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| The Dome at America's Center (Source: Pintrest) |
This loss, however, should not be considered the end of the NFL in St. Louis, as the league has not closed the door on returning there.
"We have a tremendous number of fans there as you know" Roger Goodel said to a reporter for the St. Louis Post Dispatch. "It's a great community and if there's something that can be worked out and we can develop a stadium that can allow a team to be succesful there, that's something we should consider"
"We have a tremendous number of fans there as you know" Roger Goodel said to a reporter for the St. Louis Post Dispatch. "It's a great community and if there's something that can be worked out and we can develop a stadium that can allow a team to be succesful there, that's something we should consider"
In San Diego, the Chargers have been pushing a proposed Stadium and Convention Center which will be voted on in November. the proposal calls for a 65,000 seat stadium that would also double as an extension of the convention center, would be built near the site of the current convention center and just east of Petco Park. This proposal, however, is facing serious obstacles. The source of funding would be an increase in the Hotel Tax from the current 10% to 16.5%, which has caused Mayor Kevin Faulconer and San Diego hotel owners have come out against to the project, believing that the increase would cripple business, either encouraging people to stay elsewhere in San Diego County, or simply not go there at all.
The Chargers have threatened to move to Los Angeles if the stadium proposal is rejected, but in reality, if staying in San Diego is not feasible, St. Louis would be a better option.
St. Louis has proven itself as an NFL City before. During the Rams Super Bowl run, thousands of fans packed the Edward Jones Dome, as their team won its first and only Super Bowl. St. Louis has always been loyal to the Rams, and even though they didn't always show it, they still proved it The Rams decision to leave St. Louis, was a difficult burden to carry for both the team and the city. The fans felt betrayed by the league, and the team, had to leave behind a city it called home for 20 years for a city they left behind, and a place where Football doesn't have the same appeal as it does in a Midwestern City such as St. Louis
The Rams move was a unorthodox situation. The decision to move the team, was in reality, which wrong is less damaging than the other (even though there were other ways to revive the Los Angeles Rams that could have created less tension between St. Louis and the NFL). The end result was the league chosing to move the team to Los Angeles, even if it meant leaving St. Louis without a team.
The city even has a stadium that is already built. The Dome at America's Center is still being used for sporting events, and just recently, hosted a flag football game honoring the St. Louis Rams and their greatest players. The Dome could easily be renovated into a modern facility, and allow St. Louis to even be able to host Super Bowls, Final Fours, Conventions and many other things that could pump money into the cities economy.
Dean Spanos however, is the biggest factor in this. Spanos has his eyes on two markets, Los Angeles and San Diego, and its unlikely he would want to move the Chargers to a small market like St. Louis.
In reality, the Chargers best move would be to remain in San Diego, showing that they are not only loyal to their fans, but also mean it when they say they want to remain in San Diego. If the November vote fails, the team should stick around one more year to work things out, only then could they consider moving to Los Angeles or St. Louis. Until the time comes, keep it here for more updates on this situation
The Chargers have threatened to move to Los Angeles if the stadium proposal is rejected, but in reality, if staying in San Diego is not feasible, St. Louis would be a better option.
St. Louis has proven itself as an NFL City before. During the Rams Super Bowl run, thousands of fans packed the Edward Jones Dome, as their team won its first and only Super Bowl. St. Louis has always been loyal to the Rams, and even though they didn't always show it, they still proved it The Rams decision to leave St. Louis, was a difficult burden to carry for both the team and the city. The fans felt betrayed by the league, and the team, had to leave behind a city it called home for 20 years for a city they left behind, and a place where Football doesn't have the same appeal as it does in a Midwestern City such as St. Louis
The Rams move was a unorthodox situation. The decision to move the team, was in reality, which wrong is less damaging than the other (even though there were other ways to revive the Los Angeles Rams that could have created less tension between St. Louis and the NFL). The end result was the league chosing to move the team to Los Angeles, even if it meant leaving St. Louis without a team.
If the Chargers do move, the team would have to rebrand. The name Stallions, which had originally been created for a potential expansion team, is available, as are the New Century Blue and New Millennium Gold colors, as the Rams Plan on unveiling new uniforms in 2019 . The Stallions could also recieve the St. Louis Rams records, a trend which has become more commonplace recently, meaning they would be regarded as a continuation of the Greatest Show on Turf.
Dean Spanos however, is the biggest factor in this. Spanos has his eyes on two markets, Los Angeles and San Diego, and its unlikely he would want to move the Chargers to a small market like St. Louis.
In reality, the Chargers best move would be to remain in San Diego, showing that they are not only loyal to their fans, but also mean it when they say they want to remain in San Diego. If the November vote fails, the team should stick around one more year to work things out, only then could they consider moving to Los Angeles or St. Louis. Until the time comes, keep it here for more updates on this situation
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