Why did the NFL fail in Los Angeles?
544836
Los Angeles failed, not the NFL.  They had two good teams, but the fans wouldn't support them, buy tickets, and the other things that people in San Antonio and lots of other cities would definitely do for their team.  The teams had lousy stadiums, but LA refused to build a new one like other cities had.  When the NFL explored going back to LA in the late '90s, they got involved in a lawsuit with the Raiders' owner, Al Davis, who basically claimed that the Raiders still had a claim on LA and fought the NFL to keep other teams out.  The problems are all on the LA / California side, not the NFL.\n\nAnyway, it sounds like the Chargers might be moving, so they might end up back in LA, where they began.  If they think they need a second team there, let them go beg Al Davis to bring the Raiders back again.  Hands off the Saints, though, you flaky Californians!  No one tried to steal the 49ers from you after your last big earthquake!
765913
At the beginning of the year I couldn't believe they played so poorly. Last 3 weeks doing great. Don't get too excited, may be a couple years before they get back to their glory days. On side note they are battling with the city of San Francisco on a new stadium. Also, Bill Walsh is battling Leukmia, my prayers to the coach.
88440
Teams pay millions of dollars for their QB's, they don't want him to run into huge NFL linebacker.  It's not worth the risk of injury and loss of money.
819813
Well Joe Montana was the QB for San Francisco.\n\nA 24-day players' strike reduced the 16-game season to 15. The games that were scheduled for the third week of the season were cancelled, but the games for weeks 4-6 were played with replacement players.\n\nDenver - Karcher\nSeattle - Mathison\nKansas City - Stevens\nLos Angeles - Evans\nSan Diego - Slick Rick Neuheisal
333487
My 2 cents:\n\nThe Los Angeles Shield (after the famous TV show where LA is the main city in)\nThe LA Playmakers (for everyone's 'big head' in the So. Cal area.\nThe LA Cardinals (after Arizona moves their team to LA since LA moved the Rams to St. Louis ala St. Louis moved their team to Arizona {shot-out to Kurt Warner though, he seems pretty loyal}).\nThe Anahiem Angels of Los Angeles (chalk one more for Disney).\nThe Los Angeles Terminators (we're still with you Arnold!)
1110180
we've had an absolutely unentertaining, lousy last couple of years. really went south with the blake trade - miller and deadmarsh were great but hardly ever played. yes, much of the last few years was due to high end players getting injured or knocked out completely - but it's worrisome because while they will be well under the salary cap - GM Lombardi doesn't seem to enthused about spending money.\n   perhaps demitra had an attitude problem, but the Kings used to really mean something in this town - i still have my original colors jersey from the days at the Forum - but lately they just seem to be in the shadows and don't appear to even try, and when you consider the owner Phillip Anschutz is a billionaire who won't spend on this team yet makes his fortune from real estate (heavy investor in downtown), lives in Denver and is not even a local or a citizen here and thus probably doesn't care so much - i think he uses the team to promote his real estate interests like Staples Center.\n   Unfortunately, the Kings are probably just a screw that makes bigger things turn for him, and i hope and pray somebody who actually, sincerely cares gets the team away from him and puts it back where it used to be.\n   Hockey exploded in the western US when Gretzky came to Los Angeles not just because of the personality of him but his ability. the whole team responded and the hockey was incredible. it was the classic Los Angeles team made up of a bunch of players trying their hardest. now - it's just unmotivated.
686993
I admit there were a few questionable calls. But after the league reviewed the game it was made public that all the calls were CORRECT and within the NFL rules! The refs couldn't hold Holgrems hand and tell him how to manage the clock. I suppose MLB was also fixed by the umpires the year the Mariners won so many games and didn't go far in the playoffs!
711005
The fact that there was an attempt of expanding into an american market was clever but I believe its was bad managemnet by the CFL. \nIf you are going to bring a product onto the market that people are used to seeing already (NFL) but change it a lil, its got to be 10 times better for it to survive. In the CFL's case they could not appeal to millions with their fast paced game.\nAmericans are used to their NFL/College 4-down style of football and I dont think that they were ready embrace it. Also look at it from the other points The NFL is a billion dollar league that operates and runs solely for the american people. Other leagues tried such as the XFL and some smaller leagues. Let's look at who has survived... only Arena Football.\nI personally dont think that it was a good idea for the CFL to have expanded into the US... rather they should of looked to secure their canadian markets i.e. (Victoria, Halifax, St. John's)... They needed to build around the country to form that regional claim to each team. \nIf you can't build a product in your own home why try elsewhere. Will you be successful?
874310
The NFL is truly the Jeckyl and Hyde League!   There is a lack of consistancy because of several things.  First of all. . . many NFL players are just self serving egotistical gheto scumbuckets that care only about their "image" and not the team or game itself.  T.O. (team obliterater) owens. . . Chad (I am a total moron with my GAY endzone dances) Johnson. . . and etc.  The REAL football in this country is played on SATURDAY's by college teams.  The sunday NFL game is boring and mundane.    Free agency and players leaving one team for more money or press elswhere also have created a league of mediocre teams.  Look at pittsburg. . .. . from super bowl champs to total chumps!!!!   Look at the play off race. . . . a bunch of 5-6 teams still in the hunt!   The college BCS system is very flawed but at least every game counts!!!  In the NFL all you have to do is make the playoffs as a 8-8 team. . . get hot and catch a few breaks for a few games. . . and blamo!!!  You are super bowl champs!!     As a result. . . . anything can happen anyweek.. .. . P.S. . . . . Notre Dame and the Chicago Bears both bite the big schwantzola!!!
629555
people in LA wouldn't want to show up....just another person to them. \nwhereas, small town america....it is their moment of glory.
554280
Los Angeles needs a footbll team not Orange County whom used to host the Rams, LA is the place and they should build a new Stadium in Santa Monica near Venice that way people wont be hot>
1061600
The games sucked but alot of their ideas is being used in the NFL..  i.e  the camera attached by a wire with the over head shot over the field.\n\nThe skimpy dressed cheerleaders were awesome.
386264
Not soon!  Paul Tagliabue, NFL Commisioner is eager to to get a team in L.A. but he will soon retire.\n\nTagliabue has told the 32 team owners that unless a plan for Los Angeles is formulated soon, getting a team back into the nation's second-largest market won't occur by the end of the decade. For now, a six-man committee is handling the issue.
31590
I'm sure they will. L.A. is just too big not to have a football team. I doubt they will have two at one time though.
140622
Yea, it is because they have mismanged the cap. And yea, because of the coaching moves they've made the past couple of years (firing Mariucci, not hiring Dennis Green, and hiring Dennis Erickson). But that's what happens when you have non-football personell in the front office runnung things.\nBut about the Niners being over the cap next year, that's false. They are 18-20 Mill below the cap. Not re-signing J. Peterson and dumping Ahmed Plummer has saved about 10 Mill.
357428
Well to start with, we lost our best two offensive lineman. Therefore Favre didn't get the protection he needed forcing him to make bad decisions, which led to all the interceptions. Secondly, he didn't have anyone to throw the ball to besides Driver and although he's good, he's not good enough to perform well in double and triple coverage. Also, the running back situation was a nightmare, for one thing Green is very overrated, he can't run without blocking. Davenport was never first string material as well as Fisher, and Gado didn't know what was going on. So the entire offense was in shambles. Then on defense they also had a number of injured starters, and the backups just couldn't take up the slack, plus nobody knew how to fall on a god damn fumble. Not to mention Mike Sherman is a chump.
759816
Teams currently seeming to have stadium issues always will use a place like Los Angeles as ransom for their current locations to ante up.  Seems to me that makes the list of potential LA:  Buffalo, Indy, Kansas City, Minnesota, New Orleans, Oakland, San Diego and San Francisco.\n\nOf this group...odds are KC will get something done for the Chiefs;  Vikings, were they to move, seems to be looking more like San Antonio;  and the Saints, were they to move, likely to stay somewhere on the Gulf Coast.\n\nBills does have another suitor just north of the 49th in Toronto.  Colts have also been mentioned with Toronto as possible, as well.  Admittedly, Toronto is a large market of 5 million-ish, but the flux of currency values make it not too inviting at the moment.\n\n49ers, it seem, are now heading to Santa Clara.  Not sure if this deal is done, but I suspect they will stay somewhere in the bay area.\n\nRaiders...well, it is Al Davis, and they could end up in Honolulu, Bakersfield, or any of the towns named Springfield yet.\n\nChargers do strike me as the most likely.  They have stadium issues to the point where they need a new stadium if they want more Super Bowls played in the area.\n\nIf I were a betting man, I would say we could see two teams in LA.  Most likely the Chargers or Raiders from the AFC, along with an expansion NFC team.