Loyalty is hardly ever a detriment in modern society. Rockies owner Dick Monfort is one of the few that can actively make it detrimental.
Author Nate Lundy pulls out different sports parallels in his article about the state of Denver sports ownership, one such parallel referencing the New England Patriots and their executive operations. Patriots owner Robert Kraft actualizes the prowess of his head coach Bill Belichick, and the two have reached tremendous heights. Much of it gets attributed to their cohesiveness. Nolan Arenado draws parallels to the elitism, but without the cohesiveness from team executives. That has plagued the Rockies while it has fueled the Patriots. Monfort can’t side…
