We start on a somewhat positive note by talking the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2016:
- QB Brett Favre
- QB Ken Stabler
- WR Marvin Harrison
- OL Orlando Pace
- OL Dick Stanfel
- DL/LB Kevin Greene
- Coach Tony Dungy
- Owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr.
The Chargers have signed a deal to eventually move to LA, but will stay in San Diego at least one more year and try to get a stadium deal done there (not likely), while the Raiders continue to explore their options, including Las Vegas.
ESPN (owned by a corporation whose CEO was also screwed in this debacle) just published a piece on the LA situation that mostly confirms a lot of the theories out there and the suspicions of St. Louis sports fans that the process was rigged from the beginning. Click here to read it. Also read the St. Louis Post-Dispatch piece that Mike reads for more St. Louis-based context at this link.
Simply put, NFL ownership is deeply divided into old-guard (owners whose teams have been in the family for many years) and new-money (wealthy owners who more recently bought their teams, led most prominently by Jerry F. Jones) groups with a completely bought front office managing things very badly. It also doesn't help that one NFL exec in particular was completely in the tank for a particular owner in this situation.
Lastly, Mike addresses one "old-guard" team in particular - and it's pretty harsh. If you are easily offended, you may want to skip this episode.
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