Spanos is a lower tier owner. Even when he's had a good situation going he finds a way to screw it up. Chargers need a QB and have plenty of holes on that roster in a division that is quite competitive. So I expect things to go south for them once Rivers retires, which is soon here, and they're going to struggle not to mention trying to fill seats in the 30k seat venue they'll be playing in for an extra year.
Kroenke gets a lot of flak, especially on this board, but he's made two hires at head coach now. Fisher wasn't the worst hire, as he did keep the team somewhat competitive in the face of a lot of QB problems, and while some want to knock him for giving Fisher as long as he did without a winning season it demonstrates that he believes in a process behind continuity in his leadership. McVay is young and we'll see, but things do look aligned to give the young QB his best shot to succeed and this young offensive wunderkind has a Hall of Fame DC with him.
And I don't know about you, but what Stan did to put the Rams back in LA where they belong is something most of these owners would not have been capable of and I'll always be appreciative of that. He hasn't gotten his leadership right yet underneath him, but I think he's close to that now and this team is on the cusp of being an elite franchise in large part because of him.
I think 5, 10 years from now there's going to be a significant difference in how Kroenke and Spanos are viewed. Kroenke will be known as one of the league's better owners and it's going to start with this regime we have going into year one. Better days are ahead. It's ok to hope a little man, take the leap.
