Rams Officially Apply to Move to L.A.

[Sonic101]

The St. Louis Rams have applied to move to Los Angeles, and didn't paint STL in a good light...Maybe now everyone will stop mentioning the Jags and LA in the same breath....

http://deadspin.com/in-application-to-move-to-los-angeles-rams-shit-all-ov-1751320853

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

We haven't been part of that conversation for the past few years.

The low-hanging fruit now is us to London.  Keep up. 

[Adam White]

Yeah, the Jags won't move to LA. They will move to St Louis or some other city that decides they can't live without an NFL franchise. Maybe in 10 years or so.

[Downtown Osprey]

^ dumb. dumb. dumb. dumb.

[Adam White]

^clever. clever. clever. clever.

[FlaBoy]

I actually do think St. Louis is a danger to Jacksonville. Khan has some pretty extensive ties to St. Louis. However, with all the stadium improvements, I don't think Khan could even justify it to the owners if he wanted to. Likewise, the Jacksonville Metro was growing at a 5% rate in 2014 (hopefully more now) and St. Louis was stagnant at a .6% rate of growth. St. Louis Metro does have 1.3 million more residents today though. I think the NFL made a conscious decision to commit to the South though when it gave Jax the Jaguars and I don't see them moving.

[ProjectMaximus]

I actually do think St. Louis is a danger to Jacksonville.

If you read the application you'll see that not only do they describe the dire straits that the STL metro is in, but they warn every one else that a franchise would be ruined by locating in STL and will assuredly do harm to the NFL. So there's that...

[KenFSU]

I actually do think St. Louis is a danger to Jacksonville. Khan has some pretty extensive ties to St. Louis.

Worth noting that Shad Khan tried to purchase the St. Louis Rams in 2010, but Kroenke exercised first right.

That said, London is still a much bigger threat a decade down the road.

[KenFSU]

I actually do think St. Louis is a danger to Jacksonville.

If you read the application you'll see that not only do they describe the dire straits that the STL metro is in, but they warn every one else that a franchise would be ruined by locating in STL and will assuredly do harm to the NFL. So there's that...

That said, the purpose of the relocation application is to convince the NFL to allow them to uproot the Rams and move them to L.A. I'd expect Kroenke to paint St. Louis in the worst light possible. Feel really bad for those fans.

[Adam White]

For the record, I was just winding everyone up. I cannot see into the future and have no idea what will happen.

That said, I certainly believe Khan would relocate the team as soon as the right offer came along.

[FlaBoy]

I actually do think St. Louis is a danger to Jacksonville.

If you read the application you'll see that not only do they describe the dire straits that the STL metro is in, but they warn every one else that a franchise would be ruined by locating in STL and will assuredly do harm to the NFL. So there's that...

The Rams are in serious danger of losing out to SD and OAK in the relocation battle because STL and MO have ponied up so much money to build a new stadium. The word is the NFL owners are nervous about the PR and leaving such a large market while they believe SD fans will remain fans of the Chargers and the city of Oakland has not come close to getting a deal together to keep the Raiders. STL is a solid sports market but Kroenke has wanted LA for awhile so he mismanaged every relationship possible.

[Downtown Osprey]

And what makes you think that? Do you have sources or just throwing out shit to see if it'll stick?

[mtraininjax]

football in St. Louis hit the bricks when the Cardinals moved to Arizona. That was a complete joke! With the baseball birds still there, it was sad to see the football side leave. Now the RAMS are moving back to LA? Its been 2 decades since football was in LA and some guy plans to build a 1.9 billion dollar stadium that makes Jerry Jones Stadium look OLD?

hey will move to St Louis or some other city that decides they can't live without an NFL franchise.

St. Louis is in a decline, the metro area can't/won't pay for upgrades to keep its 2nd team, why would Khan move the team for a 3rd bite at the apple? Just because he has ties to his alma mater in Illinois, don't think for a second that makes it a good fit for his football team.

From ESPN

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams and owner Stan Kroenke view their current home as a two-sport city offering a stadium plan unbefitting of an NFL team, the organization told the league in its application for relocation to Los Angeles.

In the final section of that document, filed to the NFL on Monday, the Rams indicate that St. Louis has fallen so far behind economically that it can no longer support three professional sports teams. Also, the Rams say the stadium proposal put forth by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon's task force and the St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority (RSA) does not appeal to them, let alone any NFL team.

"No NFL club would be interested in the RSA's New St. Louis Stadium," the application reads. "Any NFL Club that signs on to this proposal in St. Louis will be well on the road to financial ruin, and the League will be harmed."

According to a study cited by the Rams, St. Louis, which also is home to MLB's Cardinals and the NHL's Blues, ranks 61st out of 64 major cities in recent economic growth and has the lowest population growth of any major U.S. city since 2008. In bold letters, the application says San Diego and Oakland are "substantially stronger markets than the St. Louis market."

[Adam White]

hey will move to St Louis or some other city that decides they can't live without an NFL franchise.

St. Louis is in a decline, the metro area can't/won't pay for upgrades to keep its 2nd team, why would Khan move the team for a 3rd bite at the apple? Just because he has ties to his alma mater in Illinois, don't think for a second that makes it a good fit for his football team.

"They will move to St Louis or some other city that decides they can't live without an NFL franchise."

and

"For the record, I was just winding everyone up. I cannot see into the future and have no idea what will happen. That said, I certainly believe Khan would relocate the team as soon as the right offer came along."


Didn't you previously take people to task about reading comprehension?

The point was that as long as there are cities with more money than sense, the possibility of the Jaguars relocating will be a concern.

St Louis may be "in decline" but it's not as if Jacksonville is in the best shape either. I wouldn't expect him to move the team to St Louis - but if the people in St Louis are willing enough to throw enough money at the prospect, I wouldn't be surprised if it became a possibility.

[I-10east]

You're usually pretty even keeled Adam, but you're way off base with this one. Not even the zombies on PFT are saying the 'Jags to STL' crap anymore; London is NOT in the discussion either. That says alot for PFT, the lowest common denominator.