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It is starting to look like St. Louis will emerge from the game of musical chairs with a team, but the question is which one they get. I think the deck is stacked strongly against the Rams remaining in St. Louis, which means that relocating one of the two California teams in play to St. Louis seems likely. The third team would then either move to LA with the Rams, secure a new stadium deal where they are (unlikely) or pursue relocation to somewhere else (San Antonio?).

 

I'm thinking that the most likely scenario at this point is Rams and Raiders in LA, Chargers in STL. If Mark Davis pulls out, Dean Spanos won't have the capital to build the Carson stadium by himself, and given that Davis' addition to the deal was almost an afterthought, I don't think it would be that difficult for the Rams (or the NFL) to talk him into signing on with Kroenke's plan.

 

The way I understood the implications of the naming rights deal, it basically shuts down Kroenke moving the Rams because now he cannot say that he put forth a good faith effort to keep the team in town. Now, that premise is up to a vote by the Owners so who knows how that will go.

 

One thing that I just can't get sold on is for a team to play in LA. It's just been proven false too many times in the past for me to believe it without seeing it.

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