Chargers, Raiders shared stadium plan

[Doomsday101]

LOS ANGELES – A proposed stadium that could become the home of the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders hit an early milestone Wednesday amid rising competition to bring football back to the Los Angeles market.
The Chargers and Raiders are planning a shared, $1.7 billion stadium in the city of Carson, on the edge of Los Angeles, if both teams fail to get new stadiums in their current hometowns.

Organizers announced that county election officials had verified sufficient petition signatures — more than 8,000 — to qualify the proposal for the Carson ballot, a step toward development.
The proposal will go to the City Council, which could vote as soon as Tuesday to schedule an election or consider the plan without sending it to local voters.
There is broad support in the city because of jobs it would bring while transforming Carson into "a true destination community," said city Clerk Jim Dear, a former longtime mayor. "It's just an ideal location for a football stadium."
The Carson project is one of two prominent stadium proposals that have emerged in the Los Angeles area this year: St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke is part of a development group planning to build an 80,000-seat stadium in Inglewood, roughly 10 miles from downtown Los Angeles.
The dueling stadium plans have raised the hopes of fans that Los Angeles could end its two-decade stretch without an NFL team.

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[erod]

This is WAY too weird.

Two teams IN THE SAME DIVISION sharing a stadium?

Wouldn't both teams essentially have nine home games every year, including 4 of 6 division games? It's bad enough every fourth year when the Giants and Jets play.

What if they play each other in the playoffs? Is that fair to other wild card teams that this one would get a home game?

 

[joseephuss]

This is WAY too weird.

Two teams IN THE SAME DIVISION sharing a stadium?

Wouldn't both teams essentially have nine home games every year, including 4 of 6 division games? It's bad enough every fourth year when the Giants and Jets play.

What if they play each other in the playoffs? Is that fair to other wild card teams that this one would get a home game?

This came up a few months ago. At that time the article mentioned that one of the teams would have to be placed into a NFC division while one team would remain in the AFC West. A team like the Rams or Seattle would end up in the AFC West.

 

[erod]

This came up a few months ago. At that time the article mentioned that one of the teams would have to be placed into a NFC division while one team would remain in the AFC West. A team like the Rams or Seattle would end up in the AFC West.

Seattle was already moved from the AFC West.

No team should be moved over a stadium issue, period.

 

[joseephuss]

Seattle was already moved from the AFC West.

No team should be moved over a stadium issue, period.

I don't think the NFL concerns itself with should or shouldn't.

Since Seattle was the most recent team to get moved I doubt they will get picked, but it is a possibility. The Seahawks were in the NFC West their very first year in the league in 1976. They then got moved to the AFC West in their second season where they remained until 2002 when they got shifted back to the NFC West.

Moving the Rams to the AFC West makes sense since it would create a Missouri rivalry with the Chiefs.

 

[erod]

Seattle had no history back then. Neither did the Cardinals to speak of.

Don't mess with history and rivalries.

 

[Nomad]

I would much rather have the Rams move back to LA, and maybe share it with the Chargers. Keep the Raiders in Oakland or at least still in the bay area.

 

[Longboysfan]

I would much rather have the Rams move back to LA, and maybe share it with the Chargers. Keep the Raiders in Oakland or at least still in the bay area.

Oakland would be in the bay area and broke.
They have a small revenue flow.

 

[jrumann59]

This is WAY too weird.

Two teams IN THE SAME DIVISION sharing a stadium?

Wouldn't both teams essentially have nine home games every year, including 4 of 6 division games? It's bad enough every fourth year when the Giants and Jets play.

What if they play each other in the playoffs? Is that fair to other wild card teams that this one would get a home game?

Think about the turf maintenance costs, if its real grass that is going to coat a lot since it will be in use 21 weeks straight maybe more if the teams make the playoffs.

 

[erod]

The Rams failed financially in Los Angeles. The Raiders failed, too.

So by all means, let's put TWO franchises there. Sounds like a solid plan.

 

[joseephuss]

Think about the turf maintenance costs, if its real grass that is going to coat a lot since it will be in use 21 weeks straight maybe more if the teams make the playoffs.

That isn't counting possible high school or college games.

 

[xwalker]

This is WAY too weird.

Two teams IN THE SAME DIVISION sharing a stadium?

Wouldn't both teams essentially have nine home games every year, including 4 of 6 division games? It's bad enough every fourth year when the Giants and Jets play.

What if they play each other in the playoffs? Is that fair to other wild card teams that this one would get a home game?

I would expect the NFL to be against having it near LA because they always talk about wanted to get a team in LA again.