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The soap opera of where the San Diego Chargers may end up focuses once again on Oceanside.
A new private developer has eyed a site off Highway 76 that they believe could be a good fit for an NFL stadium.
If Oceanside sounds familiar to Chargers faithful, it was two years ago that the team looked into playing there, but things never materialized.
Thomas Enterprises believes that the 90 acres of land it owns where the Valley Drive-in Theater currently resides could be used to house the team in the future along with a shopping complex.
According to Chargers Special Counsel Mark Fabiani, the organization has been discussing the site for several weeks with representatives of the developer and a deal is not out of the question.
Fabiani believes that having the team in Oceanside could be a good fit for a number of reasons, including a large fan base there and being closer to fans in Orange County and even Los Angeles, where there currently exists no NFL franchise in the nation's second largest city.
Among the possible cons to the team playing in the suggested Oceanside locale is the nearby airport and concerns from local residents regarding traffic.
According to Fabiani, the Chargers are still looking at Chula Vista and Mission Valley as possibilities for a stadium.
I've been one to harp on this for some time now, so here I go again. The team has a decent facility currently in Mission Valley. Granted, it is an "antique" compared to many other franchises around the league, but it is still a great venue to watch a game.
The Chargers and the city dropped the ball (no pun intended) when they chose years ago to not rebuild at the current site before it went shopping crazy with countless stores or move downtown before the Padres got their new venue.
Much of San Diego's pro football history rests right at the "Q" whether the team likes it or not. Rebuilding in Mission Valley would be a great way to preserve that legacy.
Then again, not too many owners care these days about tradition in the world of professional sports.
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