What team that *could* move to L.A., *should* move?

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

49ers

 

[LogicMan]

Is football able to be a success in la? It's failed so many times, not enough interest in football?

 

[jeffro151]

Jacksonville should be the team to go. They have no fan support to speak of. Put them in the AFC West, and put KC in the AFC South.

 

[night]

Why is this such an important move for the NFL when it has been unsuccessful in LA in the past? It always seems like the league can't stop trying to figure out a way to cash in on LA.

 

[trojanfight]

Why is this such an important move for the NFL when it has been unsuccessful in LA in the past? It always seems like the league can't stop trying to figure out a way to cash in on LA.

whats considered successful? yeah no superbowls and that kind of stuff. attendance? the rams played there from 1946 till they left. for both teams it was a new stadium that both teams left for. city's reluctance to vote for one is why its taken so long to get a team back. Houston got another team. why not LA?

 

[Southieinnc]

The NFL had two teams, and they both left. What makes LA so attractive now? I've gotta think the issues leading to those teams leaving still remain.

If you live in Wisconson, what the hell else is there to do?
On any given day in Southern California, football is great but there is so much more to do.....

 

[ATL96Steeler]

think this is the make it or break it offseason for NFL in LA. if they don't get a team to agree to move to LA before next season I think it possibilities will start to fade away.

Nah...the NFL is largely a TV driven sport...as long as LA has 2nd largest TV market, they will continue to come up as a destination.

Based on that same theory...JAX would be the most logical team to move...it's the weakest of the small TV market cities. It's really a CFB town.

But...the Raiders are anxious to improve their home stadium situation (I've been to Oakland Alameda and I can't blame them) they have a fan base of sorts in LA...most probable.

 

[BritishDolfan]

Jaguars, Rams or Raiders seem the most likely to move anywhere. Wouldn't be that surprised to see the Jags to London at some point in the next 15 years.

 

[night]

Jaguars, Rams or Raiders seem the most likely to move anywhere. Wouldn't be that surprised to see the Jags to London at some point in the next 15 years.

Yea, if a team moves it should be the Raiders right now. The Bay doesn't need 2 teams right across the bridge from each other. I wouldn't mind seeing the Jaguars go to London. Maybe having some home field advantage for once will help out. The road games would be pretty rough for them unless they do them in streaks but it's not like they're competitive anyways.

 

[ATL96Steeler]

Jaguars, Rams or Raiders seem the most likely to move anywhere. Wouldn't be that surprised to see the Jags to London at some point in the next 15 years.

Now that BUF has new local ownership those 3 will always be thrown out as the teams to move. I think LA will get 1st dibs on any team that relocates....imo the Rams will likely get what they want stadium wise in STL, and it will boil down to the Raiders & Jags.

London...maybe, but certainly not before LA gets another team.

 

[ducky]

If you look at the numbers, it has to be Oakland or San Diego.

Everyone likes to talk about this market as being so large but the entire area of California is pretty crappy at supporting football. Adding a team like Jacksonville to LA doesn't make sense because it just pulls some fans away from the other teams already there. And the teams that are currently there are some of the least profitable teams in the league.

 

[night]

If you look at the numbers, it has to be Oakland or San Diego.

Everyone likes to talk about this market as being so large but the entire area of California is pretty crappy at supporting football. Adding a team like Jacksonville to LA doesn't make sense because it just pulls some fans away from the other teams already there. And the teams that are currently there are some of the least profitable teams in the league.

If you send the Raiders or Jaguars to London at least they lose 90% of their games in a new market instead of Oakland or Jacksonville where nobody really cares. Especially Jacksonville since most people who live out there are transplants and are therefore fans of different teams anyways.

 

[DJ]

Sounds like it will be the Rams.

 

[DJ]

The misconception is it has failed in the past. SMH.

Al Davis moved them only because he wanted the Coliseum fixed up. Not because he was losing money. The Raiders had no problem selling tickets in LA.

 

[ATL96Steeler]

If you look at the numbers, it has to be Oakland or San Diego.

Everyone likes to talk about this market as being so large but the entire area of California is pretty crappy at supporting football. Adding a team like Jacksonville to LA doesn't make sense because it just pulls some fans away from the other teams already there. And the teams that are currently there are some of the least profitable teams in the league.

Crappy support...LA hasn't been a top NFL gate city since the mid 70s but it ain't about the gate in the NFL...if so JAX would've had their team retracted a long time ago. TV is where the big money comes from and they're a lot more of them in LA vs JAX.

 

[Win TWINS!!!]

 

[trojanfight]

Nah...the NFL is largely a TV driven sport...as long as LA has 2nd largest TV market, they will continue to come up as a destination.

Based on that same theory...JAX would be the most logical team to move...it's the weakest of the small TV market cities. It's really a CFB town.

But...the Raiders are anxious to improve their home stadium situation (I've been to Oakland Alameda and I can't blame them) they have a fan base of sorts in LA...most probable.

yeah just now theres a stadium deal, an agreement with the city, funding for stadium etc..that's not all going to stick around and wait several years for a team..investors will look elsewhere to put money if no team agrees to move there in near future.

 

[poprocksncoke]

Is football able to be a success in la? It's failed so many times, not enough interest in football?

The Coliseum was a horrible place to watch a football game. As bad a rap it has, I would rather watch a game at the O.co.

 

[trojanfight]

hopefully if a team moves there they get to play in rose bowl till a stadium is ready. probably best in area currently

 

[HammerDown]