Sources - Rams to L.A.

[tabascojet]

coliseum for 3 years?? damn..... they built metlife in a year

 

[Diamondeye]

This seems like a preemptive move for the NFL to set up to actually add more teams. I dont see them adding teams piecemeal as they have in the past. But STL is actually a prime market, as is San Diego. Add 8 more teams, a few more in season games and divide each division into five teams. Ten Divisional games and Eight non divisional games would make winning ones division even more important. They would have to drop 2 pre-season games.... but every one would make out.

If they add eight more teams, you and I might be on the field playing.

No thanks.

 

[Sharkinva]

If they add eight more teams, you and I might be on the field playing.

No thanks.

Doubt that. they might have to expand rosters back to the levels of the 1980's though.

 

[Bolts]

 

[Battlelyon]

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Chargers are staying, they have the option of moving in a year, but most likely staying. San Diego has a new stadium proposal up for vote on June 1st.

 

[Red_Chaos]

There is no need for 4 fucking teams in California.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Seems appropriate.

Sucks for St. louis peeps to lose a second team within the same generation, but...$$$$$$

 

[boltfan72]

Chargers aren't moving, yet.

They have 1 year to decide. Most likely they will work on a solution in San Diego and play one more season here. If the city can't work it out, they're gone. And the fans will be much more understanding.

Great day for Charger fans, but another year of stress.

Of course Spanos could come out tomorrow and say he's decided to move. So nothing certain yet.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

There is no need for 4 fucking teams in California.

NY only has 3?

In the end I always think of the poor Chets who bucked up for tickets the whole time they were in St Louise only to lose them.

That's worse than missing a FG with no time left.

 

[boltfan72]

There is no need for 4 fucking teams in California.

Why? There were 4 here from 1960-1994.

Sorry you lost the Rams. Trust me I feel for you. But they were in LA for 50 years - STL for 20. Chargers have been here for 55 years. I wish no team would move. Sucks for us fans but they are businesses.

 

[Red_Chaos]

NY only has 3?

In the end I always think of the poor Chets who bucked up for tickets the whole time they were in St Louise only to lose them.

That's worse than missing a FG with no time left.

meh true but only because the New jersey jets dont sound right

 

[NinersFan80]

coliseum for 3 years?? damn..... they built metlife in a year

Did you see what they want that stadium to look like?

 

[Hank Kingsley]

meh true but only because the New jersey jets dont sound right

In case it was unclear, I wasn't saying go to NY.

I was inferring stay the fuck put.

 

[williewilliejuan]

With this move, will "conventional internet wisdom" be that St. Louis can't support a team? That's been the knock on L.A. for the past twenty years.

 

[Jakology]

It's always sad when teams move.

 

[tabascojet]

Did you see what they want that stadium to look like?

yeah its a taj mahal for sure but 4 years?? thet build generic metlife in a year. they should build the stadium first and finish the rest of the complex in stages. no one wants to sit through three seasons in the coliseum......

 

[Diamondeye]

Why? There were 4 here from 1960-1994.

Sorry you lost the Rams. Trust me I feel for you. But they were in LA for 50 years - STL for 20. Chargers have been here for 55 years. I wish no team would move. Sucks for us fans but they are businesses.

That is largely how I feel, as a general NFL fan.

I sympathize with the people of St Louis, but becoming accustomed with the league in the 1980s as a kid with those Eric Dickerson/Kevin Greene teams based in Los Angeles, this just feels right.

 

[bksballer89]

With the Rams moving to LA it will make the late game set more interesting next year as we have another team in PST time zone. This means more late games next season

 

[Clayton]

Bring back the Cardinals. STLs real team

 

[tabascojet]

Bring back the Cardinals. STLs real team

you wont ever be able to pry that superbowl revenue generator away from arizona.....