BrianS81177 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Hasn't Toronto been batted around as a possible location for a franchise too? Moving the Chargers and Raiders both to L.A. would be stupid IMO unless you swap one of them over to the NFC and move the Rams to the AFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMN Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Moving the Seahawks back makes more sense than moving the Rams over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Actually I'd be all for that too. I grew up on the Seahawks vs Broncos and Seahawks vs Raiders rivalries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincey Greene Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Moving the Seahawks back makes more sense than moving the Rams over. You really think they'd move a storied, legendary, iconic franchise like the best team in NFL history the glorious Seattle Seahawks? I'm all for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister TV Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Well, from the SportsCenter FaceBook page: The NFL's six-owner Committee on Los Angeles Opportunities has recommended the joint bid between The Oakland Raiders & San Diego Chargers. So, it appears that it is the Rams that are hosed. Particularly since Kroenke has basically told St. Louis to go fuck itself. The Rams aren't really hosed yet, the Charger/Raiders Carson stadium plan still needs 24 owners to vote for them to relocate and Kroenke has enough no votes on his side to block the move. Also the 6 owner committee was stacked with pro-Spanos guys and the chair Jerry Richardson has some sorta beef with Kroenke so the vote shouldn't be that surprising. I really want chaos to happen, Chargers and Raiders get their move approved and Kroenke doesn't so he pulls an Al Davis and moves anyway since he technically can and already has a deal with USC to play in the Coliseum until his stadium is finished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister TV Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Apparently the first round of voting happened and Rams/TBD in Inglewood got more votes than Chargers/Raiders in Carson, but not the 24 needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 as noted - the voting is between the two two team proposals. The one where just the Rams move is not being considered And yes - if the Raiders and Chargers move and share a stadium, one HAS TO switch to the NFC due to league rules (see the Giants and Jets) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipGofern Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 So if it's Raiders and Chargers, then I guess the Rams get swapped with the one who moves? Actually, since Houston is farther west than St. Louis, the logical move is to move the Texans to the AFC West and stick the Rams in the AFC South. Then again, the Cowboys are in the NFC East so I don't think the league is too concerned about geography. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 New York City doesn't have a team and New Jersey has two so it's not like there isn't still a ton of room for shuffling. The Jaguars are obviously going to move eventually, playing games in that empty cavernous concrete thing. Probably to St. Louis lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogwelder Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I'm just shocked that they're not forcing one of the teams to move to London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 New York City doesn't have a team and New Jersey has two so it's not like there isn't still a ton of room for shuffling. The Jaguars are obviously going to move eventually, playing games in that empty cavernous concrete thing. Probably to St. Louis lol Just wondering here, have you been to the area Metlife is in? It's not New York City only in the most technical sense. Plus, I don't think there's anywhere in the city proper to build a new NFL sized stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 I think DFA was just being snarky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Having teams in both Toronto and Buffalo would either create an amazing rivalry or kill the territory dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I think DFA was just being snarky On a message board? That's unpossible. (My bad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Having teams in both Toronto and Buffalo would either create an amazing rivalry or kill the territory dead. Which is why I think the Bills were the only team ever rumored there. The Toronto "Series" seemed to be a flop too, so I would think Canada won't be getting a team anytime soon. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Browns are giving Hue Jackson a 2nd interview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Reports are now saying that it looks like the Rams will move to the stadium in Carson and the Chargers will be given the option to move to Inglewood The Raiders are going to have to at a minimum get financially compensated because they have the agree with the Chargers to share (The Raiders COULD move to St Louis but obviously that wouldn't be this year.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 @stareagle Edward Jones Dome was built in 1995. Missouri still owes $72 million in stadium bonds, while St. Louis city and STL county owe $36M each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (The Raiders COULD move to St Louis but obviously that wouldn't be this year.) "The St. Louis Raiders" just sounds wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (The Raiders COULD move to St Louis but obviously that wouldn't be this year.) "The St. Louis Raiders" just sounds wrong. Oakland Raiders is basically the best combination of city, team, and team name in all of sports. That team belongs in Oakland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I've never been to New York state, no. And I actually expect "where would you expect us to build a new stadium in New York proper" is exactly why it's in New Jersey, but it's still a little weird in a "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Apparently the Raiders are going to get $100 million towards a new stadium for staying put, so there's that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 The Rams have been official approved for Inglewood- Chargers have option to join Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 I think the Raiders were the only team to not totally infuriate their home city Goodell is supposed to speak in like 5 minutes or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 And it took less than 5 minutes to get the ALL THE FAS WILL WANT TO PLAY IN LA!!! UNFAIR ADVANTAGE!!! hot take God Bless NFL Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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