You can read it here. SB Nation has another piece here.
We can now say, with honesty, that a serious source indicates that these two are in trouble. La Canfora deals in rumor and innuendo, but he is seldom wrong. I have gone hard against him a couple of times (in the case of the Donovan McNabb trade) and I wound up with egg on my face. He was right, and I was wrong. This guy doesn't piss in the wind. If Jason says it, it has to be taken seriously.
There is just one caveat: Farmers Field in Los Angeles. Everybody knows the Rams are the #1 contender to play in Farmers Field. Everybody knows AEG Productions are looking for two teams and not one. How else do you get the full 1.2 billion stipulated in the Farmers Insurance contract? They aren't going to leave that money on the table without a fight and half to get it.
With two teams headed to Los Angeles, it hard to imagine a scenario in which the Rams aren't one of them. You just haven't heard it from officials sources due to the gag order issued by NFL HQ in New York. Yep, that's right, the Commish done issued a gag order. Keyshawn Johnson spilled the beans about that one on ESPN Radio.
With two teams headed to Los Angeles, it hard to imagine a scenario in which the Rams aren't one of them. You just haven't heard it from officials sources due to the gag order issued by NFL HQ in New York. Yep, that's right, the Commish done issued a gag order. Keyshawn Johnson spilled the beans about that one on ESPN Radio.
I seldom discuss this subject because it upsets my St. Louis brethren so deeply. Believe me, I know how they feel. We went through it in 1994 here.
In short, La Canfora eludes to the often whispered conspiracy theory that Stan Kroenke will allow this inept front office to struggle for one more year before executing a 100% rebuild of the organization on the West Coast. It's not so much that it will drive the box office revenues down, thus permitting a move. Rather, its a question of how to rebuild the team most effectively in concert with a big move across country.
As I have said before, I would prefer that Spags stay, but I am increasingly alone on an island. Most fans have had it with his offensive & special teams conservatism, as well as his clock management skills. Perhaps it is because I am an old nose tackle who wished he had played in Spags' 4-3 scheme, but I think well of him. He will be rehired immediately by the Giants, I can assure you of that. They just haven't been the same without him.
Still, If Stan Kroenke does what I suspect, he will clean and flush the front office this off-season. A new management team will be given instructions to do everything necessary to prepare the team for the move to the West Coast. Stan may even appoint a new Team President, something he has not yet done. The post has been vacant since former President John Shaw snuck out the back door.
I, for one, would add my voice to those clamoring for Dick Vermeil's appointment as Team President. Let's make him the boss, and let him pick his management team.
