San Diego Chargers not making progress on stadium talks

The City of San Diego and the Chargers remain far apart in discussions to build a new stadium. 

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The relationship between the San Diego City Council and the Chargers has always been a worrisome one. The city, of course, has a responsibility to its citizens to do what is ultimately best for the immediate and long-term future economic landscape.

Jason Cole of Bleacher Report tweeted on Tuesday afternoon that the Chargers and the City of San Diego seem to be at an irreconcilable impasse in stadium discussions.

This is nothing new. The Chargers and the City of San Diego have been at such an impasse for at least the past decade. Several times the organization has made queries about the city’s interest in helping to finance a stadium, several times the city has responded rather resolutely that it will not.

But “America’s Finest City” could also be said to be quite stubborn in regards to the possibility of financing a stadium to keep the United States’ most popular and economically prosperous professional sports league in its city.

Compared to many other NFL cities, the Chargers are not the talk of the town. In part due to the number of transplants in the city on the beach, and in part because the ocean, bay and overall location provides many entertainment options aside from the NFL, the Chargers are but one of many ways for locals to spend their valuable entertainment dollars.

There have been signs in recent weeks and months, though, that the NFL is finally ready to move forward with a team, or maybe even two, in Los Angeles. The most natural fit is the Chargers, as it would make for a low cost move and keep all divisional alignments in order.

Scheduling need not change.

There have been rumblings, though, that the St. Louis Rams could also be headed for Los Angeles. At this point, that move appears to be a two-team race.

San Diego has proudly hosted two Super Bowls, and the State of California has hosted many others. The major border city between Mexico and the United States is an ideal locale for Super Bowls, if only the Chargers can find a way to build a new modern looking and feeling stadium.

But as Cole points out, that seems highly unlikely. The result may mean no more Super Bowls in San Diego for any kind of foreseeable future.

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