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Originally Posted by SAguy
If that's the case, why is it that the Rams and the Raiders both left the L.A. market? That's right..not one but two NFL teams left the L.A. market. Stop preaching about how much money could be made if the Saints left to L.A. because it's not going to happen.
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You hit the nail right on the head SAguy. If the league were so concerned with having a team(s) in Los Angeles because of the size and richness of the market there then Tagliabue and the owners never would have allowed the Rams or the Raiders to move in the first place. Also remember that Al Davis moved his team back to Oakland because Los Angeles would not build him another stadium. Forced to play in the ratty old LA Coliseum he chose to relocate instead. And after 15 years not a thing has changed. Still no new stadium. Ditto with Georgia Frontiere and the Rams. So I would say that if Benson opts to pay the $61 million penalty and opt out of the current contract he has with Louisiana and leave New Orleans, he will relocate the team to San Antonio not Los Angeles. The main reason being that San Antonio and its leaders are more amenable to building a new stadium or refurbishing the Alamodome than is Los Angeles.