My Rams Theory

Maybe you have had some of the same thoughts as I'm about to put here. I'm sure I'm not the only conspiracy theorist when it comes to the Rams leaving St. Louis. But lately, as I extremely reluctantly see the Rams steamroll every other NFL team in sight, I can't help but think about all the things that were made to line up for the team to relocate to SoCal. (By the way, I am still officially boycotting the Rams appearances on television, and will be for the foreseeable future, but you can't help but see them on the sports highlights).

So here's what I think was made to happen in order for the team to be enjoying the dispassionate and disinterested fandom of the LA market.

• When "that man" whose name won't be used here (and of course I am not referring to my
  
  hero Mr. Musial) took over controlling interest in the Rams in 2010 from the estate of the late Georgia Frontiere, he already had made up his mind that he would take the team back to SoCal. I believe he also already had the blessing of power brokers at the league office and other owners. He knew of the ridiculous escape clause afforded him by the lease at the Dome and had full intention of exploiting it. (Really nothing new here. Many have expressed this thought before.) 
• Jeff Fisher agreed to become the head coach of the Rams on January 13, 2012. When he did so, he was then told that the team would eventually move back to Los Angeles...an exciting thought for the former star wide
  receiver at Taft high school in the northwest L.A. suburb of Woodland Hills. He was told this
  
  would happen, but that he also must never divulge that he knew so. We all remember how he stumbled and bumbled about not knowing anything about such a possibility when questioned about the rumors. There were a number of things said, by Fisher and others, after the move that seem to bear out that he was aware of the impending move all along. 
• I also believe that Fisher, and his cohorts in crime, GM Les Sneed and President Kevin Demhoff were among the few key employees who knew it would happen but couldn't speak to it under penalty of losing their positions. They all were part of "that man's" master plan and agreed to keep the plan quiet because they were working under an agreement with the boss that included "hush money" and they would be made wealthy as a result.  
  
• Even more disappointing is my belief that all of these guys helped to grease the skids for St. Louis by ensuring that the team would be mediocre at best during the run-up to the move. This would, even though the St. Louis fans didn't cooperate by turning out in admirable numbers anyway, ensure that the league owners would believe St. Louis was incapable of the necessary fan support and therefore they could easily justify the move. Would the plan to move work if the team was winning and the Rams were in the playoff hunt with fans going nuts and filling the Dome? Of course not. This part of the theory becomes more believable when one observes the team that's now hellbent on winning with a similar core of players at key positions but now with a much stronger supporting cast...and certainly a better coach to direct them. Of course they are now trying to be the main attraction in the crowded Los Angeles sports market as they attempt to sell PSLs and season tickets for the new football palace under construction. So winning is now essential to "the plan".  
• Did players intentionally take "I don't care" or "don't get hurt" attitudes on certain game days at
  
  the direction of Fisher? (Remember when Todd Gurley couldn't run for more than 40 yards in a game because nobody could open a hole for him?) Or did Fisher intentionally make bad play calls at key times? Or did Snead intentionally not make proposed deals that could have improved the team at times when it was needed? Or did they intentionally make bad draft picks? Or were players paid to keep their mouths shut about the intention to move and their roles in the losing efforts? 

All of these things are not likely to be true...or able to be proved...but one has to wonder. And, as a conspiracy believer when it comes to "that man", I have thoughts. With the complicity of the NFL commissioner, whose name also won't be mentioned here, and all of the legal and monetary might wealthy owners could muster, St. Louis, its football fans, and poor Dave Peacock, didn't have a chance.