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The NFL in London? (1 Viewer)

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On Monday, the NFL selected six finalists as potential home teams for a regular-season game next year in Britain or Germany. The teams are Kansas City, San Francisco, Seattle, Buffalo, New Orleans and Miami.

The team that gets selected essentially gets 7 home games, 8 road games, and 1 neutral field game in Europe. You can bet the fans in Germany won’t care which team is suppose to be the home team. I think going to Europe during the season would be a major disruption in itself. Losing a home game could be the difference between making or missing the playoffs. All of these teams were either in the playoffs or not that far away this year.

Should the NFL have regular season games in Europe? Do you guys think it is fair to have regular season games in Europe? What do homers of the teams selected think of this?

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this is horrible, but I guess from NFLe, that american futbol is getting big in germany.

Hopefully the nfl is smart and gives these teams a bye after this trip.

It's all about he benjamins

 
I am assuming, since organizations really care about the fans, the team that gets the "home" game in Europe will reduce their season ticket costs proportionitally by 1 game or will they get a ticket to Europe???

:thumbup:

 
NFL popularity has definitely increased in the three years I've been in Europe. I even ran a fantasy league in Vienna this past year in which more than half the members were not American.

Will this move help increase NFL popularity? Hard to say. Games begin at 7:00 on Sunday evenings (6:00 in UK) and are not shown on local television, for the most part. So you have to go to a bar and you may wind up losing out because the Spanish and Italian leagues often play at the same time. But I'm digressing...

I don't think this move will do much for NFL popularity, though it may help NFL Europe continue to grow.

 
Also, I assume the game is going to be tape delayed. Having a game start at 4:00 am is not cool for fantasy purposes.

 
I doubt they're concerned with fantasy implications but travel time they better damn well be. And for teams like Seattle where they have a loyal and strong crowd it's a huge bone. 30+ hours of travel and a game ripped away from the home fans. It's like a big middle finger to the fans and players from the league in the name of a couple more bucks. :shrug:

 
I wouldn't blame anyone for being really pissed off by this. Living in London it may work out well for me though.

I expecet it will be Germany though as "American Football" isn't very popular here. The games are on premium cable channels and clash with Spanish soccer matches which are the most watched foreign soccer league.

 
x260bm said:
Should the NFL have regular season games in Europe? Do you guys think it is fair to have regular season games in Europe? What do homers of the teams selected think of this?
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I think it sounds pretty disruptive, in addiition to losing home field advantage one time; pre-season overseas travel is disruptive enough. btw, which teams have to make the trek to China this pre-season?
 
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Godsbrother said:
I absolutely HATE this idea.
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I'm a Brit and I absolutely HATE this idea too.NFL fans over here are terribly excited at the prospect of seeing a regular season game naturally, but I think it won't serve much of a purpose other than to annoy American season ticket holders.As has already been pointed out, it's all about the $$$...or should that be £££?
 
Horrorshow said:
Godsbrother said:
I absolutely HATE this idea.
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I'm a Brit and I absolutely HATE this idea too.NFL fans over here are terribly excited at the prospect of seeing a regular season game naturally, but I think it won't serve much of a purpose other than to annoy American season ticket holders.As has already been pointed out, it's all about the $$$...or should that be £££?
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Euros?If I was less than a two hour plane ride away I would go - but I guess they will not be scheduling any games in Rio or Sao Paulo any time soon
 
Mystery Achiever said:
x260bm said:
Should the NFL have regular season games in Europe? Do you guys think it is fair to have regular season games in Europe? What do homers of the teams selected think of this?
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I think it sounds pretty disruptive, in addiition to losing home field advantage one time; pre-season overseas travel is disruptive enough. btw, which teams have to make the trek to China this pre-season?
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Seattle and New England
 
If they did it, the team with the lowest home attendance the previous year should be the "home" Europe team and the other team (or both if possible) should get their bye the following week.

 
I think it would be good to see Seattle play in London on Sunday Night. Fly home, then have a Thursday Night game in Miami. Test the limits.

 
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DolphinsPhan said:
I am assuming, since organizations really care about the fans, the team that gets the "home" game in Europe will reduce their season ticket costs proportionitally by 1 game or will they get a ticket to Europe??? :nerd:
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Probably. Usually season ticket prices are calculated by price of ticket x # of home games (including preseason).
 
It should be the NY Giants as home team vs New Orleans.

The Giants OWE the NFL an (away) Home game. After they Hosted N. O. in that N. O. "home game" in Ny against the Giants.

Giants had 9 reg season games that year.

I vote Giants.

 
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It should be the NY Giants as home team vs New Orleans.The Giants OWE the NFL an (away) Home game. After they Hosted N. O. in that N. O. "home game" in Ny against the Giants.Giants had 9 reg season games that year. I vote Giants.
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This makes the most sense, in fact, I can't believe the NFL owners didn't put them on this list. ####### New York...
 
The teams are Kansas City, San Francisco, Seattle, Buffalo, New Orleans and Miami
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Note to Steelers fans: While the Steelers do play San Fran, Seattle, Buffalo and Miami next season, all of these are Home games. They do not play KC or the Saints next season. So if this list of finalists hold up then the Steelers will defeintely NOT be playing a regular season game in Europe in 2007.
 
Looks like Miami will be one of the "Home" teams.

Dolphins ticketed for 2007 regular-season game in London

Jan. 11, 2007

By Howard Balzer

The Sports Xchange/SportsLine.com

The Miami Dolphins don't have a head coach, but whoever it is will be coaching a regular-season game in Great Britain next season.

The Sports Xchange has learned that Miami will be the "home" team during the 2007 season for a game likely to be played in London's Wembley Stadium.

The Dolphins' opponent will be either the New York Giants or Buffalo Bills, but sources told the Sports Xchange the league is leaning toward the Giants. The official announcement naming London as the site is expected early next week, while the announcement of the two teams is planned for Super Bowl week in Miami.

Wembley Stadium has undergone a renovation and will seat 90,000 fans for the game. The famous stadium was the site of nine international preseason games from 1983-1993. The other option is 83,000-seat Twickenham Stadium.

Earlier this week, the NFL announced that six teams (Buffalo, Kansas City, Miami, New Orleans, San Francisco and Seattle) were being considered as the team that gives up a home game during the 2007 season with the site to be either Great Britain or Germany. Over the next 16 seasons, each of the league's 32 teams will participate in a regular season game outside the United States.

The only other such game was on Oct. 2, 2005 when Arizona played San Francisco in Mexico City.

 
Over the next 16 seasons, each of the league's 32 teams will participate in a regular season game outside the United States.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 
Isn't the trip from NY to London about 5 hours? I mean it's less than a trip to Seattle. The time change is a problem though. I don't understand Miami though, that's a bit longer. I'd have thought it would have been two of the Mid Atlantic/New England teams that went (Jets, Giants, Pats, Bills, Ravens).

 
JohnDoe said:
Looks like Miami will be one of the "Home" teams.

Dolphins ticketed for 2007 regular-season game in London

Jan. 11, 2007

By Howard Balzer

The Sports Xchange/SportsLine.com

The Miami Dolphins don't have a head coach, but whoever it is will be coaching a regular-season game in Great Britain next season.

The Sports Xchange has learned that Miami will be the "home" team during the 2007 season for a game likely to be played in London's Wembley Stadium.

The Dolphins' opponent will be either the New York Giants or Buffalo Bills, but sources told the Sports Xchange the league is leaning toward the Giants. The official announcement naming London as the site is expected early next week, while the announcement of the two teams is planned for Super Bowl week in Miami.
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BS. :thumbup: If I'm Miami, I insist that this a a Giants home game.

The Giants owe us one. I can't believe the NFL owners let this slide.

 
Gr00vus said:
Isn't the trip from NY to London about 5 hours? I mean it's less than a trip to Seattle. The time change is a problem though. I don't understand Miami though, that's a bit longer. I'd have thought it would have been two of the Mid Atlantic/New England teams that went (Jets, Giants, Pats, Bills, Ravens).
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7 on the way over. 9 on the way back.
 
msommer said:
Horrorshow said:
As has already been pointed out, it's all about the $$$...or should that be £££?
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Euros?
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That's pounds. € is the euro symbol.If they charge the regular ticket price in £'s they'll be doubling their money with the exchange rate...just like those shyster lawyers running the league to find an easy way to double their money :thumbup: I read the new deal with Sky Network for UK to show NFL games is the biggest international one the league has ever done, so it's definitely about following the money. That's an excellent point about the Giants, it seemed they would have been a no-brainer choice to be the home team. The game wouldn't have to be tape-delayed if they started in the evening, but I doubt they want a showcase game like this in the regular 1pm EST time slot, which would mean a 6pm GMT start. I'd enjoy an early morning game, instead of watching hours of pregame babble, but that wouldn't work for the West Coast. Although Germany seems to continue to embrace it (it might as well be NFLG now, as 5 out of 6 NFLE teams are there now), American football seems less popular in Europe now then when I was there in the early 90's. When the Bears played the Cowboys in a preseason game there back then, it was a big hit...there was a preseason game in London for a string of years, leading to the advent of NFLE, but I don't see the interest at that level anymore, as I spent a lot of time there last year. Similar to how the cable/satellite explosion let's us watch more football and almost every night of the week during the season, Europeans get so much more futbol coverage, so no reason to settle for the red-headed stepchild the States offers when it's on. When I go out to watch games in London, it's almost all US ex-pats and visitors out at the few places that show them. I don't find a large following a regulars joining in (most are only there to hit on the US college girls travelling Europe they count on being there Sunday nights). If you have east coast teams, the flight isn't much different than going to Seattle, but the time change is much more significant. Then you've got weekly schedule, routine, meals, etc. the type of things teams don't like to veer far off of during the season. Obviously they'd have to have a bye week the following week, but I imagine players will be none too happy with their only significant time off during the season starting with a transatlantic flight. With 162 games, it's one thing for baseball to go around the world for a game or two, but even they complained about the impact. Now you have a sport where each game is exponetially more important. Bad idea.
 
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Evilgrin 72 said:
I just heard on Sirius NFL Radio that it's set :N.Y. Giants at MiamiNo link yet...
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Though I don't really like the idea in general, this matchup would make some sense. The trip really isn't that bad for east coasters. It'll be a little harder on the Dolphins than Giants, but it's not like they're sending them to the moon.As someone else said, a bye week directly afterwards would be in order.
 
Tenacious D said:
That's an excellent point about the Giants, it seemed they would have been a no-brainer choice to be the home team. The game wouldn't have to be tape-delayed if they started in the evening, but I doubt they want a showcase game like this in the regular 1pm EST time slot, which would mean a 6pm GMT start. I'd enjoy an early morning game, instead of watching hours of pregame babble, but that wouldn't work for the West Coast.
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The West Coast doesn't care about Giants games anyways, throw in the Dolphins and "I Love Lucy" reruns will get higher ratings regardless of time slot. Unless of course both teams are doing well - then the game would move up to "Three's Company" rerun status out here.
 
LONDON -- London was chosen Tuesday to stage the first NFL regular-season game outside North America.

The NFL received interest from several German cities, but settled on London for the first game.

"There is no better place to begin this initiative than London," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said. "It is one of the great cities of the world with an established and growing fan base for our game."

The venue and teams for next season's game will be announced later.

NFL owners voted in October to play up to two games outside the United States every season for the next five years. The international series will kick off with the game later this year in London.

Britain, Germany, Canada and Mexico have been identified as the top markets for NFL games outside the United States. China and Japan were ruled out of the running.

While the London venue hasn't been announced, the favorite option is the new Wembley Stadium, which is due to open this spring after years of delays.

"There are many NFL fans in London -- both American and non-American -- and this will be a spectacular sporting occasion," Mayor Ken Livingstone said. "After [the] success in winning the 2012 Olympics and Parlalympic Games, we want to bring Londoners the greatest of non-Olympic sports."

Details are expected to be announced by Goodell before the Feb. 4 Super Bowl in Miami.

The NFL staged its first regular-season game outside the United States in 2005 when 103,467 fans watched the Arizona Cardinals play the San Francisco 49ers in Mexico City.

London hosted several NFL "American Bowl" preseason games in the 1990s. The city also had a franchise, the London Monarchs, in the World Football League -- now called NFL Europe -- but the team folded.

Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press

Still no official word on which teams will be playing. The rumor is Giants at Dolphins.

 
mad sweeney said:
Mystery Achiever said:
x260bm said:
Should the NFL have regular season games in Europe? Do you guys think it is fair to have regular season games in Europe? What do homers of the teams selected think of this?
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I think it sounds pretty disruptive, in addiition to losing home field advantage one time; pre-season overseas travel is disruptive enough. btw, which teams have to make the trek to China this pre-season?
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Seattle and New England
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Thx, Mad Sweeney. Then it won't be Seattle-- can't make them do both in one season. Miami/NYG makes sense. Not sure about the trip time from Miami, but from NY it can't be any longer than going to the West Coast.
 
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This game should be the freaking

GIANTS VS JETS

It's the only way the home team won't get jacked.

But I guess this is rocket science to the NFL.

The answer is GIANTS / JETS.

 
TC said:
RBM said:
Another vote for AWFUL, AWFUL IDEA
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Agreed. I see no real positives to this whole idea.The rumor is Giants at Dolphins.
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No real positives? How about the game that we love going global? How about the hobby that we're addicted to racing around the world? No real positives? Take the blinders off and think about the NFL as part of the global economy. The possibilities are endless. Fans can drive the location of new teams and even new leagues. Further, the player pool will expand, allowing us to watch even better athletes.Sure, there will be some bumps in the road. However, none seem insurmountable. Expedia tells us that Miami to Heathrow is 8 hours. Miami to Seattle is almost 7 hours. Today's athletes have the best of the best. Another hour or two on a fully complimented plane seems like small potatoes when you consider the global exposure.
 
Werker said:
TC said:
RBM said:
Another vote for AWFUL, AWFUL IDEA
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Agreed. I see no real positives to this whole idea.The rumor is Giants at Dolphins.
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No real positives? How about the game that we love going global? How about the hobby that we're addicted to racing around the world? No real positives? Take the blinders off and think about the NFL as part of the global economy. The possibilities are endless. Fans can drive the location of new teams and even new leagues. Further, the player pool will expand, allowing us to watch even better athletes.Sure, there will be some bumps in the road. However, none seem insurmountable. Expedia tells us that Miami to Heathrow is 8 hours. Miami to Seattle is almost 7 hours. Today's athletes have the best of the best. Another hour or two on a fully complimented plane seems like small potatoes when you consider the global exposure.
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I could care less about the NFL's global impact. I'd be pissed if it was my team lost a home game.
 
Werker said:
TC said:
RBM said:
Another vote for AWFUL, AWFUL IDEA
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Agreed. I see no real positives to this whole idea.The rumor is Giants at Dolphins.
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No real positives? How about the game that we love going global? How about the hobby that we're addicted to racing around the world? No real positives? Take the blinders off and think about the NFL as part of the global economy. The possibilities are endless. Fans can drive the location of new teams and even new leagues. Further, the player pool will expand, allowing us to watch even better athletes.Sure, there will be some bumps in the road. However, none seem insurmountable. Expedia tells us that Miami to Heathrow is 8 hours. Miami to Seattle is almost 7 hours. Today's athletes have the best of the best. Another hour or two on a fully complimented plane seems like small potatoes when you consider the global exposure.
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Exhibition games get global exposure, too - without messing with home field advantage and jet lag impacting regular season stats .
 
mad sweeney said:
I doubt they're concerned with fantasy implications but travel time they better damn well be. And for teams like Seattle where they have a loyal and strong crowd it's a huge bone. 30+ hours of travel and a game ripped away from the home fans. It's like a big middle finger to the fans and players from the league in the name of a couple more bucks. :own3d:
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Plus the field is 100 meters over there, so those players are going to be mighty tired by the end! :lmao:
 
Mr. Brownstone said:
Werker said:
TC said:
RBM said:
Another vote for AWFUL, AWFUL IDEA
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Agreed. I see no real positives to this whole idea.The rumor is Giants at Dolphins.
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No real positives? How about the game that we love going global? How about the hobby that we're addicted to racing around the world? No real positives? Take the blinders off and think about the NFL as part of the global economy. The possibilities are endless. Fans can drive the location of new teams and even new leagues. Further, the player pool will expand, allowing us to watch even better athletes.Sure, there will be some bumps in the road. However, none seem insurmountable. Expedia tells us that Miami to Heathrow is 8 hours. Miami to Seattle is almost 7 hours. Today's athletes have the best of the best. Another hour or two on a fully complimented plane seems like small potatoes when you consider the global exposure.
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I could care less about the NFL's global impact.
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you may not, but the people who run the game and have billions at stake do.smart decision by the nfl.
 
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