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2017-09-11 -Short Attention Span Theater-

A ton of empty seats greet the Rams as they start second season in Los Angeles

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Posted by Fred 2017-09-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 They suck. They just got lucky today.

Posted by BigEdLB 2017-09-11 01:19|| 2017-09-11 01:19|| Front Page Top

#2 In five years when Brady, Rogers, E. Manning, and Brees are gone, the NFL will hit a slide and stay there for a bunch of years.

It's their turn. The NFL has had a good run over the last fifteen or so years but every one of the big four goes through peaks and valleys. The NFL is due and their commissioner is accelerating the crash.

Posted by no mo uro 2017-09-11 06:55|| 2017-09-11 06:55|| Front Page Top

#3 "Peak NFL". No sympathy for the NFL. It already enjoys an anti-trust exemption. What a joke. No tears shed here.

Posted by Clem 2017-09-11 07:16|| 2017-09-11 07:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Without the franchise, many within the ranks would turn to criminal activity. Oh wait.....

Posted by Besoeker 2017-09-11 07:23|| 2017-09-11 07:23|| Front Page Top

#5 It's been said that sports (and other entertainment) is an escape from the day-to-day politics. Now that sports (NFL) have become "political" (see also ESPN's demise), sports are no longer the escape people temporarily desire.

Posted by Clem 2017-09-11 08:39|| 2017-09-11 08:39|| Front Page Top

#6 sports are no longer the escape people temporarily desire.

How soon before they bring back the old Roman Games. I know a lot of liberals would love to watch Christians vs Lions -or- to give it a 20th Century update: Unarmed Christians vs Lions of Islam...

Posted by CrazyFool 2017-09-11 10:00|| 2017-09-11 10:00|| Front Page Top

#7 sports are no longer the escape people temporarily desire.
Hunger Games?

Posted by Glenmore 2017-09-11 11:41|| 2017-09-11 11:41|| Front Page Top

#8 Everyone knew this would happen, yet LA was given two NFL teams.

Posted by regular joe 2017-09-11 12:26|| 2017-09-11 12:26|| Front Page Top

#9 Everyone knew this would happen, yet LA was given two NFL teams.

Not only that, I heard talk of having teams in Europe again. NFL Europe was a massive failure, yet the suits / brain dead commissioner Roger Goodell keep bringing this crap up. The NFL deserves a few years in the wilderness.

Posted by Raj 2017-09-11 14:05|| 2017-09-11 14:05|| Front Page Top

#10 If you move to as city with alot of low-income residents for a demographic, chances are you won't get full-stadiums with ticket/concession prices as they are. I can't imagine the Chargers or Rams staying financially afloat beyond the decade.

I believe, Spanos will sell the team in a couple years to a conglomerate interest that will move the team BACK to San Diego.

Posted by Charles 2017-09-11 17:39|| 2017-09-11 17:39|| Front Page Top

#11 they currently get around $200M+ from the TV package alone. Hard to drive a franchise into the ground without Nick Maduro as an owner

Posted by Frank G 2017-09-11 21:53|| 2017-09-11 21:53|| Front Page Top

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