Dean Spanos has long been a terrible owner. He became the president of the San Diego Chargers in 1994 and during the time he was in charge he oversaw some of the most embarrassing moments in the franchise’s history. On two separate occasions, his complete lack of leadership led to situations in which he was forced to choose between his head coach and his general manager. Both times he made the wrong choice.
He has always been a man that would rather make a decision one year too late rather than one year too early and the team has suffered for it.