Around the NFL - 2011

[Sgt PSN]

The stadium proposal for LA goes up for an approval vote today.  15 member panel, majority vote needed but it's expected to get a unanamous vote in favor of the new deal. 

LA Chargers, LA Rams, LA Jaguars, LA Bills or LA Vikings?

[lurking wierdo]

Yes

[Tomahawk]

The stadium proposal for LA goes up for an approval vote today.  15 member panel, majority vote needed but it's expected to get a unanamous vote in favor of the new deal. 

LA Chargers, LA Rams, LA Jaguars, LA Bills or LA Vikings?

Hope it's not the Rams

[Sgt PSN]

Speaking strictly as a fan, Jax and the Rams make the most sense.  Jax is the newest football city, so they'd be my 1st choice.  The Rams came from LA though so they make a lot of sense as well.  But St Louis is a good sports town and they should probably have a team.  I'd hate to see teams like Buf, Min or SD move after they've been in their current cities for decades upon decades. 

[hbionic]

Hope its not Rams, Buffalo, or Chargers.

Jax make the most sense. Nobody cares about them there and nobody will care about them here.

[ice grillin you]

jacksonville actually cordons off sections of their stadium

SD also makes sense just because so cal does not need two teams

[Sgt PSN]

Chris Johnson didn't show up for camp today so he forfeits a year of free agency and faces the $30k/day fine. 

[Rome]

I don't see any way the Bills leave Buffalo.  After all, it's one of the most beautiful cities on Earth!

[Diomedes]

Jacksonville is the best option.

[QB Eagles]

Everyone knows Jax is the team the NFL wants to move, but the stadium lease is a brutal one and someone -- either the new owners or the NFL -- would have to shower literally hundreds of millions of dollars on the city of Jacksonville to make the move happen.

[ice grillin you]

Everyone knows Jax is the team the NFL wants to move, but the stadium lease is a brutal one and someone -- either the new owners or the NFL -- would have to shower literally hundreds of millions of dollars on the city of Jacksonville to make the move happen.

they are paying 1.2 billion for the stadium in LA...a couple hundred mil (if thats what it would even be) to buy out of a lease is chump change

[Sgt PSN]

More importantly, AEG is playing nearly the entire amount for the stadium, so the city of LA could (theoretically) kick in the funds to buy out the lease in Jax. 

[QB Eagles]

I think if the only option were Jacksonville, the NFL would spend the cash in a heartbeat. But they can just move the Chargers up I-5 and avoid the hassle and the expense. The team started in LA and it might as well end up there. They seem primed to move and no one really cares about keeping them in San Diego.

[MDS]

chargers and rams make the most sense...easiest to move them

though no one will give a shtein if the jags go

[Sgt PSN]

The Chargers are definitely "easiest" both in terms of leases and logistics.  Obviously, physically moving the team about 100 miles is simple and cost effective.  But they are also able to opt out of their lease with SD pretty much at any time from now until (I think) 2020. 

I think it'll most likely be the Chargers but as I said earlier, strictly from a fan perspective I'd rather see Jax go.  It's not a desirable destination to visit for a roadie and the team isn't deeply rooted in the town like most of the other options are.