With all the noise coming out of Los Angeles recently, and the deafening silence emanating from St. Louis, cold-sweat paranoia is the natural response for local NFL lovers who already have been burned once by an owner with a hardcore case of wanderlust.

So on Monday night inside the Edward Jones Dome as the Rams feted the Super Bowl champion “Greatest Show on Turf” team of 15 seasons ago, those fans took the opportunity during the halftime festivities of the Rams’ 31-17 loss to San Francisco to boo owner Stan Kroenke. That’s because he has so far refused to tell us anything about his intentions regarding the franchise’s future in St. Louis.

You see, pro sports owners are a lot like politicians. Rare is the one who doesn’t get razzed when his name is mentioned in front of a fired-up sports crowd. Most of the time they deserve it. Sometimes they don’t.

When it comes to the Rams’ uncertain future in St. Louis, there has been plenty of blame (and boos) to spread around between the silent owner and local politicians who are supposed to be putting some new stadium deal on the table to keep the Rams in town but so far have been as invisible as the reclusive Kroenke.