[BuiltRamTough]

If the owners didn't want the Chargers to leave then why did they approve last year? I don't get that.

[Elvis]

So hard to know, could be a good cop bad cop thing where the NFL is trying to be the good guy, then again it's also possible once the Raiders are approved for Vegas, if that happens, Spanos finds a way to stay in SD.

Or it could be exactly as it is now...

[Elvis]

If the owners didn't want the Chargers to leave then why did they approve last year? I don't get that.

Give Dean leverage and a way to save face while getting his ass kicked by Kroenke...

[Elvis]

Another thing to consider is the Spanos net worth is almost entirely the Chargers (as i understand it) and the Chargers will certainly be a lot more valuable in L.A. So might be hard to pass up the chance to double his net worth, kind of a once in a life time opportunity...

[Elvis]

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-i ... d=33624389

NFL is reportedly upset with Chargers, wants them to move back to San Diego

The Chargers might have made the worst decision of all-time

John Breech
@johnbreech

It looks like fans in San Diego aren't the only ones upset with the Chargers after the team made the decision to move to Los Angeles last week.

According to ESPN.com, pretty much everyone in the NFL hates the idea of the Chargers in L.A. One source told ESPN that many of the league's 32 owners are "upset with the Chargers for moving."

It's not just the owners, either. The league office is "beside itself" over the Chargers' move.

In what might be the most surprising part of the report, the NFL actually wants the Chargers to move back to San Diego, although the league doesn't actually think that's a realistic possibility.

Chargers owner Dean Spanos is probably going to be horrified when he hears this news, because he used to be one of the league's most beloved owners (among the other owners). Instead, he's now viewed as a villain in San Diego, no one seems to care for him in Los Angeles, and it seems that he's lost the backing of his fellow owners. That's a trifecta of ugliness that's going to be difficult to recover from.

The fact that the league was completely against the Chargers' move shouldn't come as a surprise. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell made it clear on several occasions that he wanted the Chargers to remain in San Diego.

Not only did Goodell say that keeping the Chargers in San Diego was a priority, but he also promised to give the city a Super Bowl if it could figure out a way to build a new stadium.

As for the owners, CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora can explain why they're upset. As La Canfora reported in early January, several owners had "grave concerns" about putting a second team in L.A. so soon.

After 21 years without a team, the league didn't want to rush into L.A. The owners and the league also didn't want to put a second team in the market with the Rams still trying to win fans over after a rough season. If the NFL starts to struggle in L.A., the owners are going to blame Spanos.

The Chargers are in a lose-lose situation right now, and the best shot at a win might be for Spanos to turn the moving trucks around and head back to San Diego. Of course, it is possible the Chargers will succeed in L.A., but the only way that will happen is if they're actually good over the next few years.

[SWAdude]

If the owners didn't want the Chargers to leave then why did they approve last year? I don't get that.

Because the owners wanted the Rams and Stan's stadium in LA.

It was political move to make that happen. Doesn't say anything about them 'wanting" the Chargers in LA.

[OldSchool]

So hard to know, could be a good cop bad cop thing where the NFL is trying to be the good guy, then again it's also possible once the Raiders are approved for Vegas, if that happens, Spanos finds a way to stay in SD.

Or it could be exactly as it is now...

This has been my line of thinking. Once the Raiders are in LA then Spanos either works out a deal to move them back to San Diego or so the new owner is a hero he sells the team to a Steve Balmer type who moves them and the Clippers back to LA. One of the things Balmer has talked about is getting the Clippers their own stadium. What better way to do it than in a complex along with his own football stadium.

[snackdaddy]

The Rams and Raiders are the teams with a built in fan base. It was a no brainer to let the Rams come back. They didn't have to build a base. It was already there. The Chargers haven't been in LA for over 50 years. The only base they have are the transplanted ones or people who just adopted them for whatever reason. I don't see them succeeding like the Rams.

I suppose being in LA increases the value, but it won't be like the Rams. I can see the Chargers taking on the role the Clippers have had being second fiddle to the Lakers. I guess LA is better than San Diego in Spanos eyes.

[BuiltRamTough]

Because the owners wanted the Rams and Stan's stadium in LA.

It was political move to make that happen. Doesn't say anything about them 'wanting" the Chargers in LA.

That's fine but they left the door open for Spanos. So now the owners want to moan and groan about Spanos?

The owners knew it was a long shot getting Cali to approve tax funds but they played the leverage game anyway.

[Elvis]

These are still interesting times.

Glad i'm not a SD Chargers fan, must be gut wrenching...