Dean should have looked South, not North with a vision for the future of the Chargers brand.
Should have found a way to get a deal done in San Diego.
Had a plan to play 2 games a year South, then eventually play a 3rd game South. 1 pre-season game. 1 regular season. And then pushed the league to have that 17th extra game always be in South America.
Mexico City, 1 regular season home game each year.
Rotate 1 pre season home game in South America each year.
Rotate the 17th extra game in South America each year.
San Paolo, Brazil
Lima, Peru
Santiago, Chile
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bogota, Columbia
Caracas, Venezuela
Rio de Janero, Brazil
San Diego still gets 7 regular season home games and 1 pre season home game. Plus home playoff games.
Schedule with the NFL to always get the bye week after the trip to the South American City.
Sell your Brand to new markets, instead of the move to LA where they told you they didn't want you.
Sell some exclusive package ticket deals to season ticket holders to make the trip to South America Cities game.
Get talked about a lot in sports news because of the business move to play games South America. Get talked about on game day when it's in one of those cities. Gets global sponsorships because of the marketing South of San Diego.
IMO, the LA move was a checkers business move.
But a plan to market South would have been a chess move.
Should have found a way to get a deal done in San Diego.
Had a plan to play 2 games a year South, then eventually play a 3rd game South. 1 pre-season game. 1 regular season. And then pushed the league to have that 17th extra game always be in South America.
Mexico City, 1 regular season home game each year.
Rotate 1 pre season home game in South America each year.
Rotate the 17th extra game in South America each year.
San Paolo, Brazil
Lima, Peru
Santiago, Chile
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bogota, Columbia
Caracas, Venezuela
Rio de Janero, Brazil
San Diego still gets 7 regular season home games and 1 pre season home game. Plus home playoff games.
Schedule with the NFL to always get the bye week after the trip to the South American City.
Sell your Brand to new markets, instead of the move to LA where they told you they didn't want you.
Sell some exclusive package ticket deals to season ticket holders to make the trip to South America Cities game.
Get talked about a lot in sports news because of the business move to play games South America. Get talked about on game day when it's in one of those cities. Gets global sponsorships because of the marketing South of San Diego.
IMO, the LA move was a checkers business move.
But a plan to market South would have been a chess move.
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