As the NFL owners met in Phoenix, Arizona, the emotional roller coaster ride cranked up again. Fans in multiple markets are in a holding pattern waiting to see whether or not their beloved football team will stay or move to a better location. The rumor mill churned and churned.
As reported by Sam Farmer of The Los Angeles Times, the St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke brought out detailed plans for his Inglewood stadium project, which has enough room and amenities to accommodate two NFL teams.
Kroenke’s project is going up against Carson City project. According to a tweet by Vincent Consignor of the Los Angeles Daily News, lawyers needed an extra day or two to sort through them before filing. Both San Diego and Oakland need to get new stadiums, and they are working together to share a stadium in Carson City.
What a mess this is for the NFL. And while all of this is being discussed, scientists predicted the state of California has one year of water left in its reservoirs. And I’m not trying to find some fictitious reasoning for why an L.A. stadium is a bad idea. The NFL needs to be in that city. They do deserve two teams.
When locals caught wind of the new stadium sketches in Inglewood, panic set in again. Some off the things that I read or heard made me laugh. “The Rams are gone, bruh.” “Man, we need a roof on the new stadium.” “L.A. plans made our plans look basic.” “What are we going to do?”
It’s time for a few people to put the brown bag down. Dave Peacock and Bob Blitz don’t have time to worry about the nice drawings of the Inglewood stadium project. Their biggest hurdle now is getting the funding for the stadium. And thanks to the billionaire with the push broom mustache, the level of urgency has increased, from St. Louis to California.
In order for St. Louis to remain an NFL city, a new stadium must be built. The NFL has been impressed with the progress of Peacock and Blitz, but there is still some resistance, especially in the state Senate, for extending the bonds.
My advice for loyal St. Louis Rams fans is to stop the internet beefing with Los Angeles Rams fans. The history book shows how much success they’ve had since moving here 20 years ago. And, in the case of a public vote, be prepared to vote yes. No stadium, no team.
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