The Twin Cities will not have to lose another team to Los Angeles, but most importantly, the NFL does not have to give up on the very large and wonderful corporate town. That also means that another team should be targeted for moving.
The potential organization for L.A. should fit at least these two minimum requirements, the first being that the team will be in the same division and not have to travel cross country for intra-divisional games. Second, the NFL should try to avoid moving a team out of a city with a great market and lots of corporate dollars, which would have happened if the NFL left Minnesota.
The team most ideal team to move would be, in my opinion, the Oakland Raiders.
Why the Raiders?
The Bay Area is a major market and the Raiders also have a lot of history in Oakland. True, except that the Raiders also have a history in Los Angeles, and the franchise is failing to get lucrative sponsorships in Oakland.
Also, their stadium is one of the most outdated venues in professional football. I mean, does anybody know what the Coliseum is being called anymore?
The Raiders are the last remaining organization that shares its stadium with a baseball team. In addition, the Bay Area is being served by the 49ers, and the NFL did survive with only one team in the region before the Raiders moved in. That would logically mean that simply moving the Raiders south to L.A. would make financial sense.
Though L.A. is a huge market, it does have a questionable football appetite according to many critics.
The best way to test the L.A. market is to have a team looking to move there—let’s just say the Raiders—and have them play games in L.A., like the Bills do in Toronto. Playing games in Southern California will help build a fanbase in Los Angeles.
One such game could be a regular-se...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Oakland Raiders
