Comments on: Atlanta the latest to hear threats of L.A. eyeballing team http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:44:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: ilovefoolsball http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2307023 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:26:00 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2307023 I just got back from a trip to Los Angeles and I now know why people say they wouldn’t support an NFL team.

It’s because they don’t support anything! There is no civic pride. There is no hometown feel. Everybody does their own thing and no one really gathers together for anything. I’m sure there are exceptions but having been to a lot of major cities I can say that L.A. definitely feels like the least likely place to support something as a community.

]]> By: NoHomeTeam http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2306029 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:47:28 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2306029 11gixsix says: . . . California does not need a 4th team its absurd. Some states cant even get 1. … Move one of the 3 teams you already have in the state to LA that way the fans can still make the drive and still be fans.

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You don’t own a map of the western US, do you?

]]> By: redzonerocks http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2305124 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:47:33 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2305124 This is nothing more than sabre-rattling…and it will probably work. I’m so glad I don’t live within the city limits of Atlanta.

]]> By: footballchic777 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2303312 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:22:02 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2303312 They need to get a team in LA if they are gonna put one there, so every other team can stop using it as a threat. The Falcons owner should be thankful their fans have stood by them and supported him, and work in a deal without the threats!

]]> By: whoknowsnothing http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2303191 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:36:46 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2303191 I’ll bet they will even ask the Packers to move there, lol. L.A. will take any team that is willing to go they just haven’t found anyone to say yes to their offer.

]]> By: stlouisramsbaby http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302976 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:18:55 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302976 so who would go to the NFC South? I guess it’d be the St. Louis Rams but I gotta admit I’d hate to leave the NFC West but I’d be licking my chops at the NFC South.

LA Falcons…its got a nice ring to it

]]> By: jason1980 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302927 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:57:00 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302927 Arthur Blank in a sheep in wolves clothing. I wouldn’t trust that snake oil salesman any farther than I could throw him. L.A. Falcons does have a nice ring to it. Lord knows with their fair weather fan base, L.A. would be a great destinations.

]]> By: dfalcon3522 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302872 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:19:24 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302872 Also this new stadium is not about the condition of the GA Dome, it never has been. It’s all about more money that Mr. blank can make. The way the deal with GWCC was made Mr Blank doesn’t get half of the revenue that other stadiums generate. It’s about concession sales & parking sales that he doesn’t get. That’s it in a nutshell. If he builds a new stadium that he owns he gets all the cash from these sells.

]]> By: dfalcon3522 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302865 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:14:28 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302865 A friend reminded me today that it was amid talks almost 20 years ago of moving the Falcons to Jacksonville that helped get the GA Dome built. This sounds like something Blank will use as some leverage. No way he intends on moving the team to LA…Period End of Story

]]> By: mazblast http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302848 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:02:55 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302848 Let’s make this easier. Just release a list of teams by their lease expiration dates. Even the ESPN Holy Trinity of Dallas, New England, and the Giants. No one should be excluded from the rumor mill.

]]> By: whodatnhollywood http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302748 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:05:18 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302748 We don’t want the Falcons here in LA! Oh, hell no! I want my Saints to continue whipping their tails in ATL!

I’m SICK of billionaire NFL owners holding up their cities with a threat of moving to LA. While I know it’s mutual usery between them and LA, enough is enough! Fish ain’t bitin’ no more!

Furthermore, the Georgia Dome is younger than the Mercedes Benz Superdome! It’s still a nice place. They just need to renovate it. It’s UNFAIR to the citizens of ATL for the Falcons to be crying for a new stadium when they still have a relatively young stadium. It’s much cheaper to update it than rebuild it.

Plus, the Falcons have to get over themselves and their arrogance! The Georgia Dome is not just for them! There are other sports teams and conventions that depend on the covered stadium.

So, it would be foolish to build an open-air stadium for only 10 NFL games per year~11 if the Falcons luck up and win the division. Can you imagine the price of Falcons tix with a new stadium!!!? It’s already sick that it costs $35 to park at these sporting events!

So, Big Bank Blank, if you want a new stadium, build it yourself! And don’t drag LA in the middle of your mess!

Geaux Saints!

]]> By: musicman495 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302616 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:57:13 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302616 breakingb says: Jan 29, 2013 4:13 PM

Can’t the Saints get sent to LA?
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The Saints are already in LA.

]]> By: gotampabay52 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302605 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:53:38 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302605 move falcons give us the jags in their place

]]> By: cooklynn17 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302583 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:46:22 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302583 Just take a team from Florida and call it a day.

]]> By: catfanatic1979v1 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302497 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:16:37 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302497 Honestly, if you can’t afford to build a stadium out of pocket then you shouldn’t be running an NFL franchise in the first place.

]]> By: MyTeamsAllStink http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302483 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:13:50 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302483 Move the Raiders to Sacramento.Once the Kings leave they’ll be the darlings of that area and won’t be pushed to the background by the Niners,Giants,Warriors and college sports.Ever listen to Bay Area sports talk and hear raider talk?Better listen closely because it’s very brief.If they go back to LA they’ll be a distant third to Laker basketball and USC football.

]]> By: 11gixsix http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302419 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:59:05 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302419 As a Vikings fan I am so glad we do not have to hear our names thrown into these conversations anymore. California does not need a 4th team its absurd. Some states cant even get 1. I know a lot of those states are big college states but I’m just saying… Move one of the 3 teams you already have in the state to LA that way the fans can still make the drive and still be fans.

]]> By: fortphiladamsterdam http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302398 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:52:35 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302398 So because the governor says Blank hasn’t pulled that card with him, means that Blank never said anything to the mayor? It’s possible, but you’re drawing a line that doesn’t exist there.

]]> By: granadafan http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302369 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:45:29 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302369 It’s just wrong that billionaire owners of businesses worth billions in a monopoly organization worth almost a hundred billion cannot “afford” to build to build their own place of work. Instead, they hold communities hostage with threats to move and then prevent them from watching their product if the stadium isn’t sold out. Ah, the NFL.

]]> By: cacheesehead1237 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302364 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:44:50 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302364 I have been saying for years that the NFL has no interest in putting a team in LA until it has extracted new stadiums for all current teams. LA is simply a hammer that is used to force cities to pony up the dough for a new stadium under threat of the team relocating to LA.

]]> By: spartan822 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302356 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:42:48 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302356 Good luck with that, Atlanta. I feel for you.

- a Vikings fan

]]> By: grendelg http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302339 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:37:41 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302339 Saints fans are the WORST. Can’t you just accept your losing season with grace? Every Saints fan is like Logicalvoice or whatever for the Redskins.

]]> By: ampats http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302334 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:36:15 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302334 The bigger lesson is that there is a group from LA aggressively courting teams to move. There are alot of franchises that could be lured to move if they don’t get the deals they want from their respective cities.

]]> By: srcnsd http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302331 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:35:20 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302331 Los Angeles had TWO teams, and couldn’t hold on to either one of them. Why do they deserve to get another?

]]> By: steelerben http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302284 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:23:50 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302284 If the Falcons leave for LA, will anyone notice?

]]> By: firstroyal http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302267 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:18:23 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302267 What if public subsidies to sports teams were made illegal? Would anyone be against this?
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Agreed as long as they make illegal public funding for all the other crap that 90 percent of the population does not care about- like the arts and public broadcasting.

at least this has some sort of logical purpose

]]> By: duluthvikesfan http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302266 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:17:57 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302266 Enjoy the madness that comes with trying to get a new stadium, Falcons fans! You are going to hear about implied threats to leave for LA everyday until the new stadium is a done deal. We sure did here in Minnesota!

]]> By: brewcrewfan54 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302262 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:17:04 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302262 Los Angeles has lost 2 teams. I don’t care how large their market is they don’t deserve one. And the fact owners want new stadiums when their current ones are barely 20 years old is ridiculous.

]]> By: hoops737 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302252 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:15:18 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302252 If the Falcons move, who will the Saints beat down on a yearly basis?

Keep the rivalry flowing

]]> By: FinFan68 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/29/atlanta-the-latest-to-hear-threats-of-l-a-eyeballing-team/#comment-2302251 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:15:06 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1688837#comment-2302251 The NFL is making more money off of threatening to move to LA than they would if a team actually went there. The only way a team goes to LA is if a team already in California does it. Cali taxes are very high and enormous tax breaks would be required to justify moving a team from out of state. That would be hard to do in conjunction with the tax issues necessary for building a new stadium.

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