Cynical Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 https://www.jaguars.com/news/khan-talks-business-lot-j-london-more Some choice comments in that article. But it's like nobody saw this coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bferra13 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Peace out. You missed the boat on Vegas and L.A. and Toronto doesn't have a stadium. Jerruh has San Antonio blocked. Good luck on getting the owners and NFLPA to agree on London 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 A team in London with hopefully 8 games per season at 9:30am would be great. I’d like to see those fans get a team. They seem to be into it. I hope it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Hmmmm.... the stadium is a mile or more from the real downtown Riverwalk area, so not sure how he exactly expects this to work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 51 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said: A team in London with hopefully 8 games per season at 9:30am would be great. I’d like to see those fans get a team. They seem to be into it. I hope it happens. I would hate football at 9:30am on a Sunday! I'm usually not even awake then. I don't know how you can put a team in London because they will never be able to get around the travel trouble for all 8 of their away games, and then the 8 teams that have to go play in London will be at a disadvantage relative to all other teams in the league who do not play London. You're talking about losing a day of the preparation week just traveling, not to mention jet lag/time zone shifts. For me those are fundamental problems that can't be overcome. HOWEVER, money usually wins out in the end and there is no doubt the next big thing in pro sports, internationally, is going to be sports trying to sell themselves in non-traditional markets. The NFL would LOVE to become huge in Europe, if it could. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuckyBoys Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Jacksonville is not supporting that team SEC football is king in North Florida 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 I want to see them move to London just because I want to see how it works out for the league. How will FA's view signing to play there. How much of a fit will west coast teams throw having to make that trip? But overall, how will England embrace having a team and what would it do for overall viewership? I think it's something they should try in Mexico as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 I think the London works if you go 4 game home stand then 4 games on the road and rotate that way. I feel like maybe the travel issues are over blown but I’m not pretending to be an expert on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 1 minute ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said: I think the London works if you go 4 game home stand then 4 games on the road and rotate that way. I feel like maybe the travel issues are over blown but I’m not pretending to be an expert on it. And I think the team would need a "secondary home" as well in the US as a base when you do a road stretch. There are logistics issues but not of them are insurmountable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Playoffs would be a huge problem, especially if the London team had to play a West Coast team on a week's notice. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassHog Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Are they finally moving to London like they've been planning? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Koko78 said: Playoffs would be a huge problem, especially if the London team had to play a West Coast team on a week's notice. Put Saint Doug permanently in charge of the London team? * Is 2020 critical because the ‘seat tarps’ will have outlived the UV life expectancy? Edited November 3, 2019 by Ridgewaycynic2013 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Put Saint Doug permanently in charge of the London team? Fair enough, the league would only have to worry about playoff issues every 10 years or so. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullim4 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 I have been doing the west coast/London flight from Seattle a few times a year now. It’s around a 9 hour flight with an 8 hour time difference. I think it’s doable so long as you fly out immediately after the previous game. I usually fly out around 1-3pm, pull an all nighter on the plane and end up in London in the mid-morning. I then stay awake until bed time. You adjust pretty quickly this way and by the third or fourth day are more or less adjusted to the time change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 (edited) London will NEVER get a team. NEVER. The freaking Super Bowl starts at 11:30 pm for those people over there. They would never be able to play a Thursday, Sunday or Monday Night game. Imagine if they were ever good and couldn’t play a prime time game? Edited November 4, 2019 by Binghamton Beast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 (edited) Who cares..... Jaguars are extinct in Florida. Edited November 4, 2019 by I am the egg man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Jax should Have moved to London years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Binghamton Beast said: London will NEVER get a team. NEVER. The freaking Super Bowl starts at 11:30 pm for those people over there. They would never be able to play a Thursday, Sunday or Monday Night game. Imagine if they were ever good and couldn’t play a prime time game? Prime time would be away games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreggTX Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 It's also a make or break season for Marrone. He was OK in year 1, but has fallen on his face since. I'm glad he quit on us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uticaclub Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Move them to Montreal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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