OT: Oh No! NFL Commits to Franchise in London by 2022

Double TE said:

Australia is next. Nothing like a 24 hour plane ride to get the team ready.

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Maybe they'll go through walk thru's on the plane..?

Seriously why can't they just expand to Toronto and call it good?

Logistical nightmare.

Nitwit NFL suits can't figure how to measure pounds per square inch properly, how badly will they screw up hectoPascals in London?

robertweathers said:

Maybe they can relocate the Jets.

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Are you trying to create an international incident? Turn an ally into an enemy?

Send the Jets to London Why not do something more subtle, like blowing up Big Ben.

everlong said:

I have to imagine from a travel perspective they'll have to break the season into quarters where the London team will play 4 home, 4 away, 4 home and 4 away. It will really suck for the teams in that division having to go over every year. Putting that team in the east of either conference probably makes the most sense. The NFC east isn't getting split up. Maybe the Bills make the move and it's a no-brainer but as others have said most likely the Jags. That would likely mean the Dolphins get shifted to the AFCS to even out the divisions.

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I do think that unfortunately a London team would be in the AFC East, for the reasons you gave.

One thing -- the games will start earlier than games do in the US. That takes a LITTLE bit of the sting out of the travel.

Question . . . where does your source say the NFL has "committed" to this?

Even "fundamentally believes" there'll be a franchise doesn't mean there will be.

Lol. Watch Kraft see the dollar signs, and then before you know it: The Old England Patriots!

everlong said:

I have to imagine from a travel perspective they'll have to break the season into quarters where the London team will play 4 home, 4 away, 4 home and 4 away. It will really suck for the teams in that division having to go over every year. Putting that team in the east of either conference probably makes the most sense. The NFC east isn't getting split up. Maybe the Bills make the move and it's a no-brainer but as others have said most likely the Jags. That would likely mean the Dolphins get shifted to the AFCS to even out the divisions.

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The Bills have a new owner who says he never will move them. I think if they do put a team in London, it'll either be Jaguars, Buccaneers or an expansion franchise. But whatever, it's a horrible idea.

Gronk said:

I was thinking the same thing scheduling-wise but doesn't that suck for the London team too? Sure some of them are young guys who wouldn't mind the jet-set lifestyle.

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Jet set lifestyles are great when you're flying to Miami or Vegas to have a great time. Otherwise it's just plain old business travel, and business travel sucks.

hyperpat said:

Nitwit NFL suits can't figure how to measure pounds per square inch properly, how badly will they screw up hectoPascals in London?

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Maybe they could if it were kg/cm**2?

Wildo7 said:

Also, the idea that this can't both be a smart business decision and ****ty for the fans is wrong. These are the same fans that gleefully watch 4 hours of commercials with 8 minutes of gameplay sprinkled in.

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And the same fans who, in response to their favorite team and player being framed and railroaded by the league, proceeded to throw more money than ever at that same league.

Just look at scheduling. We have a great system now. You play each in your division twice, one division in your conference on a three year rotation, the corresponding place finishers in the other two of the three in your conference, and one division in the other conference on a four year rotation. If they add any more teams or go to an 18 game schedule, how will that scheduling work? Would it be playing twice against the same place finishers in the two divisions you play?

Reading the title I got the idea that that 2022 mark is like 10 years from now, then I realized it's already 2016 god d%#*!@t what's going on with the time.

SLGDEV said:

Just look at scheduling. We have a great system now. You play each in your division twice, one division in your conference on a three year rotation, the corresponding place finishers in the other two of the three in your conference, and one division in the other conference on a four year rotation. If they add any more teams or go to an 18 game schedule, how will that scheduling work? Would it be playing twice against the same place finishers in the two divisions you play?

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18 games is simply not going to work, I think there would be a strike before that. The season is brutal and players and teams make to December falling into pieces.

If they want to extend the regular season 2 byes for each team would be a better idea, there would be probably 2 weeks during the regular with less games but that is totally acceptable. That and an improvement over the IR rules like allowing the designation to return for more than 1 player would probably improve the product on the field by the end of regular season and playoffs.

jboston19 said:

Don't understand why they don't just start up a subsidiary league based in England rather than stick one team in the nfl. You don't need to make it wildly successful overnight. Start with a few team and let it grow naturally.

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Been there, tried that, but maybe they would call it "UK Europe" instead of "NFL Europe."

I. Don't. Care.

IcyPatriot said:

Players best demand in the next CBA that the 8 teams that play there have their bye week after that game.

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Yeah, that would be a good strategy to kill the idea. The logistics of setting the schedule today are already daunting. That would make them darn near impossible. Good idea!

Wildo7 said:

Lol at the bolded

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You're right. They amass those fortunes because they're 'tards.