The NFL is a business. The smaller the market. The smaller the profits. The larger the market. The larger the profits. Plus more space to advertise and snap up revenue.

Financially, on a grand scale business wise, it would appear it was a mistake to move a team here. But hindsight is 20/20. 1993 this looked like a good idea. Hell, back in the 1970s and 1980s it was a better idea at that time. It could have given this city an opportunity to harness another generation or two of true fans born and raised here.

Timing is everything. I will say this though. Market size is only as good as the people and competitors within those said markets. L.A is already struggling with the Chargers. And if the Rams don't start picking up pace at a Superbowl level? They'll start struggling too. New stadium or not. Nobody wants to shell out the money to witness mediocre teams or products or below mediocre teams and products in MOST markets.

Why would I want to pay for a Rams or Chargers game when I can pay for a baseball game during the better months of the year? Or for a basketball game that's indoors. Especially when it's a historic team that now has LeBron James on it? That's exactly how people weigh out their disposable income. London is obviously more profitable. But for how long?

How long can you seriously keep a team in that market? With the logistics as well of the away / home team schedule. It's a lot to ask of 31 other teams. And how long will London put up with this same mediocre product that Shad Khan has subjected this city too? Does London really want to shell out the pounds to watch a [BLEEP] 38 - 90 club?

Doubt it. They'll get a free pass the first two years. After that? You better be cracking double digits and at least sniffing the play-off race in November every year after that. Or do you pimp this team out and let them become the London Silly Nannies so bigger teams can come over and blow them out? Would be like modern day Gladiator games being overseen and engineered by some of Rome's most sadistic emperors in it's history.

All of that for what? To add another $1B to your already behemoth profits of roughly what? $22B last year or headed in that direction by 2025 at least? If they move this team. GOOD [BLEEP] RIDDANCE TO ANYTHING NFL RELATED. At least for me. Leave our name at least. Leave our colors. Leave our history. Start over there if it pleases you.

But this could be the very slow death pill of poison that hurts the NFL in the long run. Can't have an owner over here while he's hood winking (miserably failing by the way) us locals and then hoping to dip his dick in London's honey pot too. 2 games in 2020. 4 games in 2022 at the minimum. Which market wants to pay out the most for his mediocre products? It's a game of chicken [BLEEP] that the NFL wants to turn into chicken salad.

Disgusting display of greed.

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