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When I've watched CFL over the years, I have often wondered how much the humongous field devalues the in-person fan experience. Maybe they've done surveys and focus groups and this is something that came from it. I have been to a few NFL and college games where I was stuck in endzone seats and just thinking about being 40 yards further away from the other end...yeesh. And their field is quite a bit wider, so if you are in one corner looking at action taking place in the opposite corner...I'm not even going to try to do the math on it, but we are talking a significant difference. Of course, now they have to retrofit their stadiums and most of the new seating they will gain won't be all that great unless they lower the playing surfaces. It is an interesting decision and I am curious to know whether they will ever explain what went into it.

I agree with nearly everything you said. Though I don't think the expansion fees will be a hangup if the owners actually WANT to expand. Because it's probably pretty difficult to gracefully expand by adding 1 or 2 teams. It'd throw off the perfect division alignment they've got setup. But if the intent is to add 8 teams, 1 in each division, they will NEED to make compromises outside the norm. Owners would not require $10+ billion in expansion fees just to get a team off the ground. That would be all but impossible to expect that from 8 new owners. I think they'd compromise by requiring owners to foot the bill (or most of it) for new stadiums at each location, with an agreement to also pay a much smaller expansion fee over an extended period to allow fledgling teams to establish themselves. Again, this scenario is if the majority of owners WANT to expand (which is a big "if"). I also think they would prioritize Canadian markets over Mexico City, Monterey, Guadalajara, etc (all of them much bigger than the majority of existing NFL markets) because of the current way the US views Mexico as opposed to Canada. Americans view Canada as just a smaller US, while those same people see Mexico as poorer, developing, place where immigrants flee, and just "different." Not saying this is how I view it, only the attitudes towards each country are different in some Americans' minds. Not only that, but we've had NBA, MLB & NHL teams in Canada before. We haven't had NBA, MLB or NHL teams in Mexico (as far as I know). Adding an NFL team there wouldn't seem that much of a stretch in comparison. But yes, I would prefer they pick another location within the US (San Antonio or Austin) than go elsewhere.

I always felt the CFL should be a developmental feed for the NFL, CFL is hurting and the NFL is booming. it only makes sense to me

Who the hell needs Aaron Glenn

One thing’s for sure. Ain’t ever going back to red helmets. Those get a charity date with the Jets in the outgoing reg season game. That’s all folks. Guess we can thank them for that if you’re a red helmet fan, or not. So, of the team’s going combos, this week is Tops. All blues are growing on me though

Good god the racism in this thread is insane. Some of you definitely spent too much time back in the day around paint and gas with lead in it.

It’s linebacker and it’s gotta hit. Which I think goes against the Bills four year plan that started with the 2025 draft. Hammer defense 2025. WR for 2026, and more of a balance between offense and defense. They may have to delay help for Josh until the 2027 draft.

That's just stats though. If you've watched their games this year, Herbert has made elite game winning plays, in particular against KC and Denver. That's been the knock on him. He can stand tall in the pocket and make all the throws, but can he make the big play in the big moment? This year he's making those plays. This is also the first year where I've seen him realize his legs are a weapon. In the past he's been hesitant to take off even with wide open space in front of him, but this year he's giving defenses that one extra thing to worry about.

Someone tell @LeviF!

talking to trained therapists/counselors is something I can not recommend enough. The hospital should be able to easily identify those that specialize in youth eating disorders.

What, no more Be Best? Thankfully the alliteration and vagueness remain intact.

Anyone catch "The Lowdown" on FX tonight?? They had two episodes tonight, but I only watched episode 1.......had to DVR episode 2 for later. There are a lot of characters, and a lot going on, but it seems like it's going to be pretty good. Its got that "Noir" vibe to it......like Fargo without the snow. Give it a try.

I want whoever is making the draft picks in the later rounds to be making the picks in the early rounds.

Big money advertisers surely have a Q-rating and data for all the top athletes. If the data said they were marketable they would get commercial offers.

Maybe Hairston can play an NFL snap or two before we start thinking he is taking snaps away from the undisputed CB1 on the team.

Good question. Dart was on a Yankees broadcast and was affable, polite.

I usually just scroll on past this stuff but this is the worst take I've seen in a while, from one of the guys that started Football Outsiders: In case you can't see the whole tweet:

I think the word you're looking for is an NFL 'acquisition' of the CFL, not merger. A merger would imply the NFL and CFL are on fairly equal standing.and coming together as one organization. Like the AFL/NFL merger. And that's not even remotely the case. The CFL is filled with players who couldn't get signed to an NFL Practice Squad. So a merger would be ridiculous. It would be like MLB teams playing AA teams. But an NFL acquisition of the CFL wherein they become a sort of version of the old NFL Europe developmental league could be intriguing. Would be especially helpful for Pathway Program players like Travis Clayton or guys like KJ Hamler and Andy Isabella whose NFL opportunities have dried up, but would like to stay in the NFL system in some way.

B.....U.....M.....P

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Russel Wilson? (*shudders)

Spencer definitely wouldn’t be in the NFL if it weren’t for all that beef his Dad was sending him during college, among all the other ways his parents raised him the right way.