agents I ask represent over 250 active players.
Here are the top five teams mentioned the most by the agents I polled:

The Green Bay Packers – All but one agent I polled had the Green Bay Packers in their top five. There is no doubt that the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] structures helps to create an environment for accountability and openness.

Seattle Seahawks – The Seahawks are as easy going as their head coach and general manager. They don’t play games and quickly let you know where you stand.

If I were just building or purchasing a team--John Schneider would be my GM...although I'd have my eyes open.  That Poohsee Harvin trade left him in a need of a couple of boxes of pampers for a week or so...

NY Giants - The Giants have a no nonsense professional approach that agents appreciate.

Minnesota Vikings – The Front office people run the Vikings in a manner that agents seem to trust. They are not afraid to keep and pay their best players.

...but watch out!  That GM always wants a chest bump or two thrown in to seal the deal...and word is--disappears to the restroom for 15 right after...

Jacksonville Jaguars – Despite their current struggles, agents know where they and their clients stand with this team. The owner is going to be patient during the rebuilding process and the decision makers are not panicking and are looking towards building for the long term. The brass is always responsive and quick to give you honest feedback on your clients.

JnC4GB wrote:Interesting!

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It's impressive how the Packers seem to fare well in just about every aspect of the sport, from the playing field to the office.

I'm sure PFKIA can elaborate more fully on this.