Sebastianm 44 Posted July 22 What will be the next nfl city? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BBTV 18,028 Posted July 22 10 minutes ago, Sebastianm said: What will be the next nfl city? There's 32 teams in 30 cities - and it could easily be argued that there aren't 30 NFL cities. 1. Look at who needs wants a new stadium and isn't getting it. Then... 2. Look at what cities are willing to give a billionaire a tax-payer-funded multi-billion-dollar stadium. I'm not sure there's anyone begging for a stadium right now, and due to the pandemic, it's unlikely that any city could possibly commit that kind of money to something considering how many are going broke and having to raise taxes just to try and make up for billions in lost revenue. Don't forget - cities are businesses too, and this isn't a great time for many businesses. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastianm 44 Posted July 22 1 minute ago, BringBackTheVet said: There's 32 teams in 30 cities - and it could easily be argued that there aren't 30 NFL cities. 1. Look at who needs wants a new stadium and isn't getting it. Then... 2. Look at what cities are willing to give a billionaire a tax-payer-funded multi-billion-dollar stadium. I'm not sure there's anyone begging for a stadium right now, and due to the pandemic, it's unlikely that any city could possibly commit that kind of money to something considering how many are going broke and having to raise taxes just to try and make up for billions in lost revenue. Don't forget - cities are businesses too, and this isn't a great time for many businesses. I’m asking for the community’s opinion. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BBTV 18,028 Posted July 22 1 minute ago, Sebastianm said: I’m asking for the community’s opinion. Am I not a member of this community? 13 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AustinFromBoston 563 Posted July 22 Mormon Country is overdue for a sports team. .....The Utah Raptors! 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BBTV 18,028 Posted July 22 Utah is a great city. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastianm 44 Posted July 22 Utah, San Diego, San Antonio, St. Louis, Portland, Orlando, and Birmingham are all great reps! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hugevolsfan 758 Posted July 22 2 hours ago, Sebastianm said: Utah, San Diego, San Antonio, St. Louis, Portland, Orlando, and Birmingham are all great reps! You know somebody should do a spring league with all of these cities... 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GDAWG 1,628 Posted July 22 The NFL has 32 teams, 8 divisions of 4 teams. 32 is a nice number and a nice balance. The NFL doesn't need to expand anymore. 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dont care 5,398 Posted July 22 9 hours ago, Sebastianm said: Utah, San Diego, San Antonio, St. Louis, Portland, Orlando, and Birmingham are all great reps! San Diego won’t pay for a new stadium. San Antonio, Portland, birmingham don’t have the infrastructure. St. Louis has already failed 2x. Orlando is too close to both Tampa, Jacksonville, and even Miami for any of those teams to agree to a new team taking part of their market 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastianm 44 Posted July 22 1 hour ago, dont care said: San Antonio, Portland, birmingham don’t have the infrastructure. Portland and Birmingham yeah, but have you ever seen the Alamodome? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dont care 5,398 Posted July 22 50 minutes ago, Sebastianm said: Portland and Birmingham yeah, but have you ever seen the Alamodome? They’d want a new stadium. Not a nearly 30 year old stadium that currently would be one of the oldest stadiums in the NFL. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Comet 1,396 Posted July 22 (edited) I'm going to throw a curveball and say that someone in San Diego decides to build their own stadium, buys the Chargers from Spanos and brings the Chargers back to where they belong. As it is, I don't see the world economy, much less the US economy, recovering in the near future. The potential collapse of Three Gorges Dam in China will not help matters either. So expansion is out and relocating is the only way I can see new markets in the NFL. Edited July 22 by Red Comet 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NormMacdonald 666 Posted July 22 My guess is we don't have any relocations this decade. If there are relocations I can only think of 2 teams that might. In no particular order: Jags and Bills. And even though they have the best chance, I still think both of them will still be in their respective cities by the end of this decade 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GDAWG 1,628 Posted July 22 After the relocations of the Rams, Chargers and Raiders, the NFL is going to want a measure of franchise stability for at least the next decade. The Raiders to Las Vegas will be the last relocation for a while. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heavybass 542 Posted July 22 Well what's going on right now is probably going to eliminate the Jags from relocate to London 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gothamite 22,657 Posted July 23 9 hours ago, heavybass said: Well what's going on right now is probably going to eliminate the Jags from relocate to London Nah, time zones killed that a long time ago. Covid is just making it official. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Wolf 5,043 Posted July 23 22 hours ago, hugevolsfan said: You know somebody should do a spring league with all of these cities... Needs more Memphis. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ramsjetsthunder 827 Posted July 23 Don't want any more, but could see Toronto or London. Also a chargers move back to SD 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
