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re: Jaguars announcing picks from London
Posted on 4/1/15 at 6:31 pm to Tiger413
Posted on 4/1/15 at 6:31 pm to Tiger413
It's a bad idea to put a team in London but that's just my opinion
Will likely make money but there's no way it's fair for a team to have to fly to London to play a game or for a team located in London to have to fly out from there
Will likely make money but there's no way it's fair for a team to have to fly to London to play a game or for a team located in London to have to fly out from there
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Posted on 4/1/15 at 6:41 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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Lol I think they know more about their business than you do
Knowing more about their business doesn't mean a franchise can be sustained in London.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 6:58 pm to nvasil1
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Knowing more about their business doesn't mean a franchise can be sustained in London.
It can and it will. They wouldn't put a team there if it couldn't. They know more about what it takes to make a franchise sustainable than Deadspin does
I really think this is more about the fact that some people have an odd fear of a team outside the United States. It's baffling to me.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 7:15 pm to Draconian Sanctions
I don't care if they have a team outside of the US, but the whole idea doesn't seem feasible.
The Monarchs couldn't keep local interest in the 90s. Now, with the league changing rules and trying to make the sport "safer", they're going to gain a following beyond the niche fans they currently have and make it last?
The NFL hasn't even committed a team back to LA yet. Pardon me if I think London is a pipe dream right now.
The Monarchs couldn't keep local interest in the 90s. Now, with the league changing rules and trying to make the sport "safer", they're going to gain a following beyond the niche fans they currently have and make it last?
The NFL hasn't even committed a team back to LA yet. Pardon me if I think London is a pipe dream right now.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 7:37 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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It can and it will. They wouldn't put a team there if it couldn't
They put one in Jacksonville 20 years ago. Flash forward 20 years and were talking about them moving now. The NFL has swung and missed before
Posted on 4/1/15 at 7:52 pm to LL012697
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The NFL has swung and missed before
Okay but this idea that a couple of posters on TD.com + Deadspin know what's best and can make a more informed decision and the NFL is just blindly trying to cram a round peg into a small hole is ludicrous.
This post was edited on 4/1/15 at 7:53 pm
Posted on 4/1/15 at 7:59 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Except when you understand how England's tax laws work. They are fricking brutal.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 7:59 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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Okay but this idea that a couple of posters on TD.com + Deadspin know what's best and can make a more informed decision and the NFL is just blindly trying to cram a round peg into a small hole is ludicrous.
Agreed but equally ridiculous is the assumption that if the NFL decides to do it that it can't fail. They've made decisions with relocations/expansions that haven't worked out as expected before. And unlike those, this one has added logistical issues that have never been navigated before
Posted on 4/1/15 at 8:03 pm to Draconian Sanctions
If there is some evidence that London would be a viable market to support a franchise in the future, I'm willing to change my stance.
A couple of annual Wembley games with a couple of random teams isn't compelling enough evidence right now.
A couple of annual Wembley games with a couple of random teams isn't compelling enough evidence right now.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 9:35 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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That would be pretty pathetic if it happened like that honestly
Just one man's opinion
Posted on 4/1/15 at 9:46 pm to nvasil1
playoffs are my main concern. its one thing during the regular season when they can play multiple game home and away, but the traveling will kill them unless they have home field advantage. that is almost impossible if the Jaguars are moving
Posted on 4/1/15 at 10:19 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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What Jaguars fans?
Posted on 4/1/15 at 10:31 pm to Tiger413
Putting an NFL team permanently in London is a logistical nightmare.
They could never host a prime time game because they would be kicking off in the middle of the night local time.
Travel from San Diego to London would be ridiculous. The traveling team would be at an ultimate disadvantage.
Imagine the London team playing a home game on Sunday at 4:00 pm EST (9 or 10 out there) and then having to play a Thursday night game stateside.
Having an NFL team in London is Goodell's wet dream but it just logistically can't be done. If the NFL is going to expand outside of the USA, they should take a look at Toronto and Mexico City. Bills already play some in Toronto and Mexico City is the second most populated city on the planet with a ready made stadium. If the NFL were to ever catch on there, it would open a whole shitload of possibilities.
They could never host a prime time game because they would be kicking off in the middle of the night local time.
Travel from San Diego to London would be ridiculous. The traveling team would be at an ultimate disadvantage.
Imagine the London team playing a home game on Sunday at 4:00 pm EST (9 or 10 out there) and then having to play a Thursday night game stateside.
Having an NFL team in London is Goodell's wet dream but it just logistically can't be done. If the NFL is going to expand outside of the USA, they should take a look at Toronto and Mexico City. Bills already play some in Toronto and Mexico City is the second most populated city on the planet with a ready made stadium. If the NFL were to ever catch on there, it would open a whole shitload of possibilities.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 2:14 am to VADawg
Just because Azteca is big doesn't make it an NFL stadium... suites? Fan experience?
Posted on 4/2/15 at 5:35 am to VADawg
As someone living in the UK right now I can tell you youth participation is rising. There is interest among many and they view the games each week. Many, if not all, universities have american football teams themselves. In addition to that, many Londoners need have interest in a particular team.
Tax laws can be managed through bonuses, this is something dealt with my many major sports teams already. Players will enjoy living in London just as they like to live in NYC. It is a major international city and the link between the U.S. and Europe in many ways.
Travel is the only concern, but somethig that can be managed with scheduling properly. A team traveling isn't gonna fly in the day before a game and will have some days to get adjusted, especially with a bye week.
Tax laws can be managed through bonuses, this is something dealt with my many major sports teams already. Players will enjoy living in London just as they like to live in NYC. It is a major international city and the link between the U.S. and Europe in many ways.
Travel is the only concern, but somethig that can be managed with scheduling properly. A team traveling isn't gonna fly in the day before a game and will have some days to get adjusted, especially with a bye week.
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