Comments on: Ross says AEG bid doesn’t reflect intent to move Dolphins

By: fishyinalittledishy

fishyinalittledishy — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:03:08 +0000

Move the Dolphins to London Ross that way i dont have to spend £1500 to fly over and watch them in Miami for the last few years. LOL. Miami is the coolest place in the world there is no way the uproot they are Gods team he wont be pleased.

By: cantonbound13

cantonbound13 — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:58:24 +0000

PlEase sell the team to someone that knows football! Please!!!!!

By: ken0west

ken0west — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:40:08 +0000

Ross also has a ton of property/investments in Abu Dhabi. I heard he is going to move the team abroad. The Abu Dhabi Dolphins will be the #2 mis-named team of all time, right behind the Utah Jazz.

By: ramsfaninstl

ramsfaninstl — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:07:27 +0000

Oh come on.. LA and Miami are being played by the NFL and it’s greedy owners. LA is a pawn and Miami is being played for a new stadium.

Why can’t LA wait in line for a new franchise like all the rest of us have had to do?
St. Louis waited until they were hosed by the NFL (Jacksonville and Charlotte got the new franchises) so St. Louis then went and got the Rams..

By: dvdman123

dvdman123 — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:23:47 +0000

Has anyone seen attendance at Dolphin home games lately? You see a lot of orange and it’s not fans in orange jerseys either. Miami has always had an issue with supporting any of their pro franchises except maybe the Heat and it wasn’t too ago when they issues too. My point is the NFL will go where the money is and empty seats does not equate to that so to think they wouldn’t move is very naive.

By: alonestartexan

alonestartexan — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:27:43 +0000

Dolphins to LA would make shuffling divisions easy…

Dolphins to NFC West
Colts to AFC East
Rams to AFC South

By: alonestartexan

alonestartexan — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:22:59 +0000

Miami has become like a 3rd world country. The economy in Florida is in shambles. A recent article in the Tampa Bay Times stated that while the unemployment rate in the state hovers around 8%, that the real number is estimated to be 16% because of job seekers that have completely dropped out of the job market or have given up.

The Dolphins haven’t been a good team since Marino retired and in that time, the Bucs have won a Super Bowl and Jacksonville had many playoff trips. Florida is NOT “owned” by the Dolphins anymore.

I was born and raised in Florida and now live in Texas. I don’t believe Florida will ever be what it once was again. That said, Ross can make a whole lot more money in California than he does in Miami, and that includes additional taxes in California vs. Florida.

Don’t think a “historical” team can’t move. The Colts, Raiders, Browns, Rams, and Oilers all moved and some of those teams are MORE historical than the Dolphins!

By: jimyritz

jimyritz — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:43:00 +0000

Could mean that Ross sells the Dolphins which would be fantastic..Then again what would Will Smith do? Ross would be better off in LA..

By: brianjoates

brianjoates — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:54:07 +0000

“Like the NFL would let the Miami Dolphins, the franchise of 17-0, Don Shula, Bob Griese, Larry Czonka and Dan Marino move to LA. ”

Tha was the thinking in Baltimore, Cleveland, Houston, St. Louis, Oakland, LA…

The NFL doesn’t care about the fans, its about what is best for its owners to maximize their earnings. South Florida won’t pay for his stadium upgrades, well Ross can say he has tried everything to keep the team in Miami Gardens, but LA is just a business move.

By: drpompanoduke

drpompanoduke — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:04:30 +0000

And NFL would never the colts leave. N$L just remember.

By: i10east

i10east — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:37:41 +0000

Miami, don’t hate us up here in Jax because we outsold you in attendance in a smaller city with a crappy 2-14 record. Jax is not the one at issue here, check that tag. When will yall ever learn, with the owner Shad Khan’s overwhelming commitments to the city of Jacksonville, the Jags aren’t going anywhere.

By: ambitoos

ambitoos — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:23:07 +0000

LA is the second largest market in the USA. Any franchise would be worth millions more in LA than in Miami. Ross is a Money man. The Dolphins are an asset only and why wouldn’t he try to make his asset grow in value. You Dolphin fans really think he would stay in Miami for the weather. Gimme a break.

By: stlouisramsbaby

stlouisramsbaby — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:10:18 +0000

he could leave the name/history/rights/whatever of the dolphins in Miami and just rename the Los Angeles team…

Then the Jaguars would be free to move to Miami down the road and become the new Dolphins…

By: phimuskapsi

phimuskapsi — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:25:10 +0000

“The Dolphins are still a marquee NFL franchise and are absolutely not going anywhere. More likely to see the Jets move to LA to be honest”

Hah. Not after they just spent what? $750 million on MetLife for a 99-year lease. Highly doubtful they move.

I’m a Bills fan saying this. Miami makes sense with this deal frankly. True they have been a storied franchise, but so were many other teams that have moved in the past. Not saying it’s going to happen but wouldn’t be too surprising if it did.

By: 1standinches

1standinches — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:06:49 +0000

If L.A wants a football team so bad then they need to add another franchise to the league not relocate, not just that, but add a team in each division to where everyone has five.

By: dolphandan

dolphandan — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:44:46 +0000

I don’t believe a word Ross says and I think Goodell is dumb enough to let him do it. I miss Joe Robbie and I miss his name being on the stadium.

By: rollteal

rollteal — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:26:33 +0000

Hey just a memo that was along time ago and Jacksonville supports the Jaguars much better then Miami supports the Dolphins and is in a much smaller market.

By: mcjon22

mcjon22 — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:32:34 +0000

Like the NFL would let the Miami Dolphins, the franchise of 17-0, Don Shula, Bob Griese, Larry Czonka and Dan Marino move to LA.

It’ll be Jacksonville or San Diego, maybe even St. Louis in LA, but not the Dolphins.

By: lolo376

lolo376 — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 03:29:13 +0000

Maybe he’s moving the team because he’s tired of seeing empty seats in the stadium every Sunday! Can’t even give those tickets away apparently.

By: whodey420

whodey420 — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 03:00:40 +0000

Ihateyoujeff, you ever been to South Florida?
I may be wrong but I doubt it. You should stop reading the Nat’l Enquirer and basing your opinions off of that.

LA 70 degrees and sunny? You’re lucky to see the sun for the smog. Who gives a $hit about the Hollywood scene and celebrities!!?? Anyways, if you’ve actually been to South Florida you’d know that there’s probably as many so called “celebrities” in South Florida as L.A. No state income tax on your pay. Major reason why athletes and celebrities own homes there.

By: tomtravis76

tomtravis76 — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:57:24 +0000

Ross has said he will pay for $200 million of the $400 million, so he should redo his budget and make as many changes and upgrades as he can with $200 million, no need for public funds.

By: bloggingpoodlewalker

bloggingpoodlewalker — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:56:16 +0000

Miami and LA are nothing but ghettos where losers on welfare live. Food stamp central, section 8 central. Pure trash.

By: daddyb1gdrawz

daddyb1gdrawz — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:35:37 +0000

I am not smart enough to suggest Ross has any motive in moving the Fins but the mere fact it was brought up is something called leverage. It is not as if the Dolphins deserve the team. And i am saying this as a Dolfan. It is a horrible place to have a professional team. The economy sucks. It is nothing more than a tourist destination with fan bases sparsed out nationally.

By: proudliberal85392

proudliberal85392 — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:34:37 +0000

I grew up in LA while the Rams were there. I still can’t believe there’s still no team representing LA.

By: travel4football

travel4football — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:33:40 +0000

Lost Angeles Dolphins – that just sounds weird.

Hmmm, come to think of it, wasn’t there once a Minneapolis Lakers team? I wonder what happened to it.

By: r8rnuck

r8rnuck — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:29:35 +0000

after the marlins fiasco, i don’t think the locals are as interested in financing another major capital project…

By: tyler4richardson

tyler4richardson — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:29:17 +0000

Or maybe he moves them to Sweden or Australia. AEG has stadiums there too. I don’t ever see the NFL approving a relocation involving a historical franchise like Miami. They will stay put whether he buys this company or not.

By: bmacwillconn

bmacwillconn — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:20:03 +0000

Ross would be eaten alive by the taxes in moving the Dolphins to liberal -anti business – California. Nobody is moving a business to that state.

By: lostsok

lostsok — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:13:24 +0000

I’ve been a fan of the Miami Dolphins for over 40 years…and I live on the West coast. That said: I would never forgive Ross if he moved the Dolphins. That kind of cynical ownership has been a black thorn in the paw of athletics as long as I can remember.

I don’t trust Ross, and I don’t blame the fans of South Florida for not trusting him either.

Like Hyzinga (sic?), who used public funds for his stadium…then complained about paying his taxes when he sold it…I suspect Ross has the same welfare-is-evil-unless-it’s-for-me attitude so many millionaires have. If he can’t afford to fix the stadium with his own dime, he should sell the team to a Florida based entity that can.

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:09:48 +0000

The Chargers are the team that makes the most to move to L.A.

They don’t have a fan base whatsoever.