[CanuckRightWinger]

Well, thank you dieterbrock and snackdaddy!

Just like Diogenes, the Greek philosopher who spent his life wandering Ancient Greece with his lantern, "looking for an honest man"....I was starting to think, after reading the first wave of commentary, that everybody had received their Elementary School reading lessons in the District of Columbia. Sheesh!

Finally a coupla guys who "get" (comprehend) WHAT I WROTE IN CAPS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OP.....IE. IT'S ALL ABOUT WINNING!!

So thanks dieterbrock for "tiebreaker"....as an alternative word for my "coin toss"....and thanks snackdaddy for the "redheaded stepchild" morning smile!!

For those who want to ignore or sluff-off the "business competition" factor between Spanos and Kroenke in the race to sign SoCal PSL buyers....
remember that the Chargers will not be in their StubHub digs for long. The Spanos group move into The Inglewood Palace at exactly the same time as Kroenke's group.

As snackdaddy opines....whoever is losing over these next few seasons will be the football equivalent of the LA Clippers. The Chargers are picking behind us in The 2017 Draft, so they were better than 4-12 in 2016 sportsfans! They also play in a Division that has three Playoff caliber teams in Oakland, KC and Denver.
Add to that, that in a passing league, the Chargers have an elite QB in Phillip Rivers, whereas we have a 0-7 work-in-progress.

At least, like Los Ramos, the Chargers have a new HC and Staff....so the competition for W's (and PSL Sales)....and the battle for the hearts&minds of SoCal Pro Football fans...will be hard fought. No cakewalk here for Demoff's crew.

That's why the Rams need to trot out every single advantage.
Mend the fences with Eric Dickerson, and get him on all the talk radio shows to push the Rams agenda. If I was Demoff, I would pay ED for his support, but through a Third Party. The public doesn't need to know ED is on Kroenke's payroll.

....and again, where the talent levels are tied, use the fact that said potential Draftee is an ex-Trojan/Bruin as the tie-breaker and get that USC and UCLA love onto our side!

[Elvis]

Gaston Green comes to mind.

The only thing that matters is winning. There is no substitute...

[Claremontram]

Canuck:

I'm an Arkansas fan. So give me Dan Skipper (OT 6'10", 320) in the 4th or 5 th round. He will deliver.

[dieterbrock]

Wendell Tyler anyone????
Flipper Anderson??

Keep on keeping on Canuck!!

[RamsFanSince82]

Darryl Henley was a disaster off the field.

[CanuckRightWinger]

Yo, dieterbrock!
I am old enough to remember when Rams HC du jour, George TheFutureIsNow! Allen drafted UCLA Bruin phenom QB, Gary Beban in the 2nd Round of the 1968 NFL Draft!!

Gary Beban's Career NFL Stats?
He couldn't agree on a Contract with Los Ramos, so Beban's rights were traded to Washington Redskins in exchange for Washington's First Rounder in 1969 (10th overall it turned out)....which George Allen used to select one of the Notre Dame darling duo of Terry Hanratty and Jim Seymour....we got Seymour BTW!
Seymour had a brief career in Chicago with the Bears, and the WFL Club the Chicago Fire. Jim Seymour unfortunately died of cancer a few years ago at only 61.

[rams74]

Gaston Green comes to mind.

The only thing that matters is winning. There is no substitute...

And just to emphasize that point, when the Rams draft Gaston Green instead of Thurman Thomas, fans get the impression that Green was drafted ahead of Thomas for marketing reasons -- whether or not that was actually true. Maybe the Rams really did have Green rated ahead of Thomas, but nobody's going to buy that. Fans want to know that the team chooses its players based on who will help them win, not who played for USC or UCLA. Wendell Tyler was sure an exciting running back -- not least because you never knew when he would fumble next.

[Elvis]

And of course Jeff Fisher is a local boy and a Trojan...

[PARAM]

If USC players are BPA, then fine. But that won't fill seats as much as winning. Win games and you'll win the hearts and minds of the LA fans. Win a Superbowl and the Rams are the toast of the town. Keep winning and making playoffs and the Rams are neck and neck with the Dodgers and Lakers. Keep losing and move over Clippers. They'll be the red headed step child no matter who else is in town.

Yup. It's all about the winning. Doesn't matter what college the players come from, winning makes the fans love all (or most) of the players.

I know there are a lot of fans who spend Saturday watching NCAA football and Sunday watching the NFL. But the percentage of all NFL fans who do that has to be in the single digits. Of the guys who spend a lot of time on an internet sports forum, the percentage is probably better than 50%. I used to be that guy but aging has a way of trimming the amount of time you commit to certain things (ie, football in general).

Anyhow, draft solid football players. Not Combine freaks or social media darlings. Solid football players.

And though the fans booed the team off the field, at least they were there to boo. The return to L.A. was a huge success IMHO. Now to capture and maintain that following you gotta win. They will (based on nothing but rosy glassed fandom).

[RedAlice]

Yup. It's all about the winning. Doesn't matter what college the players come from, winning makes the fans love all (or most) of the players.

I know there are a lot of fans who spend Saturday watching NCAA football and Sunday watching the NFL. But the percentage of all NFL fans who do that has to be in the single digits. Of the guys who spend a lot of time on an internet sports forum, the percentage is probably better than 50%. I used to be that guy but aging has a way of trimming the amount of time you commit to certain things (ie, football in general).

Anyhow, draft solid football players. Not Combine freaks or social media darlings. Solid football players.

And though the fans booed the team off the field, at least they were there to boo. The return to L.A. was a huge success IMHO. Now to capture and maintain that following you gotta win. They will (based on nothing but rosy glassed fandom).

Agree completely. Draft the best, no matter where they come from. Get the team on a projectory to start being good and winning. The fans will support the Rams.

I also just do not see the competition with the Chargers. There will now be Charger fans in Los Angeles: so what? And if the Chargers put together a winning team faster than the Rams, they will have some new fans in Los Angeles. Again: so what?

I'm really not clear on how this is supposed to affect me as a Rams fan. Doesn't bother me at all.

I want the Rams to win. End. This has ZERO to do with the Chargers being in LA or San Diego.

As to selling PSL's and the Chargers moving out of Stubhub after the next two years: yes, that is not a secret. It's not like I think the Chargers are staying in Stubhub forever.