Confusing times for NFL in L.A.
I wish new Chargers Coach Anthony Lynn the best of luck. Joining the city’s sports pantheon of the St. Lou ... uh, L.A. Rams, Brook ... uh, L.A. Dodgers, and the Minnea ... uh, L.A. Lakers, I’m anticipating good things from the franchise and am hoping for competitive play this fall. Mark J. Featherstone
Windsor Hills
We cried for 22 years that we didn’t have an NFL team in Los Angeles. We were determined to not spend a penny of taxpayer dollars to get the NFL to come back.
The Rams’ owner decided to come back to L.A. and pay for his own stadium. Now an AFC team from down south decides they want to come play here too.
An NFC team, an AFC team, and a beautiful new stadium that we didn’t pay for. Sounds like a good deal to me.
Go Rams, go Chargers! Glenn Heap
Whittier
The Rams hired a coach who is barely out of high school. My fear is that, if he is any good, he will be one and done. PJ Gendell
Beverly Hills
Beethoven gave his first public performance at 7. Mozart wrote a symphony at 8. Orson Welles directed “Citizen Kane” at 25. Spielberg directed “Jaws” at 27. So maybe Sean McVay at 30 isn’t too young, after all. Vaughn Hardenberg
Westwood
Not only do I agree with Dylan Hernandez [“Critics of Chargers’ move need to relax,” Jan. 13], I also have a four-step program for the city of San Diego to achieve eternal bliss:
1. Give yourself a standing ovation. You and Pasadena join an elite group of cities that have refused to cave to the NFL’s wishes.
2. Acknowledge that you have loyally supported this franchise for over a halfcentury and are not the first city to get burned.
3. Become “Tuscaloosa (or Lincoln, or Norman) West” and throw your support behind San Diego State. The Aztecs are an exciting, up-and-coming program that cannot play the hostage game the way a pro team can.
4. Imagine in a dozen years things not working out for the Chargers in L.A. and have them come slinking back down the 405 with hat in hand. It’s not that far-fetched. Steve Varalyay
Torrance
Here’s a novel idea: Let’s combine the Chargers with the Rams and create one mediocre team. John Howard
Port Hueneme
Why can’t the NFL owners at least pretend to care about the fans and stipulate that when a team relocates the team name stays in that city, with the fans? If a team moves back to that city the faithful get their team “back.” If only the NFL cared that much about the fans. Jeff Heister
Chatsworth
All I read is the Rams are ahead of the Chargers and the Chargers will always be No. 2. No. Whoever wins will be No. 1. I believe both teams completely understand that. People have only so much discretionary spending, and as far as sports is concerned it will go to winners. These two teams will work doubly hard to be successful as neither is the only game in town. Doug Dunlap
Valencia
Letter writer Bob Munson stated: “The Rams left Los Angeles in 1979 and Anaheim in 1995. Nobody missed them.” He obviously missed the 67,000 members of the “Bring Back the Los Angeles Rams” Facebook page and the thousands that attended the group’s public rallies; the 70,000 fans who purchased all the available season tickets in record time; and the 90,000 fans who showed up at the Coliseum to welcome the Rams home. Christopher Grisanti
Monrovia
The sports marketing “guru” (Marc Ganis) who was quoted in The Times [“Two for one may not be best deal for Los Angeles,” Jan. 15] as saying that Los Angeles “over-supports front-runners and under-supports teams that don’t do well” might want to look in his own backyard. Two years ago the Cubs were not even selling out their small stadium, the White Sox are an afterthought and a Bears game in December drew only 44,601. Dave Moore
Santa Ana