Gordio Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I heard on the GR this morning that it is being reported that Miami will be playing their home game in Europe. What is interesting is it said that the bills & the giants are the 2 finalists for the road game. I cant believe it will be the bills though. To schedule a division game at a neutral site is kinda crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammered a Lot Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Two Bills Drive poster Albany n.y. posted this information YESTERDAY! For late er earlybreaking sports news you should come to The Stadium Wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoondckCL Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I heard on the GR this morning that it is being reported that Miami will be playing their home game in Europe. What is interesting is it said that the bills & the giants are the 2 finalists for the road game. I cant believe it will be the bills though. To schedule a division game at a neutral site is kinda crazy. Of course it is Miami. God dammit. I think they would send the Giants before they sent the Bills. I mean, granted, the Giants do very well in terms of attendance when compared to the Bills, but the Giants seem to be a staple in the NFL. It only makes sense that you would send an American team from the Big Apple, the best known city in America, over to Europe to face a bunch of guys dressed up like queer turqoise dolphins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I heard on the GR this morning that it is being reported that Miami will be playing their home game in Europe. What is interesting is it said that the bills & the giants are the 2 finalists for the road game. I cant believe it will be the bills though. To schedule a division game at a neutral site is kinda crazy. The league loves the Giants; they'll make the Bills go and suffer through the travel and pain in playing in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinandjokin Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 This is bullschit. It should be the NYG playing a home game in Europe, to make up for that "away" game they played at Giants Stadium against the Saints in '05!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheRocks Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 i hope to god the Bills don't get assigned this trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivier in france Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Of course it is Miami. God dammit. I think they would send the Giants before they sent the Bills. I mean, granted, the Giants do very well in terms of attendance when compared to the Bills, but the Giants seem to be a staple in the NFL. It only makes sense that you would send an American team from the Big Apple, the best known city in America, over to Europe to face a bunch of guys dressed up like queer turqoise dolphins. If all the NFL send us is the Fish and the Giants, two teams that will be among the 5 worst NFL teams next year I'll be very upset! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderswr80 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Since they are sending the Dolphins, I would assume they would send an NFC team to face them. It only makes sense to have one AFC & one NFC team play. Thay way Europe gets a real taste of football......its too bad they will have to subject themselves to watching the Dolphins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 This is bullschit. It should be the NYG playing a home game in Europe, to make up for that "away" game they played at Giants Stadium against the Saints in '05!!! Its isn't going to matter, the league is going to work it so every team is going to lose one home and one away game to a European city to make it fair for everyone. It just better be the first game of the season or the game before the bye week for both teams, it wouldn't be fair to have to travel to europe for one week and then have to head back and play a game the next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivier in france Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Its isn't going to matter, the league is going to work it so every team is going to lose one home and one away game to a European city to make it fair for everyone. It just better be the first game of the season or the game before the bye week for both teams, it wouldn't be fair to have to travel to europe for one week and then have to head back and play a game the next week Reading you it's just like Europe was on an other planet... i don't know why travelling to London for Miami 'd be that much tougher than travelling to Seattle for exemple... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Its isn't going to matter, the league is going to work it so every team is going to lose one home and one away game to a European city to make it fair for everyone. It just better be the first game of the season or the game before the bye week for both teams, it wouldn't be fair to have to travel to europe for one week and then have to head back and play a game the next week Why is it so different.especially for East Coast Teams...East coast teams travel to the West Coast and play and vice versa.....3 hr time difference.....East coast to Europe is only 5 hour time difference....Now...if a west coast team is asked to play in Europe, that is a 8hr difference....and I don't want be that team to play in Europe.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Bills Fan Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 It's not the time difference, its the flight time. Dublin (close enough to London) to NY is 8 hours and Miami another 2 hours. Travelling forward against the clock is where the jet lag happens. I'd expect both team to be play just before or after the bye week. Bloody sticky fishes where here before with some guy called Marino (whatever happened to him, huh?), fingers crossed they send the Bills and it turns into a blood bath for the fishes, if not, suppose I'll have to cheer on the G'ants. Noose and fish anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivier in france Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 the flight time will be the same for the two teams (while when the Fish play on the west coast the other team is fresh!) ... and well the NFL will not make them travel in coach... First class by British Airways is not that tiring!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 It's not the time difference, its the flight time. Dublin (close enough to London) to NY is 8 hours and Miami another 2 hours. Travelling forward against the clock is where the jet lag happens. I'd expect both team to be play just before or after the bye week. Bloody sticky fishes where here before with some guy called Marino (whatever happened to him, huh?), fingers crossed they send the Bills and it turns into a blood bath for the fishes, if not, suppose I'll have to cheer on the G'ants. Noose and fish anyone? Tell me about jet lag....I travel twice that distance when I go home....I think the time to fly from Miami or NY is almost the same, and also I think it is the same for the WC folks too as the trip goes over the Pole..... I still think the game will be between the Giants and Miami.....As some one mentioned people in Europe are familiar with NYC and that is what they will end up rooting for....They could care less about a team from the NY state, unless we rename ourselves as the "Niagara Falls Bills". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrite Gal Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 the flight time will be the same for the two teams (while when the Fish play on the west coast the other team is fresh!) ... and well the NFL will not make them travel in coach... First class by British Airways is not that tiring!! The main issue though is not the impacts on the two teams in that game, the issue is about the impact on both teams compared to their opponents in next game. This is one reason why both teams almost certainly must have a bye the next week as they will be facing their next opponent while having recovered as best they can from the 5 hour time zone shift (and the even longer flight time), while the opponent will have had their regular schedule. If the teams that travel to Europe utlize their bye week the next week, they can essentially scrap the week afterwards for much use besides recovery to the extent individuals are thrown off their regular routine and their game by the trip. However, if they were required to play the next weekend, I think the teams that travel to Europe will be at a significant disadvantage against a team which stayed home. Not only will their own diurnal rhythms be thrown off to whatever extent they are by the shift (current teams complain about even the 3 hour shift for an opposite coast US trip. making the trip and winning is certainly doable but it is a real factor which is taken into account and teams prepare for it with activities from adjusting their schedule of activities, to treatments with exposure to boxes with lights, to the Cheeseburger meals the Bills adopted to simply change their mindset), but also, its hard to imagine spouses and family members not taking advantage of this game as an opportunity for them to vacation in Europe and players having to manage the requests for tickets and involvement with the teams travel plans like this was like a player managing his participation in a Bowl game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivier in france Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 They could care less about a team from the NY state, unless we rename ourselves as the "Niagara Falls Bills". well i personally know about 20 Bills fans here in France and 1 Giants fan so i dare to disagree with you. Don't forget the best Bills years took place when people in Europe have started to follow the NFL. For a lot of european football fans the Bills (and the Cowboys and 49ers) are their "first football love" ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Who cares about Europe, its not like the NFL is going to expand a team out their to compete with the american teams so whats the point in trying to push it their? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 If they play in Spain they'll never notice the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiew Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 i hope to god the Bills don't get assigned this trip. Actually, I'm praying that they will. It would make a great "away" game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lv-Bills Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Actually, I'm praying that they will. It would make a great "away" game. Hell yeah. If we can play an away game at a neutral site, I'm all for it. Erasing having to go to a division rival and play somewhere neutral is great. And, we don't lose a home game. This works out great for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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