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Something to actively watch since the media chooses to ignore it. The NFL will pay dearly for Stan Kroenke's money grabbing move to LA

Tuesday’s ruling on the NFL’s so-called motion for summary judgment means that, absent a settlement, the lawsuit filed against the league as a result of the relocation of the Rams will go to trial unless it’s settled. And while many are simply shrugging and saying that the case will soon settle, the lawyers representing the plaintiffs surely realize the enhanced value of a settlement to the league given Tuesday’s outcome — and they surely will be adjusting their demands accordingly.

Think of the trial in A Few Good Men. That case had only one Col. Nathan Jessup. This case will have several, from the Commissioner to every owner who takes the stand. Folks with that amount of wealth, power, and influence simply aren’t wired to defer to any authority other than their own. Absent the kind of aggressive coaching that could prompt them to eventually fire the lawyers who are trying to prepare them to properly hold up under questioning, they will not be good witnesses. They will get frustrated. They will get agitated. They won’t realize they’re being set up to be caught in an inconsistency that will invite the jury to conclude they’re lying. They may blow their stacks and give up the ghost, like Col. Jessup eventually did.

The only way to avoid that is to settle. And that will now be ridiculously expensive. It should be. Apart from the specific nuts and bolts regarding actual financial losses and the like, the plaintiffs have a tiger by the tail. Actually, they have several tigers by the tail. And they have the power to force each of those tigers to surrender their fangs, claws, and stripes and settle into a witness box.

 
Something to actively watch since the media chooses to ignore it. The NFL will pay dearly for Stan Kroenke's money grabbing move to LA

Tuesday’s ruling on the NFL’s so-called motion for summary judgment means that, absent a settlement, the lawsuit filed against the league as a result of the relocation of the Rams will go to trial unless it’s settled. And while many are simply shrugging and saying that the case will soon settle, the lawyers representing the plaintiffs surely realize the enhanced value of a settlement to the league given Tuesday’s outcome — and they surely will be adjusting their demands accordingly.

Think of the trial in A Few Good Men. That case had only one Col. Nathan Jessup. This case will have several, from the Commissioner to every owner who takes the stand. Folks with that amount of wealth, power, and influence simply aren’t wired to defer to any authority other than their own. Absent the kind of aggressive coaching that could prompt them to eventually fire the lawyers who are trying to prepare them to properly hold up under questioning, they will not be good witnesses. They will get frustrated. They will get agitated. They won’t realize they’re being set up to be caught in an inconsistency that will invite the jury to conclude they’re lying. They may blow their stacks and give up the ghost, like Col. Jessup eventually did.

The only way to avoid that is to settle. And that will now be ridiculously expensive. It should be. Apart from the specific nuts and bolts regarding actual financial losses and the like, the plaintiffs have a tiger by the tail. Actually, they have several tigers by the tail. And they have the power to force each of those tigers to surrender their fangs, claws, and stripes and settle into a witness box.

Will Kroenke get the St. Louis Blues? :coffee:
 
The Broncos are for sale. $4,000,000,000. That's right - $4B.

We may soon see the end of individual ownerships.
 
The Broncos are for sale. $4,000,000,000. That's right - $4B.

We may soon see the end of individual ownerships.
Or it will be single ownerships by Arab Princes who have ludicrous amounts of cash and bought soccer teams and use sport to gloss over their dodgy regimes or it could be Russian corrupt billionaires.

Or, maybe like many soccer teams have done, make the teams actually companies with public ownership, shareholders etc.
 
2 weeks, 2 weeks.

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger Dealing With Pectoral Injury

September 21st, 2021 at 7:21pm CST by Ben Levine
The Steelers continue to deal with injuries, and we can now add Ben Roethlisberger to the list of the walking wounded. Mike Tomlin revealed today that his starting quarterback is dealing with a left pectoral injury.
The head coach wasn’t sure when Roethlisberger specifically suffered the injury during the Steelers Week 2 loss to the Raiders. Per ESPN’s Brooke Pryor, the 39-year-old was hit 10 times (including a pair of sacks), and Tomlin made it clear that the team had to do a better job of protecting their quarterback.
 
2 weeks, 2 weeks.

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger Dealing With Pectoral Injury

September 21st, 2021 at 7:21pm CST by Ben Levine
The Steelers continue to deal with injuries, and we can now add Ben Roethlisberger to the list of the walking wounded. Mike Tomlin revealed today that his starting quarterback is dealing with a left pectoral injury.
The head coach wasn’t sure when Roethlisberger specifically suffered the injury during the Steelers Week 2 loss to the Raiders. Per ESPN’s Brooke Pryor, the 39-year-old was hit 10 times (including a pair of sacks), and Tomlin made it clear that the team had to do a better job of protecting their quarterback.

It's not his throwing shoulder though!!!!
Ben bein' Ben
 
With Ryan Fitzpatrick also being out (6-8 weeks in his case with a hip injury), 2 of the 3 oldest QBs in the NFL are injured and will be missing time, and we're only 2 weeks in. Still not seeing the evidence of this rash of QBs playing well into their 40s people were predicting.

Rodgers, it's obviously his last year in Green Bay (unless he's trying to follow in the mold of Big Ben), so where do folks think his landing spots are? Who needs a QB who can and would take him?
 
With Ryan Fitzpatrick also being out (6-8 weeks in his case with a hip injury), 2 of the 3 oldest QBs in the NFL are injured and will be missing time, and we're only 2 weeks in. Still not seeing the evidence of this rash of QBs playing well into their 40s people were predicting.

Rodgers, it's obviously his last year in Green Bay (unless he's trying to follow in the mold of Big Ben), so where do folks think his landing spots are? Who needs a QB who can and would take him?
Big Ben has a pectoral muscle issue as well. This is most likely his last season as well at age 38.
 
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