A change (of scenery) will do them good
By: Turner Sports Desk
Thanks to the lovely and talented Sheryl Crow who gave me the inspiration for this blog at zero dark thirty this morning. Like real estate, sports is all about location-location-location. Their are many teams that might fare better if they considered a change of venue.
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The LA Clippers - When the Seattle Sonics decided to bolt for greener pastures even though the Seattle fan base is pretty good I thought to myself that the Clippers could make that move north for a fresh start. Let's face it, unless the Lakers and their history are completely erased the Clippers will continue to be treated like a wet food stamp in LA.
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The Detroit Lions - We have gone through everything else so maybe a they accidentally built the stadium on a pocket of negative energy? I honestly have run out of suggestion for this franchise short of complete erasure.
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The Minnesota Vikings - Name the places you'd least like to play in December and Minnesota ranked high on that list before the dome. In my opinion the Vikings lost their toughness when they moved indoors. These guys do not need Brett Favre as much as they need to get back outside.
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Phoenix Coyotes - Duh, I really do not understand how the NHL powers to be thought Phoenix would support a hockey better than some Canadian cities starving for hockey.
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The Buffalo Bills - While you can't do much better than the diehard Bills fans this is a team that might fare better financially as the Toronto Bills. Maybe if they can work out a deal where they play half their games in Toronto and half in Buffalo? I still believe either the Bills or the Lions will be first NFL franchise to move to Canada.
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The New York Jets - Have you ever met a Jets fan? Besides the draft do they exist? The Jets receive the wet food stamp treatment in a state full of Giants and Bills fans. Maybe they should move to new Jersey.....(lol)
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The Washington Redskins - This one hits close to home but I believe the Redskins lost something they earned when they left RFK. RFK earned it's place in NFL legend with the Hogs, the smurfs, the fun bunch, the posse and the capitol punishment defense of the 1991 superbowl team. As nice and as big as Fed Ex field is the current cast of Redskins has to win or that will never be our stadium.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars - They may have all of their home games blacked out this year. Need I say more? That team has been pretty competitive since they came into the league so you can't blame everything on the team's performance.