Post by riczaj01 on Aug 30, 2017 13:18:04 GMT -6
www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/246079/winners-and-losers-of-the-2017-nfl-preseason
Los Angeles NFL fandom: Many have wondered whether the Los Angeles market would support two franchises after getting along just fine without even one for 21 years. How much interest would the Chargers generate in their debut season? And what about the Rams, whose weekly attendance had plummeted at the end of last season? The preseason numbers, at least, are gory. The Chargers drew 21,054 to their first game at StubHub Center (of a capacity around 27,000) and 21,197 for their second. The Rams reported attendance of 58,561 for a Week 3 game that featured both Los Angeles teams, at the Coliseum. (The Rams drew 62,880 in Week 1 when hosting the Cowboys.) It doesn't help that neither team is projected to be among the league's elite. But it's fairly clear that the Rams' honeymoon is over -- and the Chargers might never get one.
Color me NOT surprised that LA isn't the NFL bastion so many hoped/claimed it would be. It's not an NFL town, and the most they can hope for is to have one of the 2 teams be in contention for a few years b/c the fanbase is at least frontrunners.
Los Angeles NFL fandom: Many have wondered whether the Los Angeles market would support two franchises after getting along just fine without even one for 21 years. How much interest would the Chargers generate in their debut season? And what about the Rams, whose weekly attendance had plummeted at the end of last season? The preseason numbers, at least, are gory. The Chargers drew 21,054 to their first game at StubHub Center (of a capacity around 27,000) and 21,197 for their second. The Rams reported attendance of 58,561 for a Week 3 game that featured both Los Angeles teams, at the Coliseum. (The Rams drew 62,880 in Week 1 when hosting the Cowboys.) It doesn't help that neither team is projected to be among the league's elite. But it's fairly clear that the Rams' honeymoon is over -- and the Chargers might never get one.
Color me NOT surprised that LA isn't the NFL bastion so many hoped/claimed it would be. It's not an NFL town, and the most they can hope for is to have one of the 2 teams be in contention for a few years b/c the fanbase is at least frontrunners.
