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4 minutes ago, T master said:

I for one hope it doesn't happen !! Keep the games here where they belong for our fans !! 

Sadly it’s to late for that, corporate greed is the priority, it is considered to be way more important than the me’s and you’s off this world. There is only one way to strike back... and that’s in their wallet. 

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10 minutes ago, Don Otreply said:

Sadly it’s to late for that, corporate greed is the priority, it is considered to be way more important than the me’s and you’s off this world. There is only one way to strike back... and that’s in their wallet. 

I agree, it is too late. The NFL will shove this international footprint right down our throats. First London and Mexico. Next Japan & Canada.  Yeah ?

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There are a lot of Bills fans here that have been waiting for this game. Playing it in Mexico would suck but I think there is a good chance of it happening because the Bills also travel to Vegas and that is only a 4.5hr drive from here. I can see the NFL doing this knowing the Bills fans will prob travel from all over the southwest to Vegas making sure that game is sold out. 

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21 minutes ago, Don Otreply said:

Sadly it’s to late for that, corporate greed is the priority, it is considered to be way more important than the me’s and you’s off this world. There is only one way to strike back... and that’s in their wallet. 

 

You were going to go to AZ for that game?

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33 minutes ago, Don Otreply said:

Sadly it’s to late for that, corporate greed is the priority, it is considered to be way more important than the me’s and you’s off this world. There is only one way to strike back... and that’s in their wallet. 

 

 

Exactly i know it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things but that's why i refuse to watch any of the games that aren't here in the states, i know by me not watching does nothing for the over all TV ratings but it makes me feel as if i'm doing something if for no one else but me !! 

 

Kind of a silent revolt against the establishment !

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7 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

You were going to go to AZ for that game?

Not the point and you know that. Good go though, ? the AZ fans aren’t going either.. and that is the point. Their home game is taken from them as will be a Bills home game as well in the future, you gonna fly to Stuttgart Germany for that Bills home game in the future? That too is the point. Remember Toronto?

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9 minutes ago, Don Otreply said:

Not the point and you know that. Good go though, ? the AZ fans aren’t going either.. and that is the point. Their home game is taken from them as will be a Bills home game as well in the future, you gonna fly to Stuttgart Germany for that Bills home game in the future? That too is the point. Remember Toronto?

 

 

All of this has been going on for years, why start your rage now?

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52 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

I agree, it is too late. The NFL will shove this international footprint right down our throats. First London and Mexico. Next Japan & Canada.  Yeah ?

 

Weren't the Bills playing the Dolphins in London? The NFL won't give us two international games.

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Sounds good. I'd rather have a neutral field for an away game. Any advantage you can get...

1 hour ago, BillsfaninSB said:

This sucks for Cardinal and Bills fans in the SW.  But if I had to pick an international game to play this would be it.   Away game in neutral  stadium and this side of the Atlantic. 

Bingo

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So there's no reason to think it's us over any of the 7 other teams they host? Will be interesting to see who it is, but we've also been rumored for London and I don't know that they'd do both.

 

My biggest reason for disliking the idea (as one who doesn't care about the location as I don't attend games) is the player safety element. They cancelled the MC game last year cause of field conditions, so that's something to be weary about. Also, the altitude is a B word there. I know Smoke has sickle cell anemia, but I'm not sure if altitude has ever bothered him like it has others. 

 

 

This is a really intriguing part of the article:

 

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“Two years ago when the NFL awarded Super Bowl LVII to Arizona and State Farm Stadium, we understood the requirement of hosting an international game before 2023,” Cardinals chairman and president Michael Bidwill said.

 

I never thought about the League leveraging SB location like this, but it makes sense... 

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12 minutes ago, whatdrought said:

So there's no reason to think it's us over any of the 7 other teams they host? Will be interesting to see who it is, but we've also been rumored for London and I don't know that they'd do both.

 

My biggest reason for disliking the idea (as one who doesn't care about the location as I don't attend games) is the player safety element. They cancelled the MC game last year cause of field conditions, so that's something to be weary about. Also, the altitude is a B word there. I know Smoke has sickle cell anemia, but I'm not sure if altitude has ever bothered him like it has others. 

 

 

This is a really intriguing part of the article:

 

 

I never thought about the League leveraging SB location like this, but it makes sense... 

 

Every team/owner in the league would jump at the chance to host a SB at the cost of a home game.

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2 hours ago, T master said:

I for one hope it doesn't happen !! Keep the games here where they belong for our fans !! 

 

Every major sports league is playing games in other countries. The box is open its never going back, just hope that a team in London never actually happens

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1 minute ago, whatdrought said:

 

Definitely. Just a curious thought train on what all goes on in back door meetings such as that one... 

 

Yup.

 

And it's AZ to Mexico, not like...Green Bay Wisconsin to Mexico.

 

I mean, come on....

 

And Ralph moved the Bills out of the country without being asked to.  At least the Mexican fans will fill their stadium for an NFL game

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1 hour ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

All of this has been going on for years, why start your rage now?

No  rage, just a misinterpretation of a point of view.   Just not a fan of corporate greed is all. 

 

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34 minutes ago, billsfan_34 said:

1 in 8 chance it looks like. What does that look like for us season ticket holders? I would think 1 less game to pay for? 

The article says it’s Arizona’s Home Game and Bills & Eagles are their only Home visitors who made the playoffs. We still may give one up to play another team elsewhere on the Planet though..

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2 hours ago, yungmack said:

Mexico City is fantastic. Make it a week long trip. 

Call me a homer, but I second that claim! make it a week long trip, Mexico City is an amazing city for tourism!

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3 hours ago, Don Otreply said:

Not the point and you know that. Good go though, ? the AZ fans aren’t going either.. and that is the point. Their home game is taken from them as will be a Bills home game as well in the future, you gonna fly to Stuttgart Germany for that Bills home game in the future? That too is the point. Remember Toronto?

I was stationed in hielbronn back in the mid seventies, Stuttgart was a pretty rocking city,that would be one foreign game I would really like to see.

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1 hour ago, Chandler#81 said:

The article says it’s Arizona’s Home Game and Bills & Eagles are their only Home visitors who made the playoffs. We still may give one up to play another team elsewhere on the Planet though..

San Francisco & Seattle made the playoffs, or are division teams exempt?

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2 hours ago, Don Otreply said:

No  rage, just a misinterpretation of a point of view.   Just not a fan of corporate greed is all. 

 


Generating more revenue is how the players will make ever more money.  You call it corporate greed but it’s how business is done the world over.  In fact the NFL is unique amongst the vast majority of corporations in that a rise in revenue guarantees a rise in worker (player) pay.  Most other companies pay that extra earnings out in dividends, executive bonuses and acquisitions.  So your displeasure is misdirected.

 

A small fraction of the fans of the Cardinals and whatever away team’s fans (the ones who would have attended the game) will be inconvenienced if they can’t go to Mexico.  They and the vast majority of both teams fans will just watch it on TV like they do every week, never setting foot in any stadium.

 

 

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6 hours ago, billsherd said:

I just came back from there. 

 

 

...pretty damn brave.......a buddy of mine in Tucson AZ has a condo in Mexico with four other buds (each has a condo)......has been spending 4 months a year there with no problems for years....got jumped in June 2019 and was severely beaten and robbed....six weeks in the hospital..........

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2 hours ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said:

 

 

...pretty damn brave.......a buddy of mine in Tucson AZ has a condo in Mexico with four other buds (each has a condo)......has been spending 4 months a year there with no problems for years....got jumped in June 2019 and was severely beaten and robbed....six weeks in the hospital..........

A friend of mine’s son was mugged and murdered outside of Cancun a few months back while on vacation. There’s zero chance my wife and I are going to Mexico City.

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6 hours ago, Chandler#81 said:

The article says it’s Arizona’s Home Game and Bills & Eagles are their only Home visitors who made the playoffs. We still may give one up to play another team elsewhere on the Planet though..

I want all our games home- cant stand this global marketing money grab bs

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