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Adam Schefter was on FOX morning radio this morning and he was talking about an NFC team that nobody was talking about that could make the move to Los Angeles...

 

If it is not one of the obvious choices that have been discussed (Saints, Vikings) I have a feeling it could be the Falcons...they don't have a new stadium in the works and the Georgia Dome stinks...

 

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The owners of the Falcons is with Home Doept, also with Atlanta roots, so I don't see them moving.

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Arthur Blank also owns the Georgia Force and was one of the suitors for the Braves recently until tax advantages made Liberty Media (Denver) the #1 candidate.

 

He is on the board of many local companies and organizations and was instrumental in getting the Olympics here in 1996 and getting the new aquarium.

 

The Falcons aren't going anywhere.

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What did the hosts do, put NFL team names on a dart board and then have someone blindly throw darts? :D

 

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basically yes, Schefter said it was a team that would surprise people and that it wasn't the Vikes or Saints...

 

you can pretty much rule out the teams with new stadiums and Green Bay, that leaves the 49ers, Bucs, Panthers, and Falcons...

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It won't be the Vikings moving...

 

 

 

"STATE FINANCES TWINS, GOPHERS STADIUMS, COMMITS TO VIKINGS SOLUTION IN 2007

 

With only hours remaining in the 2006 Minnesota legislative session, the State Legislature approved bills Saturday that will finance a new ballpark for the Minnesota Twins and a new football stadium for the University of Minnesota. When the House and the Senate approved House File 2480, which will build an open-air ballpark for the Twins in Minneapolis, the legislature set up the Vikings stadium issue to be resolved when they reconvene in January 2007. The stadium bills will now move to Governor Pawlenty's desk for final approval and signature.

 

Included in the Twins legislation is language that moves the Vikings stadium proposal significantly forward for the 2007 legislative session, which Vikings' Owner Zygi Wilf considers a victory for the team.

 

"Although we feel there was an opportunity to resolve all three stadium issues this year, we credit legislators for the monumental effort to finance two stadiums, and for securing the Twins as a long-term asset for the state of Minnesota," said Wilf. "We're also very pleased with the commitment from state leaders that the Vikings will be a priority for the 2007 session."

 

House File 2480 affirmed that upon the sale of the Metrodome, the proceeds and assets, estimated by the House-Senate Conference Committee on stadiums to be approximately $45 million by the year 2011, will be placed in a football stadium account and be used to pay for the construction of a Vikings football stadium. Additional language required the Vikings to further develop their stadium financing proposal and bring it back for consideration during the 2007 legislative session.

 

"Essentially, the Vikings received a down payment on a future football stadium," said Lester Bagley, Vikings Vice President of Public Affairs and Stadium Development. "It is significant progress toward resolving this long-standing problem next year. For the Vikings, next year begins next week. We will move forward as aggressively as we can to ensure a timely solution."

 

The Vikings and Wilf ownership group have proposed a major development in Blaine that includes retail shops and restaurants, residential housing, space for corporate offices, a hotel and conference center and 260 acres of preserved wetlands, all of which will surround a state-of-the-art retractable-roof stadium for the Vikings. The proposal includes a $1 billion private investment by Vikings ownership, which NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, in testimony at the state capitol, called the largest commitment by any team owner in National Football League history."

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I think the falcons should relocate to Mexico City....

 

"Ron Comes Home" will be the headlines. Ron Mexico IN Mexico City. That's stinks of major endorsement deals!

 

No problems w/ the janitorial staff ditching games because the INS shows up

 

It's a win all the way around.

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What did the hosts do, put NFL team names on a dart board and then have someone blindly throw darts? :D

 

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basically yes

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you can pretty much rule out the teams with new stadiums and Green Bay, that leaves the 49ers, Bucs, Panthers, and Falcons...

 

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Since the Georgia Dome (1992), Bank of America Stadium (1996) or Raymond James Stadium (1998) aren't that old, wouldn't the condition of an older stadium, rule out the Bucs, Panthers & Falcons?

 

Now some older stadiums are;

Monster Stadium (1960 - formerly Candle Stick Park)

Ralph Wilson Stadium (1973)

Dolphin Stadium (1987 - formerly Pro Player Stadium & Joe Robbie Stadium)

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:D

 

Since the Georgia Dome (1992), Bank of America Stadium (1996) or Raymond James Stadium (1998) aren't that old, wouldn't the condition of an older stadium, rule out the Bucs, Panthers & Falcons?

 

Now some older stadiums are;

Monster Stadium (1960 - formerly Candle Stick Park)

Ralph Wilson Stadium (1973)

Dolphin Stadium (1987 - formerly Pro Player Stadium & Joe Robbie Stadium)

 

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Only the 49ers are in the NFC from your list of old stadiums.

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At this point, LA is a better instrument empty for the NFL because it gives every team the 'we're going to move' threat to leverage a new stadium for their team. if very team did this in pairs every year, they could coneivable get a new stadium every 16 years if they paced it out correctly.

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Only the 49ers are in the NFC from your list of old stadiums.

 

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I figured when the hosts were putting the NFL team names on the dart board, they accidently left the AFC team names off. :D

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Schefter said it was a NFL team

 

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Adam Schefter was on FOX morning radio this morning and he was talking about an NFC team

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basically yes, Schefter said it was a team that would surprise people and that it wasn't the Vikes or Saints...

 

you can pretty much rule out the teams with new stadiums and Green Bay, that leaves the 49ers, Bucs, Panthers, and Falcons...

 

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The NFL isn't going to bail on Atlanta. The Bucs have a new stadium, the Panthers have a (relatively) new stadium. The 49ers fan base is much stronger than the Raiders in the Bay Area.

 

New Orleans is the only team they can get away with uprooting in the NFC. However, it's the Jaguars that are going to go.

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I know it won't be America's Team. They are building a new stadium. If I had to guess it would either be Carolina or Tampa Bay, both of which are small markets. If I had to guess just one I'd go with Carolina because they are not as entrinched in the community as Tampa Bay. Doesn't Carolina have problems filling the stadium?

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Just to muddy the waters, John Clayton, in his weekly KJR interview moments ago, just said the top candidates to move to LA would be New Orleans, SD and Buffalo.

 

Also, with regards to Atlanta, JC said that Arthur Blank was looking at maybe buying the Braves as well, so I would think that would mean the Falcon's would stay put.

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Doesn't Carolina have problems filling the stadium?

 

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Next time try reading the thread before commenting.

A whopping three whole posts above yours.

Panthers aren't going anywhere.  They've sold out for near their entire 10 year existence.  They have great fan support and their revenues have been steadily increasing.

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Just to muddy the waters, John Clayton, in his weekly KJR interview moments ago, just said the top candidates to move to LA would be New Orleans, SD and Buffalo.

 

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I heard these comments when broadcast and added it to my file of reasons why John Clayton is one of the larger splash splashbags associated with the NFL.

 

Buffalo isn't in the situation New Orleans, Jacksonville, and San Diego are in.

 

He did mention that the NFL isn't interested in expansion either (which I find hard to believe).

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Buffalo isn't in the situation New Orleans, Jacksonville, and San Diego are in.

 

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Not necessairly true: they are one of hte smaller markets, and their old school ownership isn't happy with the new CBA. This would include a change of onwership, but isn't out of the realm of possibility.

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