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Tuesday the LA City Council voted to give the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) the go-ahead to build a stadium in the downtown Los Angeles location.

Los Angeles has been without a pro football team since 1994 when the Raiders moved back to Oakland and the Rams left for St. Louis. While an environmental impact report will still take about 8 months to complete, this is as far as any group has gotten on a new stadium deal in recent history. The Council said that it expects for the project to give a huge boost to the LA economy. AEG, the development group that will back the project, says it will not require any public funds. The stadium, and moving an existing portion of the Los Angeles Convention Center, is projected to cost 1.2 billion dollars.

Ed Roski and the Majestic Realty Company is still attempting to go forward with plans for a stadium in the City of Industry, a location east of the downtown area.

If approved the stadium in the downtown/convention center location is projected to be completed by the start of the 2016 season. Of course this raises the question of which team will move to LA? The top contenders seem to be:

  • The San Diego Chargers-While San Diego got behind the development of Petco Stadium, it seems to be dragging its feet on fixing up the football digs. Qualcomm Stadium is not in the best shape, the city is strapped for cash and seemingly unwilling to help out, or dump money into a sinking ship. The move to LA could retain fans, give them a new venue in the near future. Their current lease with the city and terms of ownership between current Chargers owners and AEG seem to be the only unknowns.
  • The Oakland Raiders-Having the Raiders back in LA would suck even though their current stadium lease looks to be less of a stumbling block than other teams. Less likely? Please, God, no.
  • The Jacksonville Jaguars, St. Louis Rams, Minnesota Vikings- These 3 teams, while their names keep coming up, seem to be unlikely because, again, the lease agreements with the stadiums/cities that they are in are difficult to get out of in the time frame that may be needed for the LA agreement.

While the NFL coming to Los Angeles is still a few years out, Tuesday’s agreement is getting the ball rolling in that direction, and that is good news for Angelenos who have been waiting, impatiently, for almost 20 years.

Kendra wants the Chargers to move to LA… only so she can go see her beloved Broncos a little more often.

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McNabb to Vikings?

It looks as if the Redskins and the Vikings have completed their trade for McNabb, bringing Donovan to the Vikings and the Redskins getting… anything they could get.  Couple of draft picks or something. Does it matter? I think what matters most is the the Redskins decided that 78 million dollars can be better spent. For example:

You could buy one of those tiny giraffes from the DirectTV commercials.

You could buy everything in the “As Seen On TV” store.

You could rent high profile billboards on major interstates for the sole purpose of mocking Brett Favre, and even have enough leftover for… 300 flying cars.

Now I ask you: What’s better? Donovan McNabb or 300 flying cars?

The answer: One flying car is better. If you even thought about this question, you have been eliminated. (taps index card on podium, offers disapproving head wag)

Next Question:

Would you rather have 70 cars that turn into boats, or one Donovan McNabb for 4 months?

If you answered Donovan McNabb, you are dead inside. Boat cars are one of God’s greatest gifts to man. Imagine you go to the beach with your friends, turn to one and say, “Hey, you want to go to Cuba?” How fucking cool would that be? You could basically have your own navy of awesome boat cars… or Donovan McNabb.  And your boat car will never whine about its knee and will eventually learn the overtime rules. Is there really a choice here? No.

Next question. This one’s for double the points:

How many Brett Favres does it take to screw in a light bulb?

“Screw? Who said screw? Yee-haw!!”  -Brett Favre

(See? If I had 78 million dollars, this is exactly the kind of thing I would do on billboards all over the country. Then I would just fly around in my fleet of awesome flying cars and laugh all of the time.)

The terms of the Minnesota deal weren’t disclosed, but it’s probably in the 35 flying car range. And if you remember our formula from earlier (1 flying car = better than Donovan McNabb), you can extrapolate that the Vikings got ripped off.

Tarvaris Jackson is now in Seattle, and if you listen closely, you can still hear Seahawk fans cheering, “Oh.”

Can you tell I’m still bitter about the lockout? Well, I am. Whatever.

Favre And Jets Sued By Massage Therapists

Brett Favre and the Jets are being sued by two former massage therapists who claim they lost their part-time jobs with the Jets due to complaints they made when skeevy Brett Favre was in hot pursuit. And if you remember correctly, turning Brett down might as well be an invitation for him to start sending you pictures of his little Viking.

But the story goes a little deeper than Brett’s inability to keep his weenis in check, and that’s why the Jets are being included. According to the lawsuit, plaintiffs Cristina Scavo and Shannon O’Toole claim they lost their jobs after lodging complaints about suggestive text messages from Favre. In one case it reached the point where one of the husbands contacted Favre to demand an apology, and for Favre to end his pursuit. According to that guy, Favre blew him off.  Shocker.

When news of this first leaked, the Jets’ massage coordinator, Lisa Ripi, sent a series of e-mails to Scavo expressing her disappointment on how it was handled.

“There are ways to handle things in a professional manner and ways to be compensated not in public …  All this nonsense is unnecessary,” Ripi stated in one e-mail, “For sure feel horrible that u had to go thru that w a pervert … He was wrong on all counts … and we cldve helped u a lot more at that time.”

Don’t worry, Lisa. I’m no lawyer, but I think your e-mails will more than make up for how little help you were then.

It was also reported that Ripi told O’Toole to “keep your mouth shut” and that neither of them would work for the team again.  I mean, you would think these woman would know by now that they’re nothing but the personal play things and toys of the players, and when one of them gets out of line, you extort him privately. Duh.

The source of this sound legal advice, Lisa Ripi, is also an accomplished acupuncturist who spends most of her waking hours sticking needles into 40 different football players from five different teams.  Ripi says she works 96 hours per week and gets most of her sleep on airplanes.  She adds that the players even argue amongst themselves about ”hogging” her services:

“They always tell me I’m their little secret. I feel like the little mouse who takes the thorns out of their feet.”

I guess in Brett’s case, the thorns are about five feet tall and have vaginas.

To me, the problem is much larger than Brett Favre. It’s the well-oiled machine that’s in place to ensure men like Brett get what they want, when they want it. That when this happens to you, this is just how it is and you keep your mouth shut. That way, it can continue to happen forever. Awesome.

The ease with which these women were swept aside by an entire organization because some asshole wanted to get his helmet shined makes me sick to my stomach, and I’m glad to see him go down in flames. His accomplishments with a ball mean nothing to me, and I think his legacy is a small price to pay for the misery he’s caused. Assuming, of course, he’s guilty. Uh huh.

MayoPie Wins Fantasy Championship: Vikings Beat Eagles, Too

What a night! It was a back and forth battle, but in the end, MayoPie prevailed over the dreaded Jon’s Team. Mike Vick’s 10 yard touchdown run sealed the victory for the resilient Mayopie (who finished the season 10-1 to claim the elusive… e-mail from that one guy who said, “Good game”).

I should probably also mention that there was an actual football game on with some real implications, first and foremost being Philadelphia’s playoff standing. They’re now the 3rd seed and that’s a done deal, so let’s talk about Joe Webb, Mike Vick then we’ll do a happy ending on Brett Favre’s penis.

Joe Webb is the only thing this offense ever needed, which is a fairly mobile quarterback who could get out of trouble and make the occasional important throw. Other than that, dish the ball to some freakish stars like Harvin, Peterson and Rice and watch the magic happen. There’s no mystery here and this is exactly what Childress envisioned when he got all starry eyed about Tarvaris Jackson. As it turns out, Webb is faster than Jackson, more accurate and has a better pocket awareness. All this from a guy who had played a few snaps before last night.

What I saw in the Vikes was a playoff team that no one would want to meet, and had the trigger been pulled sooner, the Minnesota Vikings might now be a scary prospect. What I also saw last night is that Mike Vick isn’t going to last long in the NFL. Teams are learning that when it comes to Vick, you pick your poison and the better poison seems to be, “Send the house every time and take your chances.”

We’ve now seen two teams in consecutive weeks contain Mike Vick for seven of eight quarters, and they’ve done it by blitzing like crazy. Forget the hits he takes while he’s running, last night it was about the hits he was taking in the pocket. More interestingly, no one on Philadelphia seemed to care.

Mike Vick is the most dangerous man in the NFL, as such, it stands to reason that his NFL lifespan won’t be that of a Manning, Brady, or any pure pocket passer. In fact, Michael Vick might be the only quarterback, is the only quarterback, who has to deal with being blitzed on almost every single play. And if you haven’t noticed, he’s not 6’5″, 250 lbs, nor is he 25 years old. If we continue to see what we saw last night, Vick will not last long in the NFL.

Now to Brett’s penis.  It was probably pretty upset when it watched a rookie managing the Vikings offense better than Favre had managed it all year, knowing that another penis was now going to be getting all of the attention. Probably a much larger penis, and believe me, no penis likes being replaced by a younger, larger penis. As far as being a penis, it’s pretty much the worst thing that can happen to you, aside from being removed and thrown from a car window.

Brett’s penis knows that things aren’t going to be as easy from here on out, and he’s coming to the realization that his host body is going to have to work a little harder to find him a new playground. He might now be reduced to looking for love in all the wrong places, relying on ladies of the night and being forced to wear that damn latex suit he hates so much, because it’s just the policy for those kind of places.  After all, it’s tough when you all of the sudden become a poster boy for creepy, and that’s what he has become: another cheap, naked penis floating around on the internet tubes.

Brett’s penis fondly recalls the days when the mere image of himself would drive the cheerleaders wild, luring them in gaggles to his hotel room door, but he now finds himself contemplating his own mortality… strung out on little blue pills, internet porn and Swedish massagers with promises of “three more inches.” Three more inches. If only it were that simple. I think it says it all about life, don’t you?

The NFL will be announcing Brett Favre’s punishment in the next 48 hours and I, for one, am dripping with anticipation on the mighty NFL’s eleventh hour, meaningless gesture designed to do no actual damage, but perhaps limit further liability or litigation. Brett might lose a whole paycheck. He might get suspended for a game he would have watched from the sidelines, and maybe a couple more he wouldn’t have played, anyway. He might get an ugly fine and now that he will never play again, a stern condemnation from the NFL. Too little, too late, in my opinion. The NFL has lost its ability to punish Brett Favre, but it will be an entertaining show.

Brett Favre’s real punishment was brought on by Brett Favre.  His storied career has gone down in flames, his legacy tarnished forever, and because of  his actions, what we will remember most about Brett is that he stayed one year too long, is a creepily persistent stalker, and his wiener seems kind of small for how big a man he is.

If you think about it, that’s a pretty crappy tombstone.

Nobody (Except the Vikings and the NFL) Thinks Tonight is a Good Idea

Last week I was listening to sports talk radio (shut up! I can listen to whatever I want!) and one of the Mikes was interviewing Michelle Tafoya, who was complaining about tonight’s Bears-Vikings Monday Night Football game. She was talking about how cold it was going to be at TCF Bank Stadium, and how she thought having the game there was irresponsible and dangerous for the fans, players and of course the sportscasters.

The general consensus was that maybe if a couple of players lost toes to frostbite hopefully the league wouldn’t put everyone through this again.

I was pretty surprised that she would talk about her displeasure so openly, but not nearly as surprised as I was when I saw this:

Damn! Big talk from a punter, no?

I don’t think the NFL and their crazy Commie twitter policy will appreciate that one bit.

Of course, I agree with Chris Kluwe. An outside – divisional – Monday Night Football game – IN LATE DECEMBER. This is a bad idea.

Mr. Warcraft continued:

But then! Just as I suspected.

Oooh! The NFL SS smack down. It was only a matter of time. The National Football League does not suffer fools on Twitter. I’m just waiting for the fine to be levied.

We will see what happens. I’m sure I’ll be watching the game. If Chris Kluwe gets hurt he will be in a phenomenal position to sue the league, the Minnesota Vikings and ESPN.

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