Victory Formation Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 I'd support a franchise in Mexico for sure, that could be good clean fun and ease tension between us. London though? How would that work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Process Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 If the Steelers play a game in London there will be two Big Bens in town. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#34fan Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) 2-3 games should be the max no matter how the UK fans respond to it.... What happens when they inevitably turn into the gag-uars again? Shahid wont like it... He'll think it's not Kosher. Edited October 12, 2018 by #34fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 7 hours ago, H2o said: If they would want to go, then yes. If they didn't then you're basically looking at being away from home for 16 weeks out of 17. Be realistic. Where would a young, wealthy family rather go. London, UK or Buffalo, NY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Binghamton Beast said: Be realistic. Where would a young, wealthy family rather go. London, UK or Buffalo, NY? The US is comprised of more than just Buffalo, NY. Edited October 12, 2018 by H2o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 49 minutes ago, Binghamton Beast said: Be realistic. Where would a young, wealthy family rather go. London, UK or Buffalo, NY? I have never been to Buffalo but London is the best city in the world in my opinion. I might be biaised having lived here for 12 years but there is genuinely nowhere I would rather live. Young wealthy people from all walks of life flock here. I don't see why NFL players would not want to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 the last 40 headlines out of London aren't helping matters Marion Barry's DC is looking like Disneyland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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row_33 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 13 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said: I'm quite happy in Toronto with a few visits a year to my favourite US city to visit, Buffalo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) Welcome to the jags, where every game is a road game. Here is a big middle finger to you Jax season ticket holders. Guess youre dolphins fans now... Edited October 12, 2018 by Over 29 years of fanhood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 10 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: Welcome to the jags, where every game is a road game. Here is a big middle finger to you Jax season ticket holders. Guess youre dolphins fans now... it can always be worse with people only caring about your franchise in regards to moving it right out of the USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 20 hours ago, PeterDude said: Goodell wants teams in other countries. He does?? He has nothing to do with this. It's the owner and the other owners' choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 28 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: He does?? He has nothing to do with this. It's the owner and the other owners' choice. and the darker elements that control the owners...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterDude Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 18 minutes ago, row_33 said: and the darker elements that control the owners...... Yeah, pretty naive take... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 10 hours ago, Zerovotlz said: While there are many US markets that would welcome them, the point of the move has more to do with the next TV contract.....so here is what I mean.....the US TV market is pretty well mature in that even in non NFL markets, the viewership is high...you don't gain a signifigant amount of new viewers by putting a team in....San Antonio...those people are already watching NFL games on TV.....that is why any further moves or expansion will be in international markets.....If you expand to San Antonio, Portland, Oklahoma City and Salt Lake City....you don't really add TV viewers...but the owners end up having to split the same TV contract with 4 additonal teams....they don't want to....they need to add more eyes in other markets to grow the TV money...Jax isn't a problem of being or not being a viable market...that isn't the problem...it's as vaible as any other domestic market....Adding London to the TV mix along with Toronto and Mexico City (or some new market with new eyes) gets the owners a bunch of new TV viewers wich means more TV money...that is what this is about. This is accurate. While there is still a little room to grow in the US market... International is largely untapped money that would/could take the league to the next level 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, PeterDude said: Yeah, pretty naive take... The naive take is that Goodell has any say or influence as to where the owners of the NFL want and choose to make their money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Gun Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 23 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: Never happen, they wouldn't be able to attract UFAs to leave their families. Toronto is one thing London would be totally different as far as living in a different country. If a UFA had, say 4 offers from Buffalo (snow/cold), London(rain/fog), Tampa(heat), and Dallas(heat). I'm thinking London is 4th on that list by a lot unless they offer twice the $$$ as the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Turtle Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 1 hour ago, May Day 10 said: This is accurate. While there is still a little room to grow in the US market... International is largely untapped money that would/could take the league to the next level That's assuming that the NFL is more than a niche sport in the UK market or that there is a 1:1 ratio between ad rates in a counties like the US and Mexico. An NFL team in London would directly compete with the EPL every Sunday for ratings. The EPL would destroy the NFL, relagating the NFL to the ratings equivalent of Sunday afternoon bowling on ESPN. Jacksonville, for all the flack it takes, is one of the larger US markets. The US networks and advertisers would not be happy losing it, especially now that the team is a playoff contender. US networks would lose ratings, which set the rates for advertising. This would negatively impact league revenues, off-setting the gain from foreign market revenues. The EPL has been growing its following in the US over the last few years. It's probably done a better job of penetrating the US market than the NFL has done penetrating the UK market. However, even with that success, I don't see a team like Everton deciding to play half their games in Yankee stadium (where it would be lucky to pull MSL-like ratings). The league's domestic revenues far outpace any potential US revenues. This is about a rich guy who wants to do all his business in London. Any business or competitive reason given for a move like this requires a massive leap of faith. The reality is that the team won't be competitive because it won't be able to attract talent, and it will cause the league to take a massive hit in revenues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsfaninChicago Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Never really thought it was all that practical but when I did go out there for the Bills game in 2015 it was an amazing time( with the exception of EJ’s performance). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 8 hours ago, NewDayBills said: I'd support a franchise in Mexico for sure, that could be good clean fun and ease tension between us. London though? How would that work? What tension? They send us a million poor people each year and we say “sure, no problem...tell your friends!” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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