MainePatsFan26
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Winning during the Deflategate year really must have stuck in Roger Goodell's craw. But this year might have it beat when it comes to sticking it to dear ole Roger. Bear with me a sec.
This season, above all else, represented the league finally pushing back into the Los Angeles market with not one, but two teams. And these teams, who often struggled in their original markets, suddenly were performing at a high level (12-4 and 13-3). With a Super Bowl victory from one of them, Los Angeles fans may suddenly turn their attention away from the Lakers and Dodgers (and shudder... Clippers) long enough to learn that football is a sport.
So, all in all, Roger likely was frothing at the mouth at the chance for a Los Angeles team to win the championship. Los Angeles is the second biggest television market just behind New York and ahead of Chicago. Both New York and Chicago teams have been abysmal of late, so Los Angeles represented an opportunity to really inculcate a football-oriented mindset in a Los Angeles fan base that is rather tepid on the pigskin sport.
Instead of Roger getting his wish, however, he had to watch the Patriots destroy not one, but both teams that could inspire the Los Angeles market.
That is revenge of a business sort. And when it comes down to it, the best way to ding a guy like Roger is when it comes to money.
This season, above all else, represented the league finally pushing back into the Los Angeles market with not one, but two teams. And these teams, who often struggled in their original markets, suddenly were performing at a high level (12-4 and 13-3). With a Super Bowl victory from one of them, Los Angeles fans may suddenly turn their attention away from the Lakers and Dodgers (and shudder... Clippers) long enough to learn that football is a sport.
So, all in all, Roger likely was frothing at the mouth at the chance for a Los Angeles team to win the championship. Los Angeles is the second biggest television market just behind New York and ahead of Chicago. Both New York and Chicago teams have been abysmal of late, so Los Angeles represented an opportunity to really inculcate a football-oriented mindset in a Los Angeles fan base that is rather tepid on the pigskin sport.
Instead of Roger getting his wish, however, he had to watch the Patriots destroy not one, but both teams that could inspire the Los Angeles market.
That is revenge of a business sort. And when it comes down to it, the best way to ding a guy like Roger is when it comes to money.
I hope Edelman give him a ole country bumkin spit handshake. 
