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Ross stone cold on the move of Rams

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by Zach13, Jan 13, 2016.

  1. Zach13

    Zach13 Season Ticket Holder

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    On the Rams moving from St. Louis to Los Angeles:

    "Fans in all these cities awaited for the outcome. And when it came, the message from the NFL was best summed up by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross: "Everybody won."

    New York Post writer Bart Hubbuch reported that Ross was pressed on his assertion of a win-win: What about St. Louis fans?

    "Well, somebody has to lose," Ross replied."

    http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/13/us/la-rams-st-louis-rams-winners-losers/index.html?eref=rss_latest

    Don't think this guy would hesitate for a second to move the Fins if the money was sufficiently better elsewhere. Is that why we keep going to London?
     
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  2. FinSane

    FinSane Cynical Dolphins Fan

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    What did you expect from our clueless owner? I wouldn't be surprised.

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  3. Alex44

    Alex44 Boshosaurus Rex

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    To be fair, there is absolutely nothing he could have said that would have sounded good. Only keeping his mouth shut would have worked, but when you are rich....
     
  4. emocomputerjock

    emocomputerjock Senior Member

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    Ross was one of the only two folks who voted against the move, so he's obviously not with the company line here but had to be anyway.
     
  5. Alex44

    Alex44 Boshosaurus Rex

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    To me the funniest part is how contradictory his statement is.

    "Everybody wins....somebody had to lose"

    Soooo not everyone won lol
     
  6. LiferYank

    LiferYank New Member

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    Sounds like a Yogism.... RIP
     
  7. Disgustipate

    Disgustipate Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Basically. We managed to bury Ross from being Ross during our coaching and GM searches, but he still managed to pop up and say something really dumb during the owner meetings.
     
  8. Fame

    Fame Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, this screams out-of-context to me. One of two people to vote against the move and these quotes are insanely short.

    If you want to blast a guy for something, whatever, but if you're finding reasons to blast someone because you don't like him that just means you're the one with the problem.
     
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  9. Alex44

    Alex44 Boshosaurus Rex

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    I agree....I just think the two quotes are funny together
     
  10. 2socks

    2socks Rebuilding Since 1973

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    how do we know Ross voted against the move?
     
  11. Vertical Limit

    Vertical Limit Senior Member

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    Ross could have said something sympathetic to St. Louis fans, instead went to the funny douche route. Some reason I liked that he went with option B... :lol:
     
  12. djphinfan

    djphinfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    at the end of that quote he also said, '' il tell ya what, it isnt going to miami that moves''
     
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  13. byroan

    byroan Giggity Staff Member Administrator Luxury Box

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    The guy voted no. He also wouldn't be doing the stadium upgrades if he wanted us to move.
     
  14. Jt0323

    Jt0323 Fins Up! Luxury Box

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    Ross voted No because it creates competition with Super Bowls
     
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  15. resnor

    resnor Derp Sherpa

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    Tell us what else you found out while you were in his head.
     
  16. Jt0323

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    you got it bud! :up:
     
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  17. Vertical Limit

    Vertical Limit Senior Member

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    Or because he wanted the LA Dolphins.. Jk
     
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  18. Samphin

    Samphin Κακό σκυλί ψόφο δεν έχει

    Do we know that Ross voted against it? I assume the two no votes were Spanos and Davis, for obvious reasons.
     
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  19. texanphinatic

    texanphinatic Senior Member

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    All I get from this is that he is a typical owner. They are driven by money first and winning second.
     
  20. Colmax

    Colmax Well-Known Member

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    Tbh, I had this suspicious feeling a couple of years ago that Ross would push to move Miami to L.A. I'm glad he didn't.
     
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  21. Alex44

    Alex44 Boshosaurus Rex

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    The more I read the title...the more I imagine "Stone Cold Steve Ross" and him giving the Stone Cold Stunner to the commissioner. "If youve got a cold beer for Steve Ross, give me a hell yeah!"
     
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  22. M1NDCRlME

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    I saw a report that said it was a secret vote. Spanos is pissed because he was given support and then came the secret vote and they gave him the ol screw job. So did Ross come out and say he voted against it? What is the real story?
     
  23. 2socks

    2socks Rebuilding Since 1973

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    anybody????

    How do we know Ross voted No?
     
  24. Zach13

    Zach13 Season Ticket Holder

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    It was a secret ballot, so nobody knows.

    Very unlikely that Ross voted no, based upon this quote:

    "Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, a supporter of the Inglewood project heading into the meeting, also believes moving the Rams to Los Angeles made sense.

    “I think we made the right decision,” Ross said. “We’re in Los Angeles, and that’s what everybody wanted.”

    http://espn.go.com/blog/san-diego-c...s-say-chargers-unlikely-to-play-in-la-in-2016
     
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  25. emocomputerjock

    emocomputerjock Senior Member

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    Everything leaks. The two nos were Ross and Richardson from the Panthers.
     
  26. Zach13

    Zach13 Season Ticket Holder

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    Where are you hearing that?

    Speculation is Mark Davis and Mike Brown





    "NFL owners in Houston on Tuesday voted 30-2 in favor of the Rams' bid to relocate to Los Angeles starting next season.

    As a result of an anonymous voting system — one that Peter King reports helped Stan Kroenke's Inglewood bid immensely — it is not known which two owners voted against the Rams' proposal.

    However, sources told Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio that, along with Raiders' owner Mark Davis, the owner who voted "no" was likely Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown.

    Davis voting against the Inglewood proposal makes sense; he supported his joint proposal with Chargers' owner Dean Spanos for a stadium in Carson. But why on earth would Brown? Having a team (or two teams) in LA will increase revenue for the league as a whole, and increased revenue is split roughly evenly among the 32 teams. What was Brown's rationale?

    Let's hear it from Florio:

    Brown has a well-documented reputation for refusing to go along with anything that helps the league become bigger and better. His primary concern in those situations is the impact of the new revenue on the salary cap.

    So Brown prefers the status quo, especially when the status quo doesn’t require him to spend more money on players."

    http://www.businessinsider.com/why-bengals-owner-voted-against-rams-to-la-2016-1
     
  27. Tin Indian

    Tin Indian Rockin' The Bottom End Club Member

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    So what's the over/under in Vegas on how soon the Rams and/or any other LA team moves back out?
     
  28. emocomputerjock

    emocomputerjock Senior Member

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    That's a Florio report. Rams beat reporters report Ross and Richardson.
     
  29. Phins_Fan_87

    Phins_Fan_87 Phins and Heat fan Club Member

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    ross being ross
     
  30. Zach13

    Zach13 Season Ticket Holder

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    Here is another link that says that Ross was one of the biggest supporters of the move:

    "Kroenke "had key supporters" in Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones and Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross, both with "estimated personal net worth ... in the top seven among NFL owners."

    http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/...Leagues-and-Governing-Bodies/NFL-LA-Rams.aspx
     
  31. jdallen1222

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    Only reason I ever read the article. Then I checked the comments to see what he said that was so harsh, in case I missed something. Basically, nothing.
     
  32. Ronnie Bass

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    It worked for Yogi
     
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