Rams to Toronto?

The Globe and Mail's David Naylor reports one of the three groups bidding for the St. Louis Rams wants to move them to Toronto. 

Poppycock.

Sorry for the strong words, but that's insane. 

First, the Rogers Centre seats about 15,000 less for football than the Rams' current home, the Edward James Dome.  NFL-to-Toronto backers never take into account the simple inadequacy of the stadium. 

Second, the NFL has tacitly conceded Toronto as Buffalo Bills territory, and would probably block the move.  The Bills have a contract to play some games there over the next few years, and that won't be easily discarded. 

Third, the Rams just moved to St. Louis (from Los Angeles) in 1994.  They would be the second NFL team to leave St. Louis; the Cardinals left for Phoenix in 1988.  That's two NFL moves from the same city in 22 years.  If Roger Goodell is smart - and he hasn't produced much evidence either way - he'll quietly forbid this. 

But by all means, Toronto, grasp onto this latest rumour as proof the NFL is just around the corner.