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[spuwho]

St Louis is actively trying to save the Rams from moving to LA. Here's a fly through video of what the new St Louis NFL Stadium will look like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQkGOSnJ9rY

Concept is interesting, but it has some serious issues.

- For an outdoor venue, it doesn't have enough events a year to make it viable. 10 pro football games, perhaps 4-5 outdoor concerts and some college football. Soccer probably can't afford to play there.  This means large subsidies are required from someone. (tax supported bonds of some kind). While the Rams have their name written all over it, you can bet they aren't going to pay market rates to make it work.
- Status of the EJ Dome.  Connected to a Convention Center and being indoors makes it viable because it can support way more events a year that are not sports specific and isn't impacted by the winter weather. If the dome remains, this can drain off precious events, or keep away revenue events at the new stadium.

- It detracts from a long term effort to tie in the Gateway Arch to a E-W urban greenbelt, so that it becomes the new visual focus of anyone entering the city on the new Veterans Bridge over the Mississippi River. St Louis has been trying for years to architecturally bring emphasis to the Gateway Arch. Even Illinois is jumping on wagon now.

While its heresy at this point, the actual best place to put the stadium is on the Illinois side (between East St Louis and Venice) of the river inside the greenbelt extension with the maw or visual opening of the stadium facing the arch.  No matter where you sit, no matter where the cameras are, people at any event are going to see the one civic landmark that makes the city, the Arch.

Have the greenbelt widen and surround the stadium with parking below ground.

Today its an abandoned factory/rail yard and is significantly depressed. METRO runs right by the site off the Eads Bridge and Interstates 70/55/64 all meet right there.

Problem is, Illinois is extremely broke. Civic pride probably won't allow it outside the city limits.  In other words, it will never happen.

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

Problem is, Illinois is extremely broke. Civic pride probably won't allow it outside the city limits.  In other words, it will never happen.

How's Missouri's financial situation?

[I-10east]

The Broncos third round pick TE Jeff Heuerman suffered the same fate as Dante Fowler. Am I the only one that seriously questions the purpose of these unnecessary May rookie practices?

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/09/broncos-third-round-pick-jeff-heuerman-suffers-torn-acl/

[Keith-N-Jax]

^^ I was thinking the same thing. Are they really necessary??

[Steve]

I mean, it's football. Would it have been better if it happened during training camp?

[Keith-N-Jax]

Would have been better if it didnt happen at all. Question is do they really need a rookie mini camp?

[I-10east]

^^^Exactly.

[thelakelander]

I don't think it matters. Not having rookie camp wasn't going to protect this guy from getting hurt. Shit happens. That's life.

[I-10east]

These rookies just came from the grueling college competition, going to Indianapolis and performing in the NFL combine, the NFL Draft etc etc. These guys have the least rest to football activity ratio of any players in football. Then you put them in a meaningless practice, without any vets to get a full gauge of their skills. That makes perfect sense to me....

Some of the Jags rookies last year even addressed this grueling process, as some were nicked up. I think that June is pretty early, and freaking May is insane. If some of these top rounders continue to get hurt in this May mayhem, I suspect that the NFL will address this, and do something about it.

[I-10east]

14 NFL teams took tax dollars for patriotic pregame displays. Of course the military-friendly Jaguars wouldn't be apart of such distasteful actions.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/11/14-nfl-teams-took-tax-dollars-for-patriotic-pregame-displays/

[I-10east]

Tom Brady got suspended for the first four games for deflategate.

#jagsopeningwithathreegamewinningstreak
#thepatriotsway

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/11/tom-brady-suspended-four-games-for-his-role-in-deflategate/

[RattlerGator]

Look for that to get reduced down to no more than 2 games, perhaps just one.

The deflation is a non-issue to me.

Lack of cooperation with the League investigation, that's more problematic but not remotely close to worthy of a 4-game suspension.

[BridgeTroll]

Anyone remember Patrick Venzke?



Former German NFL Player: 'American Football Is Like a Nuclear Explosion'

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/spiegel-interview-with-patrick-venzke-on-nfl-career-a-1032947.html

[I-10east]

Anyone remember Patrick Venzke?

I don't remember him. He's one of the many NFL players that's sharing the 'NFL is an unforgiving violent game' sentiment.

[I-10east]

Ole' Bobby Bowden said that Winston is an embarrassment to FSU.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/12/bobby-bowden-jamies-winston-an-embarrassment-to-fsu/