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The perception many have of Jim Irsay is that he's a goofball born with a silver football in his mouth.
You know what I'm talking about. Always on Twitter with his song lyrics, like this: "Got drunk last night...drunk the night before...ain't gettin drunk no mo...Champaign Charlies my name!!! 4 the benefit of Mr. Kite, there will be a show 2night..."
Just don't see John Mara doing that.
There is a superficial silliness, an almost insane in the membrane feel. Like he spends one hour a day standing on his head wearing Scooby-Doo pajamas and reading Chaucer. Yeah, lightweight. That's what some people think.
The actual goofball, the actual fool, is the person who underestimates Irsay. The man who has total...
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