All Ralphie has to do to get respect back from the fan base is to say something about the state of the franchise when he is gone. He gives, what I believe is a huge insult to the fans, a diatribe about the team rebuilding for the next three years. Guess what happens after that?! The lease on the stadium is up!
I would LOVE for him to address this issue. Once he does that (In this present economy, I don't want five year old quotes from Ralph), I will respect him.