The London Chargers???

[richpjr]

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[Gwynning_Spirit]

So the London Chargers are going to be in the AFC West? How is that supposed to work?
Send them the Jagg-you-arrrrs so they can play in the AFC South with all of the other misfit shit no one wants.

I also remember the league making that scheduling rule a while back, when Kraft cried a good-deal to the league, so that east coast teams traveling west would only have to make one trip to the Pacific Time zone. It was supposed to go as Chargers-Donks, Terds-Chefs pairings, for example.



I honestly don't see how London will ever get a team. There is a distinct East Coast bias in this league and always has been, especially in scheduling. The most logical thing to do if they were deadset on doing it would either be to give them an expansion franchise (which creates an odd number of teams) and put it in the AFC East, or give them the Jags, and then swap the Dolphins/Jags divisions. There is no way Kraft's buddy does that to him, and the NFC East owners would throw a shitfit of unparalleled proportions if they got sandbagged with having to go there every year.
It just doesn't work and it never will.

[PMR9FAN]

One person. Arent you the guy who was begging and pleading for Rivers to sit out the Chicago game because their DL would kill, him?

No.

[foreigner]

I think this thread needs to be closed now...

[Topcat]

They are not dumb.... the stadium is not empty, those are sellouts, the Spanoses are making a lot of money, they are laughing all the way to the bank.


https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaypari.../#1833a50c20cb

So...money is king...Chargers are the Team Without a Home Crowd...kind of like that novel, "The Man Without a Country"...

[jamrock]

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Of course.

[jamrock]

Let's face it - this is the Clippers situation all over. I remember when Barry's Tickets were letting tickets for a Clippers-Pistons game go for $7-TOTAL. I took advantage of it only to find out everyone else around me paid 5 bucks for their seat. You'd think Steve Ballmer would worry about the fact his tix were being thrown away but guess there is no reason to care. The Chargers are the Clippers, plain and simple. There is no need to move, excite fans, put a winning team, or sell seats. The money will continue to flow and the only question for the players will be-What is better? Being a Bengal and playing in front of empty seats OR the Chargers playing to sold out crowds where no one is cheering for you? Funny, when the Lakers cheers outweighed the CLippers cheers for a CLipper HOME game, no one ever wondered if the CLippers should go back to San Diego or even Buffalo, for you old-timers out there. What makes the NFL different?

Plenty of good analogies between the Clippers and Chargers.

Big difference: The Clippers were a transport team in San Diego that never developed a fan base. The Chargers had good support for 56 years.

[jamrock]

Spanos is making a lot of money in LA as we speak.

LA hasn't been a good financial move. The Forbes article linked doesn't even try to make that case.

[Fleet]

[Bolt-O]

Good on Joey. At least he acknowledges the legacy fans in San Diego, vs. the organization. I hope he sticks around.

[Lone Bolt]

One person. Arent you the guy who was begging and pleading for Rivers to sit out the Chicago game because their DL would kill, him?

Nope....that was "protect17"...don't worry. They said this team was doomed, and we wouldn't have to hear from them again until next September. Fingers crossed...

[captaind]

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The scary part is they claim to be focused. What would unfocused look like?