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NFL Off-Season |OT2| My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Draft

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Ænima

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Buckethead said:
Do you think Scarlett Johannson is hot?

This is kind of like her younger sister.
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So she is like her younger sister in the same way that Mia Tyler is Liv Tyler's younger sister.

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RBH

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More than three months after a clandestine meeting that featured billionaire developer Phil Anschutz, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, Anschutz continues to show no interest in changing the terms of a deal that would return the NFL to downtown Los Angeles, Yahoo! Sports has learned.

That lack of interest means that plans for a downtown stadium to be built and run by Anschutz Entertainment Group may be all but dead in the eyes of many involved. AEG is supposed to unveil an Environment Impact Report on the site in early April. However, that report may be worth little more than the paper it’s printed on if Anschutz and AEG don’t make a shift in the financial plan that’s been presented to NFL officials.

Three sources said the four men met in Denver on the weekend of Dec. 18, when New England played there against the Broncos. Villaraigosa requested the meeting in hopes of encouraging Anschutz, who lives in Denver, to put more support behind the stadium AEG has proposed building.

Part of that support would mean changing the financial terms AEG has laid out to teams that might move to the proposed site. AEG’s terms include buying a minority stake in the team at a discounted rate and what amounts to a rental agreement on the stadium.

At the meeting, Goodell politely told Anschutz that the terms are unacceptable to the NFL and any of the handful of teams that have been targeted for a potential move to Los Angeles, including the San Diego Chargers. Kraft attended the meeting because he is also very close to Anschutz and does business with AEG. Kraft echoed Goodell’s remarks.

As a source explained: “It was friendly, but boiled down to the view that no NFL owner would accept the terms proposed. If [AEG] wanted to get that much control over an NFL franchise, their only option would be to buy a team. If they were willing to back off the control and buy a [limited partnership] stake for a reasonable price, then a shared interest in selling suites/clubs/sponsorships could be worked out.”

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello declined to comment on whether Goodell met with Anschutz. AEG spokesman Michael Roth declined to comment because AEG President Tim Leiweke did not take part in the meeting and Roth said he does not speak for Anschutz.

Villaraigosa has explained, according to one of the sources, that continuing to push the stadium idea through the city was akin to “pushing a rock uphill” if Anschutz didn’t pursue the idea more aggressively. AEG has said that it will, among other things, put up at least $1 billion toward the construction of the stadium. In exchange, it has asked for considerations, such as the fast-tracking of the EIR, and has asked the city to put up bonds as part of the additional funding.

However, the meeting with Anschutz has thus far produced zero reaction from the billionaire, according to the sources. In the more than three months since the meeting, the NFL has not received a new proposal from Anschutz or AEG and has not been told of one being sent to any teams.

The gathering and reaction from the NFL mirror a Sept. 6 meeting that Goodell had with Los Angeles Councilwoman Jan Perry and political aide Bernard Parks Jr.

The bottom line is that because of that, politicians in Los Angeles may be shifting focus from the stadium project to simply enlarging the Los Angeles Convention Center. The stadium was supposed to be built on part of where the center currently sits and would serve as convention space when not being used for the NFL.

“The end game for this plan was the convention center all along,” a Los Angeles-based source said Thursday. “That’s what AEG wants to improve because the convention business is going to drive the whole area.”

The area around the convention center now includes a section called L.A. Live, featuring the Staples Center, the Nokia Theatre, a hotel and numerous upscale restaurants.

In addition, the energy expended by the city on pushing the stadium project has delayed other projects, two sources said. The University of Southern California, NBC and Universal all have expansion projects that have been pushed back as the city spent time on the stadium project.
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squicken

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RBH said:
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http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=jc-cole_downtown_los_angeles_nfl_stadium_goodell_aeg_032912
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Yeah that's why I always thought Kroenke and the Dodgers was a far bigger threat than either LA stadium. Roski's site is too far outside the city, and AEG's is way too titled to Anschutz. But Chavez Ravine would have been perfect.

What I always though would kill the downtown stadium was the lack of good tailgating spots. It's insane how much teams charge for that crap, and all they make off of parking. Building a downtown stadium and letting private lots reap the parking benefits is throwing money away from the teams' perspective
 
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BakedPigeon

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So I'm standing in line at the liquor store, and overhear a conversation between two bronco fans. They were talking about the Manning signing, saying they were disappointed that they bailed on Tebow and that he could have been just as good as Manning if they gave him one more year.

I feel like im taking crazy pills over here.
 
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bionic77

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BakedPigeon said:
So I'm standing in line at the liquor store, and overhear a conversation between two bronco fans. They were talking about the Manning signing, saying they were disappointed that they bailed on Tebow and that he could have been just as good as Manning if they gave him one more year.

I feel like im taking crazy pills over here.
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Manning is 36 and his best days are behind him. Tebow is a religious tsunami who is about to enter his prime.

This is going to look worse than the Herschell Walker trade in 5 years.
 
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RBH

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squicken said:
Yeah that's why I always thought Kroenke and the Dodgers was a far bigger threat than either LA stadium. Roski's site is too far outside the city, and AEG's is way too titled to Anschutz. But Chavez Ravine would have been perfect.

What I always though would kill the downtown stadium was the lack of good tailgating spots. It's insane how much teams charge for that crap, and all they make off of parking. Building a downtown stadium and letting private lots reap the parking benefits is throwing money away from the teams' perspective
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The downtown proposal just never seemed realistic to me because of the traffic/tailgating issue. Roski's site may be outside of the downtown area, but it seemed like it would be less of a headache as far as transportation is concerned.
 
Goro Majima

Goro Majima

Kitty Genovese Member
You'd think they would have some sort of crazy mass transit hub right in the center of all that.

Like a railway or subway going directly into the middle of all that.
 
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Buckethead

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It's pretty much a rule of thumb that the most bland, generic movie is the one that wins Best Picture, so I shouldn't be surprised at this point.

Anyway, fucking love this movie.
 
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Dutch Gronk

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Dead Man said:
I remember when people were talking about football in here. Silly insular communities.
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Who 'r you?! Comin' in here with your fancy talk about insoelar or whatever! We do not 'preciate it when that happens mister!

We talk 'bout football and beer, we don liek to talk about all other sophisticated stuff like fancy coffee's, countries like Europe and Austrailia, weird sports where they kick stuff, and whatever y'all educated folks talk about.

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FUUUCCKK YEEEEAAAH!
 
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Dead Man

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Dutch Patriot said:
Who 'r you?! Comin' in here with your fancy talk about insoelar or whatever! We do not 'preciate it when that happens mister!

We talk 'bout football and beer, we don liek to talk about all other sophisticated stuff like fancy coffee's, countries like Europe and Austrailia, weird sports where they kick stuff, and whatever y'all educated folks talk about.

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FUUUCCKK YEEEEAAAH!
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*salute*
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TheLegendary

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At least they finally fixed the tab issue. Maybe new people could actually stumble upon these threads if they accidently click on it at least....
 
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