Why Las Vegas may NOT a Great Place for an NFL Team
In light of the recent Henry Ruggs III news, I figured there was no better time then now to give my 2 cents about Vegas being bad for the NFL. First things first, there stadium looks like a humongous Roomba.
Little backstory on the Henry Ruggs event and thoughts to those who were affected by the crash. Mr. Ruggs was driving his Corvette 156 miles per hour in a 45 at 3:45 AM on Tuesday morning and rear ended a car killing the young lady driving and her dog. Strike 1, owning a corvette unironically. Strike 2, driving 111 miles over the speed limit. Strike 3, being double the legal alcohol limit. This is the second Raider to be arrested for DUI in the last 10 months. Josh Jacobs was arrested for suspicion of drunk driving last January, which basically means his lawyer was smart enough to get him off after hitting a parked car.
You know for a fact that 2 times is more than a coincidence out of a 53-man roster. Statistically it is more than likely that there are other Raiders and NFL players doing the exact same dumb shit. Vegas streets seem about as dangerous as getting out of your car on a dirt track when Tony Stewart is driving. Now back to why Vegas should not have an NFL team.
The NFL saw the success of the NHL Vegas expansion and jumped at the opportunity. What the NFL failed to realize is that most hockey fans are Canadian. The politest fans in the world. Hell, the Canucks rioted in Vancouver in 2012 and showed up the next morning at 6 AM sharp with a cup of Tim Hortons to help clean up. The NFL is not NHL.
I once spent 4 days in Vegas which was about 2 days too long and on my limited budget, managed to have too much fun to put it nicely. Now imagine someone with millions of dollars at their exposal for 6 months. That is a recipe to get so drunk you wake up with a Mark Davis haircut.
There is also the excuse that they are in Henderson and not actually in Las Vegas. That is equivalent to saying that being in St. Paul is better than Minneapolis. They are same damn thing. In reality, this makes people and players drive the 15 miles to Henderson and back. Connect the dots and there are bound to be problems. The “City that Never Sleeps” meaning that at any time someone can do basically anything they can afford to do and sometimes that includes driving faster than a NASCAR pace car with random college volleyball player in your car.
In conclusion, hire a driver or use the NFL stipend for FREE drivers or lets move the Raiders to San Antonio and turn Allegiant Stadium into the worlds largest PetSmart.
