Rams Persuasive Essay
Persuasive Essay
The Return of the Rams:
The Rams will make their long anticipated return to Los Angeles
Table of Contents
Introduction Page: 1
Why St. Louis? Why not expand? Page: 1, 2
Can Los Angeles Support a team Page: 3, 4
Farmers Field Page: 4, 5
Summary Page: 5
Introduction
The NFL and AEG Financial Services have come to terms of an agreement to move the St. Louis Rams back to the city of Los Angeles. With the Rams recent stadium renovation plans rejected by the city of St. Louis, AEG stepped in to buy the struggling franchise. The St. Louis Rams, once known as “the greatest show on turf”, have struggled both on and off the field. Aside from not having a …show more content…
The problem with a possible expansion though is that the NFL would still have to find new homes for the struggling teams. Commissioner Goodell also is weary of changing the current landscape of the NFL. You can’t just add one team if you are going to expand because that would leave the NFL with an uneven number of teams. Two teams would have to be added and it is unknown whether the NFL is currently prepared to expand, having just recently done so in 2002 with the Houston Texans. This would also leave two divisions with five teams, creating all types of scheduling issues.
In the end, Commissioner Goodell felt that if this move turns out to be a successful venture, then he would be able to expand later down the road. He would do this by adding another team, in the AFC, to Los Angeles creating a situation like that of the New York Giants and Jets. He would then be able to move another struggling team to a new city if needed. This current idea is believed to be the best case scenario for the NFL and its success now depends on the Rams.
Can Los Angeles support a
The Return of the Rams:
The Rams will make their long anticipated return to Los Angeles
Table of Contents
Introduction Page: 1
Why St. Louis? Why not expand? Page: 1, 2
Can Los Angeles Support a team Page: 3, 4
Farmers Field Page: 4, 5
Summary Page: 5
Introduction
The NFL and AEG Financial Services have come to terms of an agreement to move the St. Louis Rams back to the city of Los Angeles. With the Rams recent stadium renovation plans rejected by the city of St. Louis, AEG stepped in to buy the struggling franchise. The St. Louis Rams, once known as “the greatest show on turf”, have struggled both on and off the field. Aside from not having a …show more content…
The problem with a possible expansion though is that the NFL would still have to find new homes for the struggling teams. Commissioner Goodell also is weary of changing the current landscape of the NFL. You can’t just add one team if you are going to expand because that would leave the NFL with an uneven number of teams. Two teams would have to be added and it is unknown whether the NFL is currently prepared to expand, having just recently done so in 2002 with the Houston Texans. This would also leave two divisions with five teams, creating all types of scheduling issues.
In the end, Commissioner Goodell felt that if this move turns out to be a successful venture, then he would be able to expand later down the road. He would do this by adding another team, in the AFC, to Los Angeles creating a situation like that of the New York Giants and Jets. He would then be able to move another struggling team to a new city if needed. This current idea is believed to be the best case scenario for the NFL and its success now depends on the Rams.
Can Los Angeles support a