Big doings in Jacksonville today... they have fired head coach Jack Del Rio (yes, I am building a list of coaching candidates to replace Steve Spagnuolo; no, Jack Del Rio will not be very high on that list), and Wayne Weaver has reportedly agreed to sell the team to Shahid Khan. Khan, you'll remember, attempted to buy the Rams last summer, but then-minority owner Stan Kroenke exercised his option to buy the rest of the team.
Khan got pretty touchy-feely coverage around here last summer because he presented himself as a fan of the team and a Rams season-ticket holder, and the Rams' stability was going to be questionable until the Rosenblooms were able to sell it. So he was the white knight. I doubt he can convince many in Florida that he's practically a local and has always been a fan of the team.
I mention this because this is the second time Khan has made a play for an NFL franchise strongly considered a candidate to move to Los Angeles. I hope he keeps the Jags in Jacksonville, otherwise, we'll always wonder what he really had planned for the Rams.
I also hope Stan Kroenke isn't sitting behind a desk somewhere this morning saying - Shit, I'd better beat Khan to the west coast!
Update: Khan said in his official statement that he is fully committed to delivering Jacksonville its first Super Bowl championship, and that he "can't think of a better place to be."
Again, I hope he keeps the team where it is, but if he can't think of a better place to be, he's not thinking very hard.
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