Well, I believe it was Robert Kraft who said the NFL has an "obligation" to stay in St. Louis if the terms are met. That could be a number of scenarios, however. IMO, those polls don't mean squat to me because they're asking people to pick who they like more out of the 3 teams. How many people contributed to the poll and how many are Rams fans? I'm willing to bet if there was a poll in the LA Times asking readers to choose between Raiders/Chargers or nothing, the Raiders/Chargers would win in overwhelming fashion. My point is if the NFL is going to be welcomed back to LA it won't be tied to the Rams franchise coming back. LA will welcome the NFL back, period. I mean, that's what people are saying about St. Louis, right? Just plop the Raiders there and it will be all good because it's the NFL. Right?
If the Chargers and Raiders move to LA, they're going to play in the Inglewood stadium Stan is building. No matter what that stadium is going to get built.
Now I can say without doubt that yours is wishful thinking as most of your posts are laced with LA bias. Not saying the Inglewood stadium won't get done, but "If the Chargers and Raiders move to LA, they're going to play in the Inglewood stadium Stan is building. No matter what that stadium is going to get built"? Stop it, dude. Try to have a little objectivity when it comes to this thing. If that stadium doesn't get done somehow you're going to fall on your ass really hard because you're way up in the clouds. Regardless of how small it is, there is a chance that the LA stadium doesn't go through Kroenke.
They can't force him to sell the Rams, that's not what I'm saying. But they can definitely enforce rules about relocating that are draconian. I don't think Kroenke will be allowed to move to LA if St. Louis comes up with the funding that it claims to be coming up with. That's what I'm saying. Then what is Stan going to do, try to make it work in St. Louis or try to buy another team and move them to LA. It sounds like from the owners that if St. Louis comes up with the funding then they will not allow them to leave.
It's that pesky 4th city and it's stadium that's the problem for StL.
Very true! My problem with the original comment was the poster was presenting everything as if the Rams in L.A. is the constant when that is up in the air as well. It's been stated so many times, but nobody knows what is going to happen. With that, the Rams staying in Stl and the Chargers/Raiders in the Carson City Stadium needs to be listed as a scenario as well. It doesn't matter what our opinions are, the scenarios are what they are.
They are only proposing 1/2 the funds required and need those bond extensions too. What about the other 1/2? If I were a betting man....
To be honest, it sounds like the owners will keep St. Louis an NFL city if they come up with the funding. Could mean St. Louis Rams, St. Louis Raiders, or whatever.
That's all the NFL wants to see, though. It has been said many, many times through the national media that it would be bad for the NFL to turn it's back on a city that is willing to come up with around $500 million dollars to build a new stadium.
Not what I was thinking but it definitely would be if he get's voted down.
It's still an opinion, is the point. It isn't fact. Never said the opinion is wrong as there isn't such a thing. There are also many who have the opinion that if the Stl Stadium is built, the Rams won't move. Does it make it correct? Nope, but it is something that can happen.
Yep, I'm with you. Just trying to be as objective as possible when it comes to this stuff. I'm Pro Stl to the heart, but I try to keep some objectivity.
True. I keep forgetting that because it's only 1/2 of what's needed. I guess the NFL bylaw is predicated on the "we'll meet you half way" line of thinking.
I can't say for sure the Rams are moving but I could say the Inglewood stadium is going to get built. Stan has bought the land, payed the Inglewood city council money, payed the designers money, and no he hasn't payed a video edit guy to render a stadium and make a video like how carson did. He payed real money to the designers. That's a big difference.
