If the Internet has taught us one thing, it’s that humans love lists in ranked order. And so it’s no surprise that, on the eve of training camps — the last time of the year every single fanbase has championship hopes (realistic or not) — Michael Silver comes along to remind some of us that, no, your team is rotten at the top and hope is a fruitless venture.

That’s right, it’s Part I of his annual Owner Rankings, #17-32

Silver’s pick for the worst owner in the league? Jacksonville’s Wayne Weaver. He bases the distinction on Weaver’s gross overestimate of the potential growth of Jacksonville’s economy, his refusal to admit that the team’s for sale despite knowledge to the contrary, and his indifference to anything but his own bottom line. And sure, that’s a pretty bad rap sheet, but worst owner in the league?

What about Tom Benson? All smiles, handshakes, and puppy dogs aside, let’s not forget that if it weren’t for Paul Tagliabue, Benson would have ripped the Saints from New Orleans right after Hurricane Katrina. The smiles he displays now are plastic, because his hand was forced.

Or what about William Clay Ford, who has let his team turn into such a joke that Lions fans are a beaten mass of resignation to the point that most wouldn’t even care if the team was sold and moved because of the prospect of lower blood pressure? Or Al Davis, for so, so, so many things?

At least Jaguars fans have had a successful franchise to follow. And they’ll probably continue to have one. They just might have to move to L.A. to keep up with it.