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[I-10east]

9 potential new names for relocated LA NFL teams. Pretty funny stuff. 

http://www.rsvlts.com/2016/01/06/9-potential-name-changes-for-the-newly-relocated-los-angeles-nfl-team/

[I-10east]

The PFT responses to Lovie's firing says it all...

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/01/06/bucs-fire-lovie-smith/

[spuwho]

The PFT responses to Lovie's firing says it all...

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/01/06/bucs-fire-lovie-smith/

Hmm. Perhaps the rumors of his demise got around to the players hence the 4 losses. While the Glazers blame Lovie for lack of preparation, they may have undermined their own coach by starting the rumor in the first place thinking it would motivate them, when the opposite occurred.

Lovie didnt make it to a couple of Super Bowls by being unprepared. I smell foul play.

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

I don't know that it'll make any difference in the W/L columns, but I'm sure it'll make a huge difference in the sports columns coming out of Buffalo.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/01/11/bills-announce-ryan-brothers-reunion/

Bills announce Ryan brothers reunion

Posted by Mike Florio on January 11, 2016, 8:42 AM EST
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The 2016 Bills may not end their playoff drought, but at least they'll still be interesting.

Two guys who once shared a womb will share a sideline in Buffalo, with head coach Rex Ryan bringing twin brother Rob Ryan to town. The Bills announced the move on Sunday night.

Setting aside for now the question of whether G.M. Doug Whaley may be miffed that his contract-extension moment was undermined by the latest bloodline hire in the Nepotism Football League, it's an intriguing arrangement that had never happened during Rex's years as a head coach.

"I'm excited to have Rob join our staff and I think he will be a great asset for our defense. He has a tremendous working knowledge of our schemes and I look forward to his input," Rex Ryan said in the press release announcing the move. "On a personal note, it's been a number of years since we have worked together and so we are both really looking forward to this opportunity."

Rex possibly wanted to hire Rob when Rex became the head coach of the Jets in 2009; it's unclear whether Rob truly wanted to be released by the Browns so that he could join Rex. Since then, Rob has been available on multiple occasions but Rex had never hired him. That said, Rob arguably has always had multiple, five-minute-or-less viable options; after presiding over an epic defensive collapse in New Orleans in 2014 and 2015 (he actually had a strong impact on the defense in 2013), Rob may have had a hard time finding work with anyone other than a member of his immediate family.

But the fact that Rob became the in-season scapegoat for the Saints overlooks real issues with the defensive personnel in New Orleans. Besides, if it's true that owner Terry Pegula has made this a playoffs-or-bust season for the Ryan and Whaley, why shouldn't Rex pull out all the stops and bring in a twin who may not be the same from a DNA perspective, but looks and acts like the closest thing to identical that two fraternal twins have ever been.

[JaxJersey-licious]

Rams request to move to Inglewood, CA just approved by the owners!

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/01/12/rams-return-to-los-angeles/

To sum it up in one word for the taxpayers of Missouri..."Whew" Two words, "Good riddance!"

[I-10east]

That escalated quickly...

[I-10east]

I predicted earlier that STL was in the most danger of losing the team, simply because of Kroenke's plans in Inglewood. Despite STL's argent last gasp effort (even more persistent than SD and OAK), the stone was already chiseled.

[I-10east]

The Chargers have been given the OPTION to join the Rams in LA.

http://ktla.com/2016/01/12/nfl-owners-vote-to-support-move-of-rams-charges-to-planned-inglewood-stadium/

[I-10east]

2016 on the schedule, New York Giants vs Los Angeles Rams in London. Very interesting with all of these mega cities involved.

[Tacachale]

This is odd, considering that St. Louis had what was easily the best stadium proposal of the three. Oakland and San Diego would have made more sense, but I guess the rest of the league doesn't think the Oakland ownership can hack it, and San Diego couldn't pull it off without them.

That said, Kroenke has made it clear he's done in St. Louis. Makes one wonder why he went all in on the team when Khan was trying to buy it, unless he always planned on doing something like this. Perhaps his poisoning the market with bad decisions was intentional.

Hopefully San Diego stays put, but I doubt it. If they do, presumably Oakland will (re)join the Rams in LA.

[tufsu1]

That said, Kroenke has made it clear he's done in St. Louis. Makes one wonder why he went all in on the team when Khan was trying to buy it, unless he always planned on doing something like this. Perhaps his poisoning the market with bad decisions was intentional.

I think you answered your own question.

[spuwho]

While I feel it was always stacked against STL since they were sold, what upset Kroenke was the persistent objection to replacing the current dome. The STL Convention Board  decided to spend their money updating the current to maintain the contract instead of accepting the fact it was no longer competitive and replacing it.

In many ways this was one reason the STL voters passed a law that sports tax efforts had to have referendums. They wanted a say in the stadium escalation wars and they were right to do so.

Reports have shown that the Convention Center will make MORE money with the Rams gone than it would have if they stayed.

The STL Mayor said it best, "St Louis has "no appetite" for seeking another NFL team, based on what he called the dishonest way St. Louis was dealt with over the stadium issue"   "They didnt even thank the St Louis fans or community for their 20 years of support of the team"

Ouch.

I do think that mid major cities will tread more carefully in pursuing NFL franchises in the future due to how St Louis was treated.

[I-10east]

The Raiders owner Mark Davis has 'secured' some land between San Antonio and Austin. Nothing is written in stone yet, but he could use that as leverage against Oakland. It's basically a Rams back to LA-esque situation.

http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/oakland-raiders-texas-san-antonio-austin-relocation-stadium-alamodome-011316

[spuwho]

The Raiders owner Mark Davis has 'secured' some land between San Antonio and Austin. Nothing is written in stone yet, but he could use that as leverage against Oakland. It's basically a Rams back to LA-esque situation.

http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/oakland-raiders-texas-san-antonio-austin-relocation-stadium-alamodome-011316

Oakland has already said they will not use any tax dollars to build a new stadium.

In NFL parlance, that usually means don't let the door hit you on the way out.

The squabble in San Diego is location now.  The Chargers say a new stadium has to be downtown. The city says they will tear down Qualcomm in Mission Valley and build a new one. Spanos has already said its a non-starter.

Portland already has said they are Seahawk fans and have no interest in an NFL team.

That leaves few metro areas with a large corporate presence left.

San Antonio/Austin has AT&T and Dell Computer.

[I-10east]

LA is gonna take a page from Jax and cater it's fans to fantasy football and the Red Zone.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/01/14/rams-want-new-stadium-to-cater-to-red-zone-fantasy-fans/