My biggest grip here is Jon's change it attitude within the interviews. We - the fans - have known that it's been about Jon more and more Jon-driven since at least 2000 (and starting from KTF onwards). I'd even say that this might've been one of the contributing factors to Richie's growing frustration and ulitmately his departure.
But that aside - until around 2013, he at least talked about it being a band in public interviews. Whereas his "corporate head" had grown to frightening sizes from 2009 to 2013 when his main force seemed to be getting the NFL team, he appeared much more grounded in the phase leading up to THINFS (and I actually believed that).
How long did he keep touting out the New Year's Day story on stage about finding THE band in one room again and about how great that refound spirit was? How much did he emphasize this "new sense of pride" with these guys during HoF introduction? Ever since he signed on with Iriving Azoff, he has drifted more and more back to being the self-centered CEO (at least showing it, maybe he's been there all the time) again. It seems like a kick in the face of a band who has to save his ass on a nightly basis (and who has to listen to his unfiltered vocals on their IEMs night after night).
I wouldn't be too suprised if - at some point in the near future - he'd be in there trying to purchase a team again.