So you really thought they would move to Hartford????? You couldn't keep the Whalers ... how would you keep an NFL team? I live in RI, and there was talk of them coming to Providence too.
Here's something for you: Unlike other owners, he actually built his own stadium, so he really didnt "use your state" like Mike Brown, the Rams, Bud Adams, Jim Irsay, or Art Modell did.
... but hey, if you hate em, you hate em. I hate the Jets too ... but at least I hate a bunch of losers and I don't have to worry about them ever winning the Soup Bowl.