Chargers to LA..

[57stratdawg]

No shocker, but announcement coming soon.

 

[RocketDawg]

Is there any talk of moving the Padres somewhere else too?

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Petco is nearly thirteen years old and the Padres have a 30-year lease so I'd say the answer is No.

 

[RightOfCenter]

Pardon my ignorance, but what is the incentive to move? I have not been keeping up. I could possibly see the Rams last year, but have not followed this.

 

[MarkDallas]

This can't possibly succeed, can it? Two teams no one in LA cares about?

 

[Arthur2478]

Pardon my ignorance, but what is the incentive to move?

Qualcomm Stadium is 50 years old and they can't get a new stadium built in San Diego.

It's the same reason the Raiders are about to leave Oakland.

 

[WayboDawg]

I don't get this either. The NFL has tried time and time again to put teams in LA, and they have all eventually left (Rams, Raiders, Chargers). The only team that people care about out there is the Lakers. Folks just don't care about football in Los Angeles. Las Vegas, San Antonio, or St. Louis all make more sense.

 

[The Maroon Pug]

No pun intended right?*

 

[Predestined]

Wow. LA has turned into the black hole of suck for the NFL.

 

[Drebin]

No, people care about football in LA. The biggest issue has been the stadium and location out there. The LA Rams had great attendance numbers this past year to watch a crappy football team.

Teams will be successful out there with the new stadium they're building. I'm less impressed with Oakland's chances in Vegas, but we'll see. The Raiders play in a really ****** stadium. The Chargers' stadium isn't bad, but it's old.