(12-27-2019 05:22 PM)vandiver49 Wrote:  Negative ghost rider. Have you seen the terrible backup QB play this year? That is a choke point that can’t be over come

Edit: At most you could expand by 4 teams but some of your locations are non-starters:

Memphis - Regionally constrained between STL and TENN
Orlando - Florida needs another team like someone needs a hole in their head
Portland - Small but possible
Sacramento - No will to build a stadium

San Diego - Possible but fanbase has soured on the NFL; no will to build new stadium
San Antonio - DAL and HOU would definitely block
St. Louis - Viable but fanbase has soured on the NFL
Toronto - Viable but would marginalize CFL team

Thanks for responding.

Memphis being regionally restrained?

Memphis is 285 miles south of St Louis, 212 miles west of Nashville, 485 miles east of Dallas and is about the same distance North to Indianapolis.

Comparison: Nashville is 240 miles NW of Atlanta and 410 miles east of Charlotte. Charlotte is 245 miles NE of Atlanta. It is 272 miles between Nashville and Cincinnati.

Therefore, I think Memphis is perfect for expansion.

Orlando?

Orlando is 161 miles South of Jacksonville; 85 mile Northwest of Tampa; and 236 miles North of Miami.

Comparison: Baltimore is 40 miles North to Washington D.C.; 106 miles south of Philadelphia; and roughly 247 miles east of Pittsburgh.

Again, It does not appear that Orlando is regionally constrained. Neither would San Antonio.

San Antonio

The Alamodome seats 72,000. San Diego and St. Louis will build nice stadiums of the NFL agrees to pay appropriated rents. Why would Dallas and Houston block expansion to San Antonio? A team in San Antonio would bring millions of dollars more to the league in football crazy Texas.

California has 3 ( minus Raiders) teams.
Florida has 3 teams

Texas could easily acquire a third team. San Antonio is better than putting a team in London.

However, Sacramento, San Diego, St. Louis will not pay for stadiums and then "give" them to NFL owners. The history of NFL stadium negotiations in St. Louis, Los Angeles, Baltimore, and Cleveland are horrendous. Don't forget the fight in Minnesota as well.

There are also rumblings in Florida https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/new...oney.html.

The NFL could expand easily without the demand that tax payers build stadiums and then turn them over to NFL ownership.

Stadium and rent details for all 32 NFL teams

Toronto

I don't think Toronto will have problems having CFL and NFL teams. Toronto is pretty close to 3 million in population.

Portland

Finally, of all my suggestions, I think Portland is the least likely.