I agree and I was a bit taken a back when readying this statement because that is not t all that we have been told to this point. This statement would play very much in Stan's favor if arbitration is considered "good faith effort". Then he says that the Charges need to continue the good faith effort which may work against Stan because he has not continued to work in good faith. At least that is the perception.
Perception in St Louis maybe, but I would say he has to most others. Demoff has been there, both in stadium negotiations and in guaging fan support. More than Davis or Spanos as far as I can tell. I think the idea that because he hasn't personally sat down therefore he hasn't worked in good faith is a bit misguided. Demoff has been very engaged and available, I think that very much works for him.
Either way, his statements certainly sound like the NFL is moving the goal posts, and giving themselves even more wiggle room.
This is the one theory I hear but I don't exactly buy.
Missing from it... is the loyalty and years of attachment to a particular team. The fans are invested.
I mean, would you trade your kid for another kid? At the end of the day, you still have a kid. That's an extreme example, I know, but point being.
More likely IMO, if St. Louis builds and Stan wants to leave, there is a ownership swap and the Rams stay put. (Personally... I still don't think Stan wants to leave despite what appears, but that's a different point)
Honestly I don't know if the NFL cares that much about fan loyalty, so much as brand loyalty. They don't care about losing St Louis Rams fans, they care about losing St Louis NFL fans. So while if they can help it they wouldn't do a relocation, but if they feel that Inglewood is best for them, they let the Rams move, knowing there's already a solid fanbase in LA, as well as plenty of dormant NFL fans, and if they move another team to St Louis, they figure that while there would be so push back, the most part fans will likely either follow the Rams, or adopt the new team.
As an added bonus, the Raiders get a bit of a rebranding, and they have a market who needs to suddenly invest in new merchandize. Of course that means more money. If a million fans put in just an average of 100 dollars each, that is some serious coin. I'd guess there would be more than a million and more than 100 dollars each as well.
I don't really see a team swap by Kroenke and Davis, if its personnel included then Kroenke loses ground, if its in name only, then why wouldn't he want the team with a longer and deeper history in LA than the other? I don't really see that being the case.
