INDIANAPOLIS — When Washington commander ranked the lowest alumni workplace in the league last year, new team owner Josh Harris responded frankly: “I’m not an F-Minus guy.”
After a season in which the changes were implemented in the wake of Daniel Snyder’s forced sales, Harris proved that as the league’s 32nd consecutive team jumped to 11th place in the league’s annual “Report Card” survey.
First-year head coach Dan Quinn won a 4-13 commander team and NFC title game appearance in his debut year, ranking him as the league’s most preferred coach. The commander also improved food service, travel and family accommodation, ranging from three F minus and two F report cards to the combined grade equivalent of one F (locker room) and B.
In contrast, the New York Jets fell 29th from the 21st team as players reported concerns that team owner Woody Johnson was willing to invest in improvements (Johnson is the last one ranked), contributing to a positive culture (last) and not committing to building a competitive team (second).
Jets players cited the worsening food program, lack of attention to the needs of training staff, and the belief that “management responded to feedback by worsening conditions.”
“They talked about culture – that’s a problem, top-down,” NFLPA’s chief strategy officer JC Tretter said of the Jets’ response. “(They said) ‘That’s the culture of terror here.’ And I think I stood out in those grades. ”
Johnson initially responded emotionally to the demand for change, union executive director Lloyd Howell said.
“Hey, I made these changes. For some reason they weren’t appreciated. “But after the discussion, I think the cooler head won and we started to recover some changes.”
Improvements have been shown across other league clubs.
The biggest controversial victory of the NFLPA survey: Childcare for families
The facility upgrades helped several major risers, including the Atlanta Falcons, who jumped from the 25th highest gradual team to the third.
However, in the third year of the report card research process, Player Union saw conditions that have generally been improved since the start of the program. That includes treating the family.
The 11 teams did not offer daycare during home games when the union began the program. By 2024, only three teams had not yet provided daycare.
“This isn’t just a knockdown wall and building issue,” Tretter said. “When it comes to treating families, there is a soft issue with travel and staffing, which makes a big difference for players.
“There are several ways to resolve the problem.”
Overall, Falcon has significantly improved both the facility and staff. One lingering concern that Union thinks can be very correct: a locker room bathroom with better ventilation.
PA: “Players are complaining about ventilation issues in locker rooms that are thought to cause persistent bad odors.” https://t.co/vlfyikjetb
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The Philadelphia Eagles, Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers are three clubs that do not yet offer nursery schools. Of the 29 teams that offer daycare, 27 will offer free of charge while the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams charge. The 49ers charged $40 per child per game, while the Rams charged $75 per first child and $50 per additional child for each game.
10 teams do not offer family rooms during home games. This is the only team that does not offer day care or family rooms, including the Bengals.
“Bengals feel that there is little effort in the organization’s efforts to support their families,” the club’s report card said, even citing improvements in key locker rooms. “One player describes how he treats his family as “almost rude.” ”
Bengal also added Wednesday dinner and off-day breakfast in 2023, including both, but is one of two teams that do not serve three meals a day. The New Orleans saints don’t serve three meals a day, but it could possibly change in the new cafeteria that opened in December after the investigation was completed.
Kansas City Chiefs have started offering daycare and family rooms, so they hired a New York Jets nutritionist to improve in several areas and improve Kansas City’s food program.
However, the Chiefs’ improvements top room is at the Home Games Team Hotel, the only facility mentioned in the report card.
Did the worst team score the most in the union survey?
In the third year of the Report Card Survey process, the Players Union voted for a total of 1,695 respondents. This averaged 52.97 respondents per team, and 77% of union members across the Active and Practice Squad roster. At least 35 players from each team responded to a poll conducted during team visits ranging from August 26th to November 20th, bringing the number of 68 New York Giants respondents to the highest number.
The union hopes to condense the timeline for next year’s survey within a month to eliminate noise related to the season of data. Although previous results have not consistently correlated with competitive advantage, unions have included owners’ commitment to building competitive teams this year and owners’ commitment to contributions to a positive team culture, along with the return category of owners’ willingness to invest in facilities.
The Miami Dolphins defended the title as the league’s best workplace for the second year in a row, followed by the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers. The Falcons helped them prefer the head coach behind Dan Quinn due to factors such as key facility upgrades, new strength staff and rankings for first-year head coach Raheem Morris.
The Houston Texans, Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers received similar grades to close out the top eight.
The Arizona Cardinals received the lowest grade in the workplace, followed by the second most astounding New England patriots, the Cleveland Browns, the Jets and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
This was closely correlated with team owners with the least motivated investment. Patriot Robert Craft placed 28th, David Tepper of the Carolina Panthers 29th, Art Rooney of the Steelers 30th, and Michael Bidwill of the Cardinals 31st and Johnson of the 32nd.
Johnson has achieved the lowest grades by contributing to a positive team culture and was closely carried over by Tepper, Craft, Jimmy Haslam of the Cleveland Browns and Bidwill.
Overall, it has improved across the team. Players awarded teams at least 41% more grades of A-Minus from at least a year ago (up from 81 to 114), while D-Plus reduced 51% from 65 areas to 32.
Bengal received an F-negative for treating his family. The bill received F-negative for team trips where they complained. The locker room was awarded F-minus by the Cardinals and Bengals players.
But they were exceptions, not rules. Tretter immediately joked that F-Minus, the “almost extinct category.”
“What initially seemed a shameful campaign was, ‘How do we improve the working conditions for our men?'” Howell said. “It doesn’t mean that you need to build a new building, but you say, “Take responsibility.” And I see them there. ”
