NFL: LA Relocation thread. The Los Angeles Rams/Chargers of Inglewood

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Expected but now official.

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[No Fun Shogun]

Up to the NFL now. Long overdue for LA to get a team again, but man... always hate it when a market loses its team (even for a relatively nearby relocation like this).

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

The overrated city of LA gets another team. Yawn. The NFL doesn't need LA, NY or Chicago to thrive.

 

[Voight]

Rams should be the #1 choice to move there. They are pretty much the only original LA team (save for two early years in CLE) and were relocated for utter stupidity the first time.

 

[GKJ]

The overrated city of LA gets another team. Yawn. The NFL doesn't need LA, NY or Chicago to thrive.

No, but it sure as hell doesn't hurt.

 

[GarbageGoal]

Battle of Los Angeles

 

[Blitzkrug]

>The NFL doesn't need LA, NY or Chicago to thrive.

LA maybe, but lolwut on the other two.

As long as they can actually draw i'm cool with it. It would look awfully dumb if somebody moved to LA and played to an empty stadium within a couple years.

 

[hockeykicker]

Rams should be the #1 choice to move there. They are pretty much the only original LA team (save for two early years in CLE) and were relocated for utter stupidity the first time.

rams seem like the least likely now after the new proposal city of st louis made

 

[dma0034]

I hope LA doesn't get two teams.... it doesn't deserve two teams

 

[EpochLink]

If it's gonna be one team, it has to be the Rams. They still have their core fan base in Los Angeles

 

[hockeykicker]

imo if i was commisoner, i would just keep rams in st louis ( the city made a big offer to get them to stay) and just move one of the chargers/raiders. much easier to do

 

[No Fun Shogun]

And then there were three.

I'm inclined to think that St. Louis will finish the day with one of the teams, considering how much more cooperative they've been to kowtowing to stadium demands.

 

[hockeykicker]

If it's gonna be one team, it has to be the Rams. They still have their core fan base in Los Angeles

city of st louis made a huge offer to stay, city of oakland didnt. nfl probably gonna do oakland and accept the city of st louis offer

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

>The NFL doesn't need LA, NY or Chicago to thrive.

LA maybe, but lolwut on the other two.

As long as they can actually draw i'm cool with it. It would look awfully dumb if somebody moved to LA and played to an empty stadium within a couple years.

The bears have been pretty much a dumpster fire since 85 outside of like 06 and 2010. Twice in 30 years isn't a big deal.

The Jets have mostly been trash since 1969.

The Giants aren't even a consistent winner. I mean after 90 and before 07 they had one good year. The NFL doesn't really need anyone market. Its the one league that can say that because people will watch. Its the only league where people would watch a Denver/Seattle championship. For baseball those would get horrendous ratings.

 

[Live in the Now]

The NFL can only do one team if it's the Rams, but the NFL has a policy of not moving teams from cities that have deals in line to keep them.

The Raiders/Chargers stadium project is a joint deal, one can't come without the other.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

Keep the Rams in St. Louis or keep the NFL out of St. Louis.

 

[hockeykicker]

The NFL can only do one team if it's the Rams, but the NFL has a policy of not moving teams from cities that have deals in line to keep them.

The Raiders/Chargers stadium project is a joint deal, one can't come without the other.

thats gonna be interesting. Los Angeles having to decide which new team to root for

 

[Live in the Now]

Raiders fanbase here is pretty much established. There are lots of Raider fans here. The Chargers are going to shoot for everyone else.

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

San Diego seemed to make no serious attempt to keep the team. They had a half hearted offer.

 

[hockeykicker]

San Diego seemed to make no serious attempt to keep the team. They had a half hearted offer.

oakland didnt even make an offer. thats why imo its gonna be rams staying in st louis

 

[SniperHF]

Are there any other obvious near-term future landing sites for the team(s) that don't move to LA?

 

[GKJ]

If the Raiders and Chargers both end up in LA, you have to wonder about realignment. The NFL is going to want one of the LA teams in the NFC.

 

[Live in the Now]

Are there any other obvious near-term future landing sites for the team(s) that don't move to LA?

The Raiders had talked to some officials in San Antonio. The Raiders can't stay in the Coliseum no matter what, I feel like.

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

If the Raiders and Chargers both end up in LA, you have to wonder about realignment. The NFL is going to want one of the LA teams in the NFC.

Swap one and maybe Arizona?

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

The Raiders had talked to some officials in San Antonio. The Raiders can't stay in the Coliseum no matter what, I feel like.

I don't think San Antonio was realistic or a real effort. I think it was just trying to get the ball rolling with Oakland and nothing took. San Antonio chatter died quick.