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    It's time for another one of those drives we had in the first half. Come on, let's go.
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    Jesus.
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    Darby Island needs to get another occupant fast. Kid had a great game last week, but he can't handle Coop by himself. Both offenses are getting a lot out of the short stuff. D has got to step up in the second half and start getting some legitimate pressure on Dalton. Should be no excuse with those injuries.
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    That's rich that the NFL says "That's not how it's done" in relation to the minority owners suit. That sentence has applied to Snyder since he bought the damn team. Yeah, I just don't see how the investigation is going to force a sale. Mainly because there's no way it can prove at this time whether or not Snyder asked for those videos to be made. Probably the only hope is the litigation to come later and seeing if new things are brought to light through that. Disillusioning for sure.
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    I want him ****ing gone. Period. End of story. I don't care if they turn this into the greatest "culture" in the NFL. That does NOT exonerate him for the past 20 years. It MIGHT if he admitted to what he's done. If he asked for forgiveness and took the blame. If he stopped his constant lies and attempts to divert attention from his own pathetic self. THEN maybe I'd have some hope and empathy for him. But that's not usually what people do. They rarely change. He's a POS. He's hired some good people (I think), but not out of any real desire to "change." It's totally a self-preservation move. As long as he's there, my fandom has a permanent and giant asterisk.
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    I heard an interesting theory from Cooley and Kevin Sheehan, basically that, if the owner is planning to sell (or forced to sell), he could possibly get a great deal more for the team by allowing the new owner to also rename/rebrand the team rather than inheriting a rebrand immediately. That would make the idea of owning the team that much more attractive. Cooley was wondering if that could be playing into all of this. The ONE thing I still am happy with when it comes to Snyder is his commitment to keeping the team colors and as much of the tradition as we can. One of the reasons I'm all in for Redwolves. Colors would work perfectly, still a NA vibe, etc. I would worry that a new owner with no connection to that history might be fine just starting from absolute scratch. That said, I've arrived at the point in my fandom that I just want Snyder gone by any means necessary, and anything we have to deal with as a result of that happening would ultimately be worth it. Best case scenario: Snyder rebrands to Redwolves, keeps the colors, gets kicked to the curb shortly thereafter. The thing that contradicts this conspiracy theory, though, is that Cooley also said the new name has already been chosen. So I guess we'll see.
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    I actually see more ... PROVIDED that "big cash settlement and everyone goes away" is not ultimately what happens. The Banks firm has already claimed they are going to file both civil and criminal suits. And we've heard nothing from Gloria Allred yet. That's coming. I also get a sense that there is intense anger from the cheerleading squad over this and a sense of deep betrayal. I think most of those involved will WANT to hurt Snyder and those associated with making these videos. While that would obviously never rule out the possibility of them going away "if the price is right," I believe someone or some people are going to take a big fall for this whether there's a big settlement before a trial or not, and Larry is the most obvious candidate at this point. If more come forward in the meantime and admit that it was in fact Snyder who ordered these to be made, I don't think there's any way he survives that. I think there's very little chance that what we've seen/heard/read so far will ultimately get Snyder forced out. It's possible, but unlikely imo. A suspension is probably going to be the outcome. If the NFL was smart, what they would do (aside from forcing him out, which would be the smartest/best move, because this will never end for them as long as he's owner) would be to suspend him until the trials are complete. I heard one of the lawyers speaking awhile back saying that when things go to trial, "people start speaking." If I had to guess, I'd say there's at least a 50/50 chance that some more people corroborate Baker's story in the Post. This is far from over, no matter what the investigation yields.
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    Yeah, no amount of "nasty comments" (unless they're racially motivated) are likely to get him forced to sell. I still say it all comes down to these videos and whether or not he was the one who instructed them to be made. The one thing about this article that stands out to me as new/worthwhile info is the Rolling Stones/U2 connection. Snyder's two favorite bands, two of the three bands included in both the 2008 and 2010 videos. While obviously that's not a smoking gun at this point, it's a smoking ... something or other. One of the things people had suggested is that possibly a staff member put those together for their own amusement or that Larry wanted them for himself and just lied about Snyder wanting them, both of which seem to me ridiculous. Number one, different people were supposedly involved in the production of these videos during these two years. Number two, some young editor isn't going to put some produced piece together for his own amusement (and choose the Stones and U2 and Aerosmith as the backing music?). They'd just grab the raw clips. Plus, you'd have to have multiple editors doing exactly the same thing over different years for that to be true, since different people are accused of making each video. So that theory is pretty much out. Number three, Larry isn't about to go to all that trouble AND put his job on the line by lying about Snyder ordering the videos just for some nip slips that he could probably get easy access to anyway as the head of that department. Nor would he have someone burn the videos to TWO DVDs saying "Executive Meeting." Again, Occam's Razor ... what makes the most sense here? To me, it's easily what Brad Baker went on record as saying: that Larry was ordered by Dan to put these together in multiple years, Larry had it done. End of story. And they have videos from 2008 and 2010. Not a big stretch to think there must be one from 2009 and prior and later years. Seems to me, all they need is for a few more people involved in this to grow some balls and tell the truth. Or for one ... Larry. Rest assured, if Larry doesn't spill, he's more than likely going to get hit hard for this when all is said and done. I think that even if the NFL investigation doesn't find enough to force a sale, there's still hope that a court trial will reveal a lot that could.
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    For me, what's possibly the most damning - albeit circumstantial - evidence in this is the fact that the two videos feature the same songs by U2 and The Rolling Stones (plus an Aerosmith song), and that 2011 article cited has Snyder saying the Stones and U2 are his favorite bands! That certainly raises a big eyebrow as to who ordered these videos made, which a couple of employees claim was Snyder himself. Personally, I believe it completely. The thing that gets me the most is the fact that the cheerleaders actually had in their contracts: “Inappropriate” conduct or online content, including nude or seminude appearances in “tasteless” films, videos or photographs, could trigger immediate dismissal. “Each cheerleader must at all times conduct herself with due regard to public conventions and morals." Unreal that the organization that made them sign that ends up making those "tasteless" and "nude/seminude" films themselves. People/lawyers should really be playing that angle up hard. Please, please dear [any god who will listen], please let this be the beginning of this scumbag's end as owner.
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    The problem with Rivera has been all the bizarre decisions and contradictions he's made already. It's not the record so much as just the absolutely strange, head-scratching nonsense. One week we're all in on Dwayne and going to stick with him. Two weeks later, he's basically done completely. One week we're saving timeouts because of "fear of injury" and developing the team. A couple weeks later, we're calling those timeouts and making changes because we're "trying to compete" for the division, lol. Rivera's pressers are simply bizarre at times. He inspires no confidence with me based on what he says and how he says it. Keeping Alex in the game yesterday was another example of the strangeness. Allen was cleared to come back, and yet they kept Alex out there getting DESTROYED during one of the worst NFL offensive performances in NFL history. I don't understand it. Yes, it's a crazy year with the pandemic, yes, Rivera has FAR more important and life-changing things to worry about, and I wish him the absolute best, but ... so far, he is an absolute bust, and not just because of the record. I could easily stomach the 1-4 record at this point if I felt like our leader had a great, clear plan, but ... I don't know ... with each passing week, he seems more and more "off" to me. So far, it's the same thing it's always been under Snyder. A guy with a solid reputation and resume comes here and ... everything turns to ****.
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    Kevin Sheehan was on fire this morning about Dan and how he needs to sell, worst owner in the NFL, possibly in all of sports, etc., etc. He ALSO hints very strongly that a new WAPO story is coming. Listen to the "Hour 1" section of today's show: https://theteam980.com/the-kevin-sheehan-show/
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    I know it doesn't feel like it, but we did win two playoff games. One in 99 vs. Lions, one in 2005 vs. Bucs. Never had an 11 win season under Snyder, though. 10 wins was tops, and that only happened thrice, the first in 99 (which I barely even give Snyder credit for) and the other two later, both of which were miraculous end of season runs.
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    It's sad to see the team so hopeless out there, tbh. Way too used to this scenario.
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    Wow, what a catch that was by Hunt.
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    Just a horrible, horrible decision. This game reminds me of the Cousins performance vs. Giants in 2013 or 14, when he threw a ton of picks and just looked horrendous. Haskins looked terrible last week, taken an even bigger step back this week.
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    How did you get the chance to interact with Dan's family? Please elaborate.
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    For those few still saying we don't have the "worst owner in the NFL" ... what other NFL owner inspires full-length videos like this analyzing their decades of utter failure both on the field and off? Also note ... the person who made this is not a fan of the team. When you start getting this level of effort from people who aren't even fans of your team ... you know you're dealing with some ****.
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    If that old coot JKC hadn't helped make "for the most part" necessary in that comment, we wouldn't be in this mess.
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    I mean, she's been married to this guy for how long now, through all this nonsense? I appreciate all she's done for charity, but, come on ... how truly "wonderful" could she really be? (I'm only half-joking, lol).
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    Let the **** show continue until this goon is sent packing.
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    Yeah, as I keep saying, the true "drama" of this whole thing will be the court case(s) concerning these videos, unless the NFL investigation comes out and recommends Snyder be removed before then, which, as much as I hope that happens, I think is a longshot. Either way, those trials will be very interesting, as SOMEONE in the organization is going down for those videos. I think that's pretty hard to dispute at this point. If that order DID come from Snyder and Michael was just the middle-man passing that order along, it'll be real interesting to see how people like Michael react. Will they be willing to take the fall completely or will they finally flip to preserve what little is left of their reputation? The plot thickens. Or sickens, as the case may be.
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    Again, you're just hearing what you want to hear and not listening, which is the hallmark of today's political/social discourse, so I don't know why I'm surprised. Tell me where I said I need a "saint" anywhere? Are you capable of understanding nuance? I'll say it again. I don't need a saint. Jack Kent Cooke was no saint. I don't need a Bible-thumping, church-going, charity-giving whatever. I just need someone who's: a. Competent as a leader, and if not, willing to let someone else lead. b. Not a complete and utter lying, petty, deceitful scumbag who's created one of the most toxic cultures in all of sports, something that doesn't just affect employees, but the success on the field as well, which should be painfully obvious to everyone at this point. Digging? I don't need to dig when I've lived through the last 20+ years. He's the worst owner in the NFL, arguably the worst owner in all of professional sports, but I'll grant you he at least has some competition in the latter category, albeit very little.
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    That's a lame response to just about anything. Besides, based on everything we've seen over the last 20 years with this owner, both on the field and off, there isn't a worse owner in the league. And I can't imagine there are many more NFL owners who are worse human beings. Quite possible, but how is that an excuse/reason not to be disgusted by the drek we've been saddled with for two decades now and want something done about it? People who just want to enjoy their team? Go for it, I get it to a degree. I was that guy for awhile, too. But I have a much harder time these days separating the team from ownership, because I truly believe he's just an utter scumbag, and I long for the day when we can do a REAL reboot, starting from the top. Besides, I don't necessarily need a "truly good person" to be the owner of our team. Just someone who isn't a truly evil one will suffice.
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    Here's hoping for 2021: no Snyder and new RedWolves branding. Ratings will be HOWLING at that point.
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