Kraft: NFL probably 'on board' with Raiders to Vegas

[oldrover]

Robert Kraft: ‘Good Possibility’ NFL On Board With Raiders To Las Vegas

Smaller market than Oakland... and maybe not even a new stadium... if I were a Raiders fan, I think I'd be like this guy...

 

[IllegalContact]

they will have 16 away games per year since fans of every opponent will come to vegas to have a drunken blast for the weekend and go watch their team play the raiders

 

[Pat the Pats Fan]

Sorry to hear that for the Raiders fans. That sucks the big one.... Now all they have in the SF / Oak area is the Ninahs.....

 

[The Brandon Five]

Man up, Bob and take a position.

 

[everlong]

If I was Bob I'd be accumulating favors for a future screwing of the Mara's. But I'm sure Bob will continue in appeasement mode.

 

[Brewskies]

It will be a fun weekend with friends to see the Pats in Vegas playing the Raiders.

It's on my bucket list if the move comes off.

 

[Bradyking12]

It will be a fun weekend with friends to see the Pats in Vegas playing the Raiders.

It's on my bucket list if the move comes off.

 

[BobDigital]

I love the arrogance of NFL owners thinking they can just move teams willy nilly. The Raiders have been in Oakland a long time. They even moved once then changed their minds and realized they had a good thing in Oakland. I am not a fan of the Oakland fan base. It is one of the worst as far as the kind of people. However it is fairly passionate (especially for a west coast fan base). It is not huge but there are smaller teams to move that as less of a staple in their area.

This would not only be bad for football but bad for the owners. If they do it then it will be LA all over again. They will realize after 10 some years they made a mistake when the stadium never gets full and their merchandise sales go down they have made a mistake and will move it back. However how long can you jerk a fan base around before they say screw you and decide to latch on to a more stable team that won't let this crap happen.

 

[Brick27]

they will have 16 away games per year since fans of every opponent will come to vegas to have a drunken blast for the weekend and go watch their team play the raiders

Then if playing in Mexico becomes a thing, the team and fans can have a nice change of pace once a year getting awful diarrhea.

 

[primetime]

Hope Al rises from the grave to haunt his ****ty son.

 

[Nikolai]

Nothing says #integrity like Las Vegas.

 

[English Patriot]

That will be absolutely disgusting, i'm a huge fan of what Carr and that team are doing over there. Bringing prosperity to a franchise that has searched years for it. Vegas? Why?

 

[WhoaDirty]

I'm 100% on board with them moving, if only for selfish reasons. I'm in Canada, and my closest friend doesn't like Vegas, but is a Raiders fan. If the Raiders move to Vegas he is onboard with getting season tickets, which mean I will get the chance to finally go to Vegas, and multiple games a season.

Sucks for the Oakland fans in Oakland though.

 

[Wheelman]

Robert Kraft: ‘Good Possibility’ NFL On Board With Raiders To Las Vegas

Smaller market than Oakland... and maybe not even a new stadium... if I were a Raiders fan, I think I'd be like this guy...

I can't lip read. Please spell it out for me!

 

[Darrone]

Every owner is thinking about themselves with this vote. And what this vote says to their local market is "If you don't pay up for a stadium, someone else will". It's nothing more than leverage for getting more handouts from taxpayers.

I fully respect places like San Diego and Oakland that tell a billionaire making obscene profits to take a hike if they expect a handout.

 

[chris_in_sunnyvale]

Oakland fans support will drop drastically. The LA experience is on their minds. Sure, the die hards will support the team, but that won't fill a stadium.

Vegas is full of transplants, so expecting to build a local fan base will be tough.

Regards,
Chris

 

[JarOfMayo51]

they will have 16 away games per year since fans of every opponent will come to vegas to have a drunken blast for the weekend and go watch their team play the raiders

I've never been to Vegas but it would be extremely enticing to go out there for a Pats game

 

[Alternator]

Every owner is thinking about themselves with this vote. And what this vote says to their local market is "If you don't pay up for a stadium, someone else will". It's nothing more than leverage for getting more handouts from taxpayers.

I fully respect places like San Diego and Oakland that tell a billionaire making obscene profits to take a hike if they expect a handout.

For most teams, like the Chargers, I'd agree with you, but I think the Davis family deserves a pass here. They are the least-wealthy family to own an NFL team, with a net worth of ~500 million, and the Raiders represent their only significant asset - they don't even own a majority of the team, though the setup does give them control over it.

The Davis family simply cannot AFFORD to build a stadium without outside money, and the Colosseum is literally falling apart around the team. Since Oakland is uninterested in helping pay for a replacement, and the other owners are likewise uninterested in paying for the new stadium, the Raiders don't have much choice but to move.

 

[RayClay]

Remember when Paul Hornung was suspended for consorting with known gamblers? lol.

 

[IllegalContact]

I've never been to Vegas but it would be extremely enticing to go out there for a Pats game

I've lost count of how many times I've been there.......it's a fun place in 3-4 day chunks

play some craps, but most of the time just rolling with the scene as well as a few shows

I go with my wife in the middle of the summer.......out at the pool at dawn until about 10am, then it's inside for the rest......rooms are dirt cheap that time of year and it's easy to get decent seats at shows