I think you are the first person to finally understand the crux of this long running thread. The only reason I joined the discussion was to clear up what I consider to be a hair splitting side show defining "executive vs. non-executive". Patriot's mgmt/bod history is to grey an area to draw a definitive line between the two definitions. If it weren't for our history, know one would even care about the distinctions. It is merely a result of years with little to no transparency. Will tranparency is now better than in the past, old wounds are hard to heal. IMO.