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it's official - Rams to move to L.A.

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NFL claims 'no legitimate basis' for St. Louis' lawsuit
Arun Srinivasan Apr 12, 2017 3:37 PM
The NFL responded to a lawsuit filed by the city of St. Louis, stating there is "no legitimate basis" for the city's case regarding the Rams' relocation to Los Angeles, according to a statement obtained by The Associated Press.

Related: St. Louis sues NFL, teams over Rams' relocation to L.A.

The city, along with the County of St. Louis filed a lawsuit against the NFL and its 32 teams, alleging the league and its franchises illegally approved the Rams' relocation bid to Los Angeles.

In January 2016, the NFL voted 30-2 in favor of relocating the Rams from St. Louis to Los Angeles, much to the chagrin of St. Louis civic officials. The Rams stumbled to a 4-12 mark in their return to Los Angeles, previously operating as the Los Angeles Rams from 1946-1994, before moving to St. Louis prior to the 1995 season.
 
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St. Louis sues NFL, teams over Rams' relocation to L.A.
The Associated Press Apr 12, 2017 1:07 PM
ST. LOUIS -- The city of St. Louis and that region's sports authority are suing the National Football League over the Rams' relocation to Los Angeles.

The lawsuit filed Wednesday in St. Louis Circuit Court also names the NFL's 32 teams as defendants and seeks unspecified damages and restitution.

The lawsuit alleges the Rams failed to meet league relocation rules when leaving for Los Angeles before last season, constituting a contractual breach with St. Louis.

The NFL did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.

The lawsuit alleges that St. Louis has lost an estimated $1.85 million to $3.5 million each year in amusement and ticket tax collections, as well as roughly $7.5 million in property taxes. In total, the city will have lost more than $100 million in net proceeds.
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Whoa.. I didn't realize the city benefits that much from hosting an NFL team. $100M/yr??

I read that wrong, right?
 
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Carr: 'True' Raiders fans won't abandon team over move to Vegas
Jack Browne Apr 18, 2017 8:47 AM
The face of the franchise is hoping Raider Nation will stay together despite the eventual move from Oakland to Las Vegas.

Derek Carr said Monday he expects Raiders fans to stick with the team in Vegas, while adding that those who don't weren't "true" supporters to begin with.

"We're not going to split up like you've seen other cities do," Carr said, according to ESPN's Paul Gutierrez.

"We're not going to do things like that. For the ones that do, I don't really believe that they're true Raider fans. I feel their hurt. I'm with you. I hurt, too. But at the same time, we're all in this together and we're just going to do it together."

The star quarterback's comments might not sit well with fans who feel betrayed over the relocation, which was approved 31-1 by NFL team owners on March 27.

Carr seemed to realize this, as he tweeted out a clarification on his remarks:


Meanwhile, the Raiders will remain in Oakland for at least another two seasons as their $1.9-billion, 65,000-seat stadium in Sin City is built. Carr believes only a small minority of fans will have an issue with the team staying while it awaits the move.

"Out of like 1,000 people, you're going to get one or two that have something to say and that's with everything," Carr said.

"Hopefully y'all don't focus on that kind of stuff because there's the 99 percent that are loyal, faithful fans that are going to ride with us wherever we're at."
 
Saturday’s Texas-USC had more in attendance than Sunday’s Rams and Chargers games. Combined.

The Los Angeles Rams are trending upward. A rocky first season in L.A. gave way to a 1-0 start in 2017. Last year’s worst offensive team exploded for 46 points against the Colts, giving former No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff his first win as a starting quarterback and setting the tone for a promising year.

The local fans, however, haven’t seemed to notice.

The Rams hosted Washington on Sunday in front of a mostly-empty stadium, casting doubt on whether the City of Angels is a premier market for one NFL franchise, let alone two.

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Considering the long-ass waiting list for Houston Texans tickets, this part of the article blows my mind: "Tickets for last week’s game against the Colts were as cheap as $6, but there were few interested buyers."

The NFL deserves all the egg on its face it gets for allowing two teams to move to an indifferent market.
 
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Considering the long-ass waiting list for Houston Texans tickets, this part of the article blows my mind: "Tickets for last week’s game against the Colts were as cheap as $6, but there were few interested buyers."

The NFL deserves all the egg on its face it gets for allowing two teams to move to an indifferent market.
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It's the NFL ignoring it's own history. LOL
 
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They're tarping off seats in the Chargers' 27K seat soccer stadium

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Remember that NFL franchises don't sell tickets, instead they sell the rights to sell tickets, so this won't force any changes right away.

The key words there are "right away." Because when you can't sell NFL tickets for $6, why would you pay for the rights to sell those tickets?
 
The LA Rams are legit. I was totally wrong about Goff. I just could not see him as "special" but dude has got it & the Rams will be a force in the league again.
 
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They were thinking that they could force San Diego to increase their offer... they still may be back in SD next year
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That thought crossed my mind, too. If not SD, then some other city willing to dish out hundreds of millions to build a new playground.
 
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That thought crossed my mind, too. If not SD, then some other city willing to dish out hundreds of millions to build a new playground.
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I'm hoping they go back to San Diego. Just seems wrong not to have them there.
I good with the Rams moving around, they started in Cleveland after all then moved to LA and to St. Louis so I'm used to them being wanderers. Not the Chargers.
 
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ObsiWan said:
I'm hoping they go back to San Diego. Just seems wrong not to have them there.
I good with the Rams moving around, they started in Cleveland after all then moved to LA and to St. Louis so I'm used to them being wanderers. Not the Chargers.
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The Chargers are f'ked in LA. They suck, and the Rams look like a really promising young team. Any "fans" up for grabs will gravitate towards the Rams.
 
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ObsiWan said:
I'm hoping they go back to San Diego. Just seems wrong not to have them there.
I good with the Rams moving around, they started in Cleveland after all then moved to LA and to St. Louis so I'm used to them being wanderers. Not the Chargers.
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The Rams would have been better off if Dan Reeves (majority owner) had not decided to move the Rams from Cleveland (after winning the NFL championship)..........the same year that the Browns came to be.:mcnugget:
 
paycheck71 said:
The Chargers are f'ked in LA. They suck, and the Rams look like a really promising young team. Any "fans" up for grabs will gravitate towards the Rams.
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It's just a matter of time that the NFL begs a move back to San Diego..........builds a stadium, extracting more money from the owner, and baking a cake for anyone buying season tickets for 1/3 off. I don't expect that PSLs to be all that in demand again when the move does happen, unless there is an opt out sell-back with interest. :)

As far as the Rams.........they may attract some fans, at the times that they are fantastically successful...........but otherwise, they will quickly migrate to their first love............college football.

And here is a scary thought regarding PSL...........check how they are structured and what happens if the ownership changes or the team moves.

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Funny how supporting cast can make or break the light in which a QB and HC is perceived.........

With 16 sacks through five games, Tom Brady is on his way for 51 sacks this season. Previous career high was 41 as a first year starter in 2001. His sack total this year has already exceeded last year’s total of 15.
 
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Funny how supporting cast can make or break the light in which a QB and HC is perceived.........

With 16 sacks through five games, Tom Brady is on his way for 51 sacks this season. Previous career high was 41 as a first year starter in 2001. His sack total this year has already exceeded last year’s total of 15.
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Sounds like they should have used that 1st round pick to get OL help instead of a WR, or even their 2nd round pick they used on a LB they waived before the season started.

Do we know anything about their 3rd round pick's (Antonio Garcia) injury?
 
thunderkyss said:
Sounds like they should have used that 1st round pick to get OL help instead of a WR, or even their 2nd round pick they used on a LB they waived before the season started.

Do we know anything about their 3rd round pick's (Antonio Garcia) injury?
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Nah, they traded their 1st rd pick for Cooks.

Now their 2nd RD pick BB probably wishes he would've picked Dawkins, even if he had to trade up a little bit.

Anyway as you know I like how BB takes chances, win or lose.
 
steelbtexan said:
Nah, they traded their 1st rd pick for Cooks.
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You'd be cussing up a storm if we had Edleman, Amendola, & Hogan and traded our first for Cooks while our QB was among the most sacked in the league. & you'd be throwing major criticism if we had drafted Garcia & he was not healthy to play at all this season.
 
thunderkyss said:
Sounds like they should have used that 1st round pick to get OL help instead of a WR, or even their 2nd round pick they used on a LB they waived before the season started.

Do we know anything about their 3rd round pick's (Antonio Garcia) injury?
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The Patriots were actually counting on him contributing this season, but placed in on the NFI (specifically undisclosed ILLNESS NOT INJURY) list on Aug 30................either because the Patriots screwed up or his illness is such that he will empirically not be able to return isn't clear from the information I've been able to obtain. But what is clear is that Garcia was placed on the NFI list on Aug 30 and only players moved to the reserve list after 4:00 p.m. ET the following day (Sept 1) would have been eligible to be activated off NFI at a later point during the season.

What's interesting is that he had a great difficulty anytime in college keeping his weight above 280-285. Early this spring he was reported as gaining up weight to ~300 pounds. There was always a question of him being able to gain and maintain enough weight to be an NFL OT.........whether it has been an underlying tapeworm or a serious medical issue that has landed him on the NFI, we don't know.
 
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thunderkyss said:
You'd be cussing up a storm if we had Edleman, Amendola, & Hogan and traded our first for Cooks while our QB was among the most sacked in the league. & you'd be throwing major criticism if we had drafted Garcia & he was not healthy to play at all this season.
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Wrong, Cooks has the makings of a superstar. The OL should've been addressed in rd.2. The reason the Pats OL looks so bad is that their 2 OT's have been playing hurt or missing games in the case of Cannon.
 
steelbtexan said:
Wrong, Cooks has the makings of a superstar. The OL should've been addressed in rd.2. The reason the Pats OL looks so bad is that their 2 OT's have been playing hurt or missing games in the case of Cannon.
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They also needed to address their pass rush with Ninkovich retiring. That's a huge issue for them.

They took 2 DEs and 2 OTs.
 
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