Comments on: Could The Patriots Be the Permanent Visiting Team For The NFL London Game? http://www.patsfans.com/blogs/russ/2012/06/28/could-the-patriots-be-the-permanent-visiting-team-for-the-nfl-london-game/ with Russell Goldman - Covering the New England Patriots Sat, 02 Mar 2013 14:38:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: P. Heppenstahl http://www.patsfans.com/blogs/russ/2012/06/28/could-the-patriots-be-the-permanent-visiting-team-for-the-nfl-london-game/comment-page-1/#comment-14003 P. Heppenstahl Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:40:00 +0000 http://www.patsfans.com/blogs/russ/?p=2919#comment-14003 In response to #1, you forget the the RE-ACCLIMATION disadvantages that arise the week following a long trip across multi timezones to a foreign country. This cannot be ignored in any “evening up the H-A schedule” conversation. This is probably why NFL gives the Pats the bye week right after.

]]> By: Dan Venedam http://www.patsfans.com/blogs/russ/2012/06/28/could-the-patriots-be-the-permanent-visiting-team-for-the-nfl-london-game/comment-page-1/#comment-12384 Dan Venedam Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:44:21 +0000 http://www.patsfans.com/blogs/russ/?p=2919#comment-12384 The obvious downside to the rest of the NFL of New England playing as the “permanent” visiting team in a country where they are the most popular NFL club is that the Patriots every year would have 8 home games but only 7 games where they are playing in front of “enemy” fans and one game at a Neutral site…..where it appears they would be the team of choice. In addition, the travel for New England would be mitigated by the fact that they are the closest team to London…..not much more than a swing to the West Coast.

If they truly have that much of a desire to be in London every year, they should at least give up a home game for every away game they play there.

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